Region: Central Africa
Batrica
Batrica provides an innovative energy solution for rural, non-electrified areas by offering affordable, solar-rechargeable 50Wh batteries. These batteries can only be recharged at dedicated solar-powered hubs, ensuring operational sustainability. Batrica stations are strategically located and managed by trained agents who […]
Owanga
Owanga is Congo’s first on-demand electricity company. We rent out portable battery packs called the Chisun to users in Congo for USD 2 a day, allowing them to power common appliances such as phones, lights, and even fans for 24 […]
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (“PIDG”)
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is an innovative infrastructure project developer and investor which mobilises private investment in sustainable and inclusive infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa and south and south-east Asia. PIDG investments promote socio-economic development within a just transition […]
JLA Hydro
JLA Hydro is a Belgian company specialising in the design, manufacturing, and installation of hydraulic turbines for small-scale hydroelectric power plants. Our solutions are suited for both installations connected to an existing electrical grid and mini-grids, ensuring reliable and efficient […]
Decla Capital Advisors
Decla Capital Advisors (“Decla”) is an investment advisory firm that offers pre-investment and portfolio management services to fund managers, while also assisting companies with fundraising and financial advisory. Founded to connect early-stage scalable businesses with impact-driven capital across the continent, […]
Electriciens sans frontières
Electriciens sans frontières, French international NGO and registered charity, has been fighting since 1986 against inequalities of access to electricity and water throughout the world. With the support of our 1,200 volunteers and through partnerships with local actors and using […]
Smart Energy
We bring project implementation certainty to Utilities and Developers and O&M support to operators. Localization and Local Capacity Building are at the center of ourBusiness Model. We aim at maximizing economic benefits to local communities by building projects collaboratively, offering […]
Smart Villages
Smart Villages Research Group (SVRG) has been active in energy access and rural development since 2012, including large-scale global research and engagement to establish the most effective business models, technologies and community engagement models for sustainable energy access which generates […]
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
IITA, winner of the 2018 Africa FOOD Prize Award, generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Through our membership of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), IITA has […]
ORPC
ORPC’s mission is to improve people’s lives, and their environment, through sustainable energy solutions. The company is a leader in the development of marine renewable energy (MRE) systems that can be deployed in river and tidal environments, centred around its […]