Installed and running — from Nouakchott to Ibadan to Freetown.
Real systems at real businesses and programmes across Africa. What we built, why, and what it changed.
Frozen fish cold store powered by the sun
A 10-tonne frozen store at −25 °C on Mauritania's Atlantic coast, run on solar by day and battery by night — with no diesel for refrigeration.
A groundnut and palm-kernel oil press running on solar
A 15 kW three-phase press in Ibadan that used to depend on a diesel generator now runs its full 8-hour shift on a solar + battery system with soft-start surge control.
Solar freezers for fish traders at market
Modular FBE solar freezer units give Freetown fish traders overnight cold hold with zero fuel cost — stock that used to be sold at a loss by evening now keeps until the next day.
500 school lunches a day cooked on solar — no firewood, no smoke
A School-size solar kitchen (~18 kWp, 30 kWh) running six electric pressure cookers and two induction hobs for a school-feeding programme.
Backed by Canada's trade & finance ecosystem
Trade Commissioner ServiceGovernment of Canada
Export Development CanadaEDC
BDCBusiness Development Bank of Canada
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