African Minigrid Developer’s Association (AMDA)

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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:…

CreditEnable

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Key Facts Holds data for 1.8m SMEs Strategic partnership with the Confederation of Indian Traders and its 70m+ members Millions of creditworthy SMEs in developing economies are underserved or unserved by the formal financial sector. CreditEnable can connect millions of creditworthy SMEs to lenders, which helps to address an $8.1 trillion market for SME credit…

Apollo Agriculture

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Key Facts 213 staff and over 500 commission-based agents, most of whom are Kenyan youth, many from rural areas Implemented a solar light sale pilot with SF support; sold out of inventory within 6 weeks and exceeded sales target Launched several new products including a dairy product that provides everything farmers to increase milk production…

African Management Institute (AMI)

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Key Facts 20,000+ people trained in 11 African countries, including 15,000 entrepreneurs 100% of businesses and entrepreneurs reported improved business performance after completing an AMI programme, with 92% reporting improved productivity and 96% improved employee engagement 75% of entrepreneurs trained increased revenue and half created new jobs AMI delivers high-quality, cost-effective learning programmes tailored to…

Village Industrial Power (VIP)

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VIP designs and manufactures a combined heat and power plant that uses various biomass crop waste as fuel to produce productive heat and three-phase power off grid and on demand. VIP employs a design referral model, working with a range of manufacturers to source processing equipment that customers can plug into the VIP power unit and grow their…

Twiga

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Key Facts Sources produce from 9000+ farmers in rural areas, and sells to 6000+ vendors in Nairobi, Kenya. 48 collection centres bringing in 100 tonnes produce daily Twiga Foods is a business-to-business food distribution company that builds fair and reliable markets for agricultural producers and retailers through technology. Twiga has built collection centres across Kenya…

Husk Power

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Husk is one of the world’s leading off-grid utilities, providing reliable power to rural communities and businesses. They design, install and operate small-scale power plants that convert solar energy or agricultural waste into affordable electricity for people in rural India and East Africa. By using solar energy to generate power in the day and biomass…

CrossBoundary Energy

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Key Facts Largest portfolio of financed, distributed solar assets in sub-Saharan Africa Over 2520 tonnes of CO2 emissions averted CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) owns and operates solar installations for African enterprises. Their Power Purchase Agreements take on upfront costs and technical risks associated with solar PV so that Africa’s largest brands – including Unilever, Coca-Cola, and…

Uganda Off-Grid Energy Market Accelerator (UOMA)

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key facts >15 innovative pilots enabled to reach unserved areas and scale productive use technology 125,000+ new connections from pilots for Uganda’s hardest to reach It is estimated that 80% of Ugandans live without access to energy and that 30% of connections are predicted to be off-grid. The Uganda Off-Grid Energy Market Accelerator (UOMA) is a…

Tugende

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Key Facts Completed >9,800 motorcycle leases to motorcycle taxi drivers; creating almost $8m in asset ownership to date Operating in nationally across Uganda and have expanded into Kenya Tugende finances income-generating assets for unserved, financially-excluded customers in East Africa, putting them in control of their financial future. The business’s primary product is a lease-to-own motorcycle…