Africa Solar Designs

Trialling the Community Power for Mobile Model in Kenya

Grantee Details

Name of project: Trialling the Community Power for Mobile Model in Kenya

Project location : Kenya

Type of grant: Seed

Grant awarded : February 2014

Partners : Airtel Kenya

African Solar Designs, in partnership with Airtel Kenya, set out to provide renewable power to an Airtel base station and also electrify a nearby community though a micro-grid for businesses and an energy kiosk for households to access charging and solar products. This seed grant attempted to trial the community power from mobile model, generating lessons about this business opportunity for a rural energy service company.