The world’s first Solar as a Service company
Off Grid Electric makes solar energy more accessible and affordable for the world’s poor, most of whom cannot afford the high upfront costs associated with traditional solar offerings.
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Provides
50x
more light for less than what is spent on kerosene lanterns
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More than
800
people employed full-time
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Over
10,000
solar units installed in homes and businesses per month
What is Off Grid Electric?
Off Grid Electric is the world’s first Solar as a Service company. By providing customers with Pay As You Go solar power, Off Grid Electric makes solar energy more accessible and affordable for the world’s poor, most of whom cannot afford the high upfront costs associated with traditional solar offerings.Who is involved?
As part of its portfolio of investments that seek to expand the clean energy sector in the developing world, the Omidyar Networks, along with other partners, invested in a company providing a safer alternative to kerosene lanterns often used East Africa.What does Off Grid Electric do?
By becoming the de facto utility for its customers, Off Grid Electric is able to provide 50 times more light for less than is currently spent on kerosene lanterns. They further keep costs down through innovative technologies – including next-generation lithium batteries and hyper-efficient appliances – that more efficiently deliver solar infrastructure to rural communities. Affordable and reliable electricity not only allows off-grid customers to light their homes – expanding opportunities for work and study – but it also supports charging of cell phones, better connecting them to mobile services and critical financial resources.What has it achieved?
Between its inception in 2013 and April 2016:- OGE currently provides affordable power to people in Tanzania and Rwanda.
- They employ more than 800 people full time, primarily in sales and regional service teams.
- They are installing more than 10,000 solar units in homes and businesses every month.