Author: Ling Ng
Okra Solar secures $7 million BII debt facility to expand mesh-grid connections across rural Nigeria
The BII financing will enable Okra to procure equipment for approximately 150,000 new connections, with the potential to provide electricity to 750k people in rural Nigeria for the first time. ARE Member Okra Solar, a Nigerian provider of mesh-grid technology […]
Vungu Solar engages Standard Bank South Africa together with Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe to act as its Mandated Lead Arranger
Livingstone, Zambia – Zimbabwean solar project, Vungu Solar, yesterday announced that it has engaged Standard Bank South Africa, together with Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe to act as its mandated lead arranger (MLA) to support financial structuring and manage the debt financing […]
17% cheaper to run: why digital pays for itself
Across the renewable electrification sector, digitalisation is changing how electricity is generated, managed, distributed and consumed. Analytics, AI and the IoT now drive predictive maintenance, sharper demand forecasting and real-time monitoring. For companies serving customers of and beyond the grid, […]
Digitising the mini-grid sector – 15 years of experience developing digital tools for DRE
Mini-grids and distributed renewable energy involve many small systems, customers and transactions: as their numbers grow, so does the complexity of managing them. For more than 15 years, INENSUS has developed digital tools that help operators, regulators, results-based financing (RBF) […]
Outgrowing your systems: How to scale operations without starting over
Growth is good news, until the systems behind your business start slowing it down. For off-grid solar companies, the warning signs are familiar: hours spent reconciling payments, field teams working with outdated information, customer issues falling between departments, or reports […]
KYA-SolDesign: Africa’s first solar sizing software – Finding the balance between cost & reliability
A solar system that is too expensive for the customer to afford, or one that is cheaper but fails to meet their energy needs after sunset, is a poorly designed system. These two pitfalls are holding back the growth of […]
Fortis Green Renewables & Zeitinger Invest are providing growth equity to scale GRIPS’ C&I solar & battery-storage platform
Fortis Green Renewables Investment Management and Zeitinger Invest Provide Growth Equity to the GRIPS Energy Group to accelerate Commercial & Industrial solar and storage investments across sub-Saharan Africa Fortis Green Renewables Investment Management and Zeitinger Invest GmbH have invested in […]
Build, buy, or build on? Rethinking the software decision for PAYGo founders
When a last-mile energy company outgrows spreadsheets, the next conversation is almost always about software: should we build our own system or buy a platform? We’ve had that conversation with more than 150 distributors over the past decade. The answer […]
From digital brokerage to digital infrastructure: Rethinking how clean energy reaches MSMEs
Across Nigeria, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) need reliable, affordable energy to operate and grow. Yet selecting suitable technology, finding capable providers and securing workable financing remain barriers to adoption. Addressing these challenges requires coordination across the entire project […]
Africa Via, AXIAN, PIDG & FMO sign EUR 50 million financing agreement for the Kong Solaire Project
Côte d’Ivoire, 16 October 2026 – Kong Solaire SAS, a project company owned by Africa Via, Axian and ARE Member Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) through InfraCo, its project development solution, has signed a financing agreement with FMO, the Dutch […]