International Demo Day

27.11.2024

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African Energy Startups: International Demo Day

From 18 to 23 October 2024, nine energy startups from four East African countries met for the 4th Energy Camp in Nairobi. 

Don’t miss this opportunity to see nine African energy startups present their innovations and solutions for the energy market in sub-Saharan Africa! These dynamic companies are bringing fresh approaches to decentralised energy supply with their products and business ideas.

Find out more about the founders and their visionary solutions. Take the opportunity to gain insights into current trends and challenges in the industry and learn how these startups are driving positive change with their business models.

Date: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Time: 2-4pm GMT / online

Here are the nine startups (in alphabetical order):

  • Biha Eco Venture (Uganda) produces solar rooftiles, made from recycled plastic waste for affordable, sustainable living.
  • Chaja Africa (Tanzania) provides accessible and sustainable energy solutions through power bank rental services.
  • Chanels Innovations (Rwanda) is transforming energy management in Sub-Saharan Africa by developing AI-ready, smart multichannel energy metering systems tailored for micro-utilities.
  • Kijani Testing (Kenya) ist the first and only laboratory in Sub-Saharan Africa for certified product testing as well as field and market testing for manufacturers.
  • Moma Renewable Energy (Kenya) transforms organic waste rich in sugars or starches into bioethanol as an affordable and ecofriendly cooking solution.
  • Run Automations (Uganda) builds low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) devices that track, monitor and control PUE appliances and systems for assets dispatched by asset financing institutions and donors, to low-income customers.
  • SunWater (Kenya) installs solar-powered water ATMs in underserved communities to provide reliable access to clean, affordable drinking water.
  • YNA (Kenya) is a social enterprise dedicated to promoting sustainable e-mobility solutions by providing electric motorcycles for last-mile delivery.
  • Zeta Hub (Kenya) is a solar-powered internet hotspot connectivity project for rural and off-grid market areas to unlock the e-commerce potential of SMEs at affordable costs.
Picture: Kijana Testing (Kenya)
Pitcture: Chaja Africa. (Tanzania)
Picture: Biha Eco Venture (Uganda)

Startup|Energy is an initiative of the Stiftung Solarenergie and the University of Freiburg to promote startups in the field of decentralised energy technology in Sub-Saharan Africa and Germany. Our activities are supported by GET.invest, a European programme that mobilises investment in renewable energy, co-funded by the European Union, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria.