Emmanuel Beau

SunCulture designs, manufactures, finances, and services Africas market-leading IoT-enabled solar energy systems and irrigation equipment, as well as other productive agricultural goods and services. SunCultures vision is to build a world where people take control of their environment in rewarding, sustainable ways. We do this by developing and commercializing life-changing technology that solves the biggest daily challenges for the world’s 570m smallholder farming households.

Candi Solar partners with businesses to provide simple, end-to-end solar & battery solutions. Our flexible approach, coupled with our financial expertise, enables us to tailor an offering to your exact needs. Our shared value model guarantees we are invested for the long run, owning the risk and ensuring you reap the full rewards.

Nuru (Swahili for "light"​) is a company dedicated to enhancing connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nuru deployed Congo's first solar-based mini-grid in 2017 and is currently constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma, the largest off-grid mini-grid in sub-Saharan Africa. Nuru was first established under the name Kivu Green Energy in August 2015. We changed our name in September 2019 to reflect our expansion beyond the Kivu regions into other parts of DRC.

We make clean energy accessible and affordable to off grid areas throughout Zimbabwe and the rest of the region. We believe that technology is neither revolutionary nor radical if it is not accessible to the poor, women and young people.

InspiraFarms provides agribusinesses, exporters, 3PL and food distributors in Africa with cold chain solutions and finance for cooling and handling their fresh produce, significantly cutting energy costs, reducing food losses and ready to meet the major international food safety certifications, and allowing real time remote performance monitoring. Engineering, construction and servicing of modular and high-efficiency dry steel infrastructures, high-efficiency industrial refrigeration machinery and equipment integrated through an IoT platform.

Bboxx is a data-driven super platform, transforming lives and unlocking potential by connecting consumers and deploying innovative products across Africa. Bboxx is championing the economic empowerment of Africa, accelerating the transition to the digital economy and creating new markets. We have built Bboxx Pulse®, a fully integrated operating system, and combined it with an extensive on-the-ground network to connect customers with clean energy, clean cooking, smartphones, e-mobility and selected financial products – many for the first time. We are connecting both underserved rural communities and aspiring urban ones with a highly convenient and affordable way to access life-changing solutions, through last mile logistics and data-powered innovative financing methods. We offer our services on a pay-as-you-go basis to households, businesses, and communities, enabling African consumers to unlock their potential. We build strategic partnerships with investors, utilities providers, global companies, and governments to accelerate growth and provide a wide range of products to consumers in Africa. Our partners are seizing a massive market opportunity by plugging into Bboxx – developed through green tech and big data and designed for scale. Following the successful acquisition of solar energy frontrunner PEG Africa in 2022, Bboxx is now positively impacting the lives of more than 3.6 million people in 10 operating markets, directly contributing to 11 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Bboxx and its group of companies is one of the largest networks in Africa, with over 4,000 staff across Africa and offices in the UK and Asia.

PEG Africa is a leader in deploying and financing solar to households and SMEs in West Africa. Via its PAYG financing model, it enables customers to replace their perpetual spending on poor-quality polluting fuels such as kerosene and diesel with solar energy. PEG is currently serving hundreds of thousands of daily users in Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Mali, and has recently expanded its financing and deployment capabilities to include solar water irrigation and bigger solar power systems for SMEs WE ARE HIRING NOW. Please get in touch at info@pegafrica.com or check out our jobs page at https://pegafrica.bamboohr.com/jobs/ to join us.

Mirova SunFunder is a mission-driven finance business based in Nairobi focused on clean energy and climate investments in emerging markets. In June 2022, SunFunder joined forces with Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to impact investing.

Lumos offers clean, affordable solar power to a market of 1.3 billion potential customers who live off the electricity grid. Lumos enables people to replace hazardous and expensive kerosene generators and lanterns with modern solar electricity that can power lights, cellphones, fans, computers, TVs and other small electronic devices (all at once, every day). By offering Solar Power as a Service, Lumos offers homes and small businesses a simple and affordable way to pay for electricity in small installments using their mobile phones. Lumos believes everyone has the right to enjoy better quality of life offered by access to clean, affordable and reliable electricity. We make it happen by: • Enabling off-grid customers to take control of their energy generation and usage. • Providing high level customer support and technical service. • Leaning on remote monitoring (m2m) and data intelligence to keep systems running smoothly and minimizing the need for on-site technicians. • Designing durable, energy efficient, worry-free solar power systems, suitable for private usage. Lumos is proud to provide access to clean and affordable energy. Join us for a brighter future.

One Degree Solar (ODS) is a venture-backed technology company that designs, manufactures, and distributes energy solutions that improve access to power and connectivity in Africa. ODS was created to meet the needs of the hundreds of millions of households and small businesses that demand reliable access to energy. For low-income households and small businesses that are forced to rely on candles, kerosene, batteries and other polluting energy sources for lighting and power, ODS has developed BrightBox, an affordable, solar-powered battery kit that powers smartphones, tablets, radios, lights, and virtually any USB device. Conventional alternatives in the micro-solar market require specialized tools, training, and spare parts, making after-sales support difficult and expensive for both suppliers and customers. Unlike traditional suppliers, ODS has integrated an open-source design philosophy and mobile-based customer service into each step of its value chain, providing an unprecedented customer experience that drives lasting and widespread customer adoption.

Fenix International is now ENGIE Energy Access, following the integration with ENGIE Mobisol and mini-grids provider ENGIE PowerCorner. Fenix International's energy and financial services are now available through ENGIE Energy Access, include the flagship Fenix product, ReadyPay Power. This is an expandable, lease-to-own home solar system financed through affordable installments from just $0.15 per day over Mobile Money. We use real-time transaction data to create a next-generation credit score to finance power upgrades and other life-changing loans. To date, we have sold over 200,000 ReadyPay Power systems in Uganda and Zambia. We are growing our product portfolio and geographic coverage to bring power and a wider world of financing to over 2 million customers by 2020. A proud company of ENGIE.

On.Capital is a Paris-based company providing advisory services, fundraising and investments. We unlock capital, talent and innovation to positively impact frontier markets. We strive to build a peaceful and prosperous world for all. We back people with bright ideas to ensure a strong impact, right from the start, mostly in vulnerable geographies or for underserved people.

chad, power, EPC, rural electrification, electrification, urban electrification, solar, hybrid, energy, renewable energy, energy access, clean energy, battery, energy storage, sdg goals, off-grid utility, mini-grids, central africa

SunCulture designs, manufactures, finances, and services Africas market-leading IoT-enabled solar energy systems and irrigation equipment, as well as other productive agricultural goods and services. SunCultures vision is to build a world where people take control of their environment in rewarding, sustainable ways. We do this by developing and commercializing life-changing technology that solves the biggest daily challenges for the world’s 570m smallholder farming households.

Candi Solar partners with businesses to provide simple, end-to-end solar & battery solutions. Our flexible approach, coupled with our financial expertise, enables us to tailor an offering to your exact needs. Our shared value model guarantees we are invested for the long run, owning the risk and ensuring you reap the full rewards.

Nuru (Swahili for "light"​) is a company dedicated to enhancing connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nuru deployed Congo's first solar-based mini-grid in 2017 and is currently constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma, the largest off-grid mini-grid in sub-Saharan Africa. Nuru was first established under the name Kivu Green Energy in August 2015. We changed our name in September 2019 to reflect our expansion beyond the Kivu regions into other parts of DRC.