January 18 2021 / Modified on January 18 2021 Solar mini-grid supplier Africa GreenTec has merged with Nexus Energy, a company owned by Green Climate Ventures, an impact investor based in Florence, Italy. With this transaction, the two companies hope to deploy their electricity access solutions more effectively in sub-Saharan Africa.
There is strength in numbers. Africa GreenTec and Nexus Energy have chosen to join forces in Africa. The aim of the two solar energy providers is to accelerate the deployment of their electricity access solutions in rural areas, mainly in the Sahel, where
Africa GreenTecalready offers its containerised solar systems.
In this part of Africa known for its relatively arid climate, Africa GreenTec is installing systems consisting of solar panels on containers, which can electrify a small village. Each system is connected to a battery system for storin