KEY FACTS Built and launched India’s first solar ferry, the Aditya Won the Guastave Trouve Award for ‘Worlds Best Electric Ferry’ in 2020 Transported over 1.5 million passengers across backwaters without a single drop of fuel Building India’s first solar electric fishing boats Navalt designs and builds solar electric boats for safe and affordable travel…
KEY FACTS Post-harvest losses in Tanzania account for at least 40% of farmers’ production Retailers do not have reliable supply of high-quality produce while farmers waste their harvests Supply chain inefficiencies result are a major cause of these losses East Africa Fruits (EAF) aggregates fresh produce from smallholder farmers, offering them assured market access for…
Key Facts Charging hubs built in over 78 locations 156 female hub attendants run the hubs Increased the rate of customer adoption by 500% per location Jaza charges and rents solar batteries from a network of last-mile retail hubs. The batteries can be used in off-grid homes to power lights, mobile phones and small appliances.…
KEY FACTS Invests in enterprises with local ownership and management in Africa Targeting rural off-grid customers Seeking a business model owning customer relations and distribution channels, with an eye towards scaling consumer financing capacity (e.g., PAYG) VentureBuilder partners with local entrepreneurs in Africa, providing early-stage equity financing and enterprise development services to help launch and…
Key Facts Ranked as south Asia’s top “think tank” and rated 15th globally Launched a $3 million programme – Powering Livelihoods – to scale up clean energy for rural livelihoods in partnership with Villgro The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) uses data, integrated analysis, and strategic outreach to explain – and change –…
Key Facts Future-Fit Foundation’s ‘Business Benchmark’ offers a holistic framing for companies to identify, measure and manage the positive and negative aspects of their social and environmental impacts The Business Benchmark provides assurance-ready, transparent metrics to help businesses compare their current performance against the outcomes needed for a sustainable future, and report their results to investors These…
KEY FACTS Has provided seven loans to six investees for a total committed amount of US$15m Has invested in clean cooking (stoves, home biogas) and clean drinking water (in schools), reaching a total of approximately 3.1m low-income consumers With BIX Capital support, the SMEs were able to distribute >120,000 products. BIX is an investment vehicle…
Key Facts Has built a platform known as OmniBranches that delivers financial and non financial services to the underserved market OmniBranches leverages a widespread network of about 20,000 agents to deliver services throughout Nigeria Is partnering with NoMap (the Nigeria Off-grid Market Acceleration Programme) to address the payment collection difficulties faced by Solar Home Systems companies Swifta…
Key Facts Promotes local assembly of solar lighting products Coordinates sector initiatives for higher impact Supports the organisation of networking events and follows-up on the implementation of agreed joint action points to solve the identified bottlenecks for accelerating energy access in Ethiopia Is innovating and piloting a remit-to-pay platform to tap into the capabilities of…
Key Facts 30 member companies, including innovative start-ups and established utilities Operations in Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria with members across 15 countries Minigrids represent a $190 billion investment opportunity between now and 2030 (International Energy Agency (IEA)) As the first trade association dedicated exclusively to the minigrid sector, AMDA’s work focuses in three main areas:…