Africa Innovates Magazine - Flipbook - Page 33
ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
ENDING POVERTY
BY MAKING
ELECTRICITY AFFORDABLE
IN MALAWI
Malawi-made solar panels are pushing the envelope
on agricultural productivity
SollysEnergy – a Malawian startup – develops clean energy
quality solar panels for low-income communities. Founder and
CEO Martin Masiya aims to end energy poverty in Malawi.
Appliances are distributed in rural areas through a network of
local sales agents and kiosks trained in customer support, minor
diagnostics, and repair. To facilitate transactions, salesforces are
managed remotely through Solaris Offgrid’s PaygOps mobile
application, with payments made using mobile money.
“We believe that by delivering
affordable, high-quality solar
appliances to low-income households,
communities will be able to
increase their productivity and
generate additional income. Our
research shows that lack of access
to electricity is a huge barrier to
productivity.”
Martin Masiya,
SollysEnergy founder & CEO
Photo credit: Martin Masiya (LinkedIn)
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