With the power of the Safaricom brand and coverage, there is potential through its network, retail channels and mobile payment service (M-PESA) to enable better phone charging facilities and other energy services, so stimulating economic activity in off-grid communities and delivering cost-savings to the network plus revenue uplift. The feasibility study has shown Safaricom to be well-positioned to explore outsourcing to third party energy service companies for power and security services, where community power is not in place.
