Easy Solar
Organization Details
Easy Solar is a leading provider of affordable, high-quality energy solutions in West Africa, transforming how households and organisations live, work, and play. We cater to a diverse range of customers in Sierra Leone and Liberia, both off-grid and weak-grid clients seeking to supplement their existing energy sources or become more climate conscious.
Our two main business units are "Pay-as-you-go," which provides plug-and-play solutions to homes and SMEs, including solar home kits, productive use appliances, and smartphones on credit through a network of agents and shops. While our Power Solutions business unit serves development projects as well as commercial and industrial clients with world-class solar and battery storage solutions, including engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), and operations and maintenance (O&M) services.
Easy Solar's products and services have reached over 1 million people since launching operations in 2016.
Impact Story
Easy Solar exists to “light up lives” by making clean energy, financial services, and life-improving products affordable and accessible to all across West Africa. Founded in 2016, Easy Solar addresses the critical challenge of energy poverty by delivering solar-powered solutions, particularly in hard-to-reach and off-grid communities in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Impact to Date
- 1+ million people now use Easy Solar products to light their homes, charge their phones, run their businesses, and power essential services
- 82% of our customers access formal credit for the first time through us, with a strong repayment track record and <4% write-off rates
- 150+ people employed, plus an additional 400 commission based agents
Diverse Social Enterprise
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