| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.07.2024 | d.light closes US$176 million new financing for off-grid offerings in Africa | - |
| 19.07.2018 | Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit & Its Impact On Innovation | Infrastructure is still a major headache in Africa, it was estimated that $90 billion will be required annually between 2016 – 2026 in order to close the gap relative to what’s obtainable in developed countries. Access to energy, affordable... |
| 17.07.2018 | An Overview Of What Social Innovation Looks Like In East Africa | As technological innovation and entrepreneurship have continued to rise in Africa, East Africa has had its contributory share to the African tech story; with innovations like Kenya’s M-Pesa that has redefined the mobile money narrative whil... |
| 24.01.2018 | Off Grid Electric Secures $55 Million in Series D Financing | The investment is likely the largest pure venture equity round for a solar home system provider in emerging markets. |
| 22.01.2018 | Off Grid Electric using US$55 million financing from EDF, GE and others for Ghana expansion | - |
| 19.01.2018 | Off Grid Electric Expands Footprint in Africa with EDF Partnership | Off Grid Electric , a rooftop solar provider with headquarters in Tanzania, is expanding. Off Grid Electric and EDFwill grow their partnership in West Africa by offering off-grid solar solutions to households in Ghana. In Africa... |
| 02.01.2017 | Off Grid Electric secures $7.5 million in debt financing | Off-grid solar has found itself an extremely exciting market in Sub Sahara Africa, where U.S. company Off Grid Electric has been taking advantage of excellent opportunities and has been expanding its reach across the continent. This has led... |
| 18.08.2016 | Ceres Q&A With Nancy Pfund: ‘The progress we are making is undeniable’ | Ceres is launching a new Q&A series as part of its Clean Trillion campaign aimed at elevating clean energy investments globally by an additional $1 trillion a year in order to minimize damaging climate change impacts. T... |
| 18.08.2016 | Ceres Q&A With Nancy Pfund: 'The progress we are making is undeniable' | Ceres is launching a new Q&A series as part of its Clean Trillion campaign aimed at elevating clean energy investments globally by an additional $1 trillion a year in order to minimize damaging climate change impacts. The series will fo... |
| 02.08.2016 | Off Grid Electric raises USD 18m from new investors | August 2 (SeeNews) — Tanzania-headquartered solar installer Off Grid Electric said on Monday it has closed an USD-18-million (EUR 16m) financing. |
| 01.07.2016 | The Future of Energy: It’s the Developing World’s Turn to Shine | By 2050, the world will consume 61 percent more energy than it does today. This should be good news, for, as access to reliable, affordable energy increases, so does the quality of life for hundreds of millions of people. Energ... |
| 24.02.2016 | Off Grid Electric Receives Investment from Electranova Capital US | Off Grid Electric, a solar leasing company in Africa, received an investment from Electranova Capital US.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The funds will be used to enter new African countries, and to continue to scale up Off Grid ... |
| 18.12.2015 | Off Grid Electric’s Africa electrification push attracted US$70 million investment this year | - |
| 27.11.2015 | CDC investment helps bring solar powered electricity to East Africa | CDC-backed Energy Access Ventures fund invests US$2million in pioneering clean power company Off-Grid Electric. |
| 27.11.2015 | CDC investment helps bring solar powered electricity to East Africa | CDC-backed Energy Access Ventures fund invests US$2million in pioneering clean power company Off-Grid Electric. |
| 22.10.2015 | Off Grid Electric Raises $25M to Help Power a ‘Solar Revolution’ in Africa | - |
| 22.10.2015 | Off Grid Electric raises US$25 million to provide solar power to homes in Africa | BY: CHRISTIAN ROSELUND |
| 22.10.2015 | DBL Leads $25M Round in African Solar Company Off Grid Electric | - |
| 29.06.2015 | 7 renewable energy startups trying to revolutionise the way Africa keeps its lights on | Africa has a serious energy problem. This is ironic considering the abundance of natural resources available, from coal in South Africa to oil in Nigeria. It just so happens that both of these powerful economies rely on limited, environment... |
| 29.06.2015 | 7 renewable energy startups trying to revolutionise the way Africa keeps its lights on | Africa has a serious energy problem. This is ironic considering the abundance of natural resources available, from coal in South Africa to oil in Nigeria. It just so happens that both of these powerful economies rely on limited, environment... |
| 09.12.2014 | Tanzania’s pre-paid solar startup Off Grid Electric raises $16 million | Things are looking bright for East Africa this season. At least that’s the case for the solar as a service startup Off Grid Electric and its customers.
Tanzanian-based solar company Off Grid Electric has raised a massive US$16-million (abou... |
| 09.12.2014 | Tanzania’s pre-paid solar startup Off Grid Electric raises $16 million | Things are looking bright for East Africa this season. At least that’s the case for the solar as a service startup Off Grid Electric and its customers.
Tanzanian-based solar company Off Grid Electric has raised a massive US$16-million (abo... |
| 08.12.2014 | Off Grid Electric Raises $16M To Let Africans Pre-Pay For Solar Energy Just Like Phones | How do you pay for solar energy if you don’t have a credit card or bank account? Thanks to Off Grid Electric, people in the developing world can pay as they go for installed solar power systems electricity the same way they top-up their pho... |
| 21.03.2014 | Off Grid Electric gets $7M to ‘light Africa in a decade’ (exclusive) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Why do more people live without electricity today... |
| - | Off Grid Electric raises $25 million to accelerate distributed solar energy in Africa | On Thursday, Off Grid Electric announced that it had raised US$25 million in a series C round led by the venture capital firm DBL Partners. Previous investors in the company SolarCity, Microsoft co-Founder Paul Allen and eBay Founder Pierre... |
| - | Off Grid Electric receives $16 million in growth funding round led by Zouk Capital | Off Grid Electric, the world’s leading off-grid energy provider, announced the closing of a $16 million funding round today led by Zouk Capital and SolarCity. The announcement comes on the heels of a $7 million funding announcement earlier ... |
| - | Tesla is acquiring part of an interesting startup trying to light up Africa through its SolarCity acquisition | Tomorrow, Tesla and SolarCity shareholders will vote on the merger of the two companies. While it’s not exactly a done deal, everything points to the merger going through after major institutional shareholders voiced their supports and CEO ... |
| - | Off Grid Electric Secures $55 Million | Off Grid Electric – a leading rooftop solar provider in Africa, where it’s known by its consumer brand Zola – today announced major growth initiatives for the company, including expansion and funding. Off Grid Electric and EDF, a global lea... |
