Kenya-based energy company KTDA Power Company (KTPC) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the largest tea business in East Africa, Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings, has launched a tender to seek independent power producers (IPPs) for the construction of a series of small-sized solar parks. The projects are expected to have a capacity ranging from […]
EDF buys into solar installer Bboxx’s Kenyan ops
Bboxx Ltd, a UK-headquartered next generation utility that delivers solar home systems (SHS), last week unveiled a couple of deals to support its business in Kenya, including a minority investment from Electricite de France SA (EPA:EDF). The French energy major is acquiring a 23% stake in Bboxx Kenya under a strategy to further ramp up […]
Kenyan energy startup SunCulture raises $11m to expand solar-powered irrigation across Africa
Kenyan solar irrigation startup SunCulture has received a US$11 million debt funding round to expand its operations across Sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 2013, SunCulture offers solutions tailored to smallholder farmers, combining technology with pay-as-you-go (PAYG) financing and value-add services. Claiming to be the first company to commercialise solar-powered irrigation in Africa, SunCulture currently reaches customers […]
Solar savings are helping Kenyan farmers invest in ‘newfound gold mines’
NASIANDA, Kenya : Robert Wafula, a 54-year-old farmer from Nasianda village in western Kenya, credits his change in fortune to his three dairy goats that he fondly refers to as his “newfound gold mines.” Three years ago, Wafula was unable to make ends meet after harvesting the maize and beans he grows on his 1 […]