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Jaza Energy

Strategic pillar: Fostering innovation
Customer group: Micro-entrepreneur
Region: Africa
Partner since: 2020
Joint partners FCDO
FCDO funding type: TIME
Technology: Battery technology

About

Jaza Energy provides a distributed network of charging stations for batteries that power entire homes and communities across Africa.

Project Focus

With support from Shell Foundation and FCDO, Jaza is developing pricing and customer service strategies to reach low-income households. The partnership also pilots pricing and services best suited to the seasonal income patterns in rural Tanzanian communities, where agriculture is the primary source of household income.

FCDO Micro-Entrepreneurs East Africa Energy Storage

Lighting Tanzania’s Rural Areas: How Jaza are reaching households living on $2/day

Since 2020, Shell Foundation in partnership with USAID and UK FCDO has supported Jaza Energy to develop affordable energy products…

15th February 2022

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