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Results 2021

Like Energy, mobility is a fundamental catalyst for any economy. Mobility solutions are a prerequisite of social inclusion by providing access to jobs and essential services such as health care and education.

Five entrepreneurs were selected to receive the third-of-the-series “Energy Access Booster” awards. The winners were announced during the COP26, held in Glasgow, Scotland on October 31 – November 12, 2021.

The awards are offered to sustainable mobility entrepreneurs operating in Africa or Asia.

The awards are sponsored by TotalEnergies, Enea Consulting and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL).

The five winners of the 2021 energy access booster call for projects are:

	BasiGo   They remove the barriers to e-bus adoption in Africa via an innovative battery subscription model in Kenya.
	MellowVans   Operating in South Africa, they build and distribute world-leading light electric delivery vehicles that provide low cost, efficient and clean delivery services
	Mobility for Africa   Who provides electric three-wheeler carriers to rural communities in Zimbabwe, targeting rural farmers and women, suffering lack of transportation means from farms to communities
	SMV Green Solutions   In India, their main mission is to allow drivers to own their electric rickshaws and improve their daily earnings
	Tuverl   A public transportation app, aiming at simplifying and increasing efficiency for customers and transportation operators in Kenya and Zimbabwe

The winning entrepreneurs will be supported in their development during the next 12 months for the purpose of reaching the investment stage. They will receive strategic advisory consulting support and/or a financial contribution of up to $50,000 per entrepreneur, operational/local support, and visibility of the project.

Results 2020

Access to reliable, affordable and clean energy is United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7. Achieving it means providing electricity to 1 billion people and clean cooking systems to 3 billion people worldwide by 2030.

Four entrepreneurs were selected to receive the second-of-the-series “Energy Access Booster” awards. The winners were announced during the Global Off-grid Solar Forum Nairobi, held in Nairobi, Kenya on February 18-20, 2020.

The awards are offered to energy access entrepreneurs operating in Africa or Asia, with a focus on two sectors: clean cooking and waste-to-energy.

The awards are sponsored by TotalEnergies, Enea Consulting, Acumen and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL).

The four winners of the 2020 energy access booster call for projects are:
 

	Divine Bamboo   Operates in Uganda and produces briquettes from local bamboo seedlings.
	Acacia Innovations   Operates in Kenya and produces briquettes from sugarcane bagasse which it mainly sells to schools. Acacia also distributes improved cookstoves.
	Agnisumukh   Operates in India and develops innovative radiant heat energy-efficient gas burners.
	Grassroots Energy   Operates in India and develops affordable biogas production and treatment systems and distributed CNG bottles to urban and peri-urban restaurants.

« We have been greatly impressed by the companies that applied to the Energy Access Booster and look forward to working with them to increase access to energy. We wish them all the success they deserve » said the jury.

The winning entrepreneurs will be supported in their development during the next 12 months for the purpose of reaching the investment stage. They will receive strategic advisory consulting support and/or a financial contribution of up to $50,000 per entrepreneur, operational/local support, and visibility of the project.

The organisers are pleased with the results of this initiative, and look forward to working together in the future to support energy access entrepreneurs.

Results 2019

Access to reliable, affordable and clean energy is United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7. Achieving it means providing electricity to 1 billion people and clean cooking systems to 3 billion people worldwide by 2030.

Five African entrepreneurs were selected to receive the inaugural “Energy Access Booster” awards. The winners were announced during the Unlocking Solar Capital: Africa conference, held in Kigali, Rwanda on November 7th and 8th, 2018.

The awards are being presented to entrepreneurs who are implementing energy access projects in Africa, with a focus on four sectors: green mini-grids, sustainable mobility, refrigeration, and energy for drinking water and agriculture.

The awards are being sponsored by TotalEnergies, Enea Consulting, Acumen and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL).

The selected entrepreneurial companies are:
 

	Agsol   Operating in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, Agsol is a product development company replacing laborious hand labor and diesel machines in rural areas with solar-powered agricultural transformation equipment.
	Kivu Green Energy   Operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kivu Green Energy is developing solar mini-grids in eastern DRC.
	Mucho Mangoes   Much Mangoes operates a solar mango drying unit in Kenya and is planning to develop a cold storage facility using thermal energy storage technology to reduce post-harvest losses and increase incomes for 200 mango farmers.
	Solar Freeze   Solar Freeze markets solar-powered refrigeration solutions to Kenyan farmers based on a micro-franchising approach.
	Sunny Irrigation   Operating in Kenya, Sunny Irrigation is developing solar irrigation pumps for small- scale farmers through a Pay-As-You-Go model.

« We have been greatly impressed by the companies that applied to the Energy Access Booster and look forward to working with them to increase access to energy. We wish them all the success they deserve » said the jury.

The winning entrepreneurs will be supported in their development during the next 12 months in the purpose of reaching the investment stage. They will receive strategic advisory consulting support and/or a financial contribution of up to $50,000 per entrepreneur, operational/local support, and visibility of the project.

The organisers are pleased with the first results of this initiative, and look forward to working together in the future to support energy access entrepreneurs.

	BasiGo They remove the barriers to e-bus adoption in Africa via an innovative battery subscription model in Kenya.
	MellowVans Operating in South Africa, they build and distribute world-leading light electric delivery vehicles that provide low cost, efficient and clean delivery services
	Mobility for Africa Who provides electric three-wheeler carriers to rural communities in Zimbabwe, targeting rural farmers and women, suffering lack of transportation means from farms to communities
	SMV Green Solutions In India, their main mission is to allow drivers to own their electric rickshaws and improve their daily earnings

The winning entrepreneurs will be supported in their development during the next 12 months for the purpose of reaching the investment stage. They will receive strategic advisory consulting support and/or a financial contribution of up to $50,000 per entrepreneur, operational/local support, and visibility of the project.

Results 2020

Access to reliable, affordable and clean energy is United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7. Achieving it means providing electricity to 1 billion people and clean cooking systems to 3 billion people worldwide by 2030.

Four entrepreneurs were selected to receive the second-of-the-series “Energy Access Booster” awards. The winners were announced during the Global Off-grid Solar Forum Nairobi, held in Nairobi, Kenya on February 18-20, 2020.

The awards are offered to energy access entrepreneurs operating in Africa or Asia, with a focus on two sectors: clean cooking and waste-to-energy.

The awards are sponsored by TotalEnergies, Enea Consulting, Acumen and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL).

The four winners of the 2020 energy access booster call for projects are:
 

	Divine Bamboo   Operates in Uganda and produces briquettes from local bamboo seedlings.
	Acacia Innovations   Operates in Kenya and produces briquettes from sugarcane bagasse which it mainly sells to schools. Acacia also distributes improved cookstoves.
	Agnisumukh   Operates in India and develops innovative radiant heat energy-efficient gas burners.
	Grassroots Energy   Operates in India and develops affordable biogas production and treatment systems and distributed CNG bottles to urban and peri-urban restaurants.

« We have been greatly impressed by the companies that applied to the Energy Access Booster and look forward to working with them to increase access to energy. We wish them all the success they deserve » said the jury.

The winning entrepreneurs will be supported in their development during the next 12 months for the purpose of reaching the investment stage. They will receive strategic advisory consulting support and/or a financial contribution of up to $50,000 per entrepreneur, operational/local support, and visibility of the project.

The organisers are pleased with the results of this initiative, and look forward to working together in the future to support energy access entrepreneurs.

Results 2019

Access to reliable, affordable and clean energy is United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7. Achieving it means providing electricity to 1 billion people and clean cooking systems to 3 billion people worldwide by 2030.

Five African entrepreneurs were selected to receive the inaugural “Energy Access Booster” awards. The winners were announced during the Unlocking Solar Capital: Africa conference, held in Kigali, Rwanda on November 7th and 8th, 2018.

The awards are being presented to entrepreneurs who are implementing energy access projects in Africa, with a focus on four sectors: green mini-grids, sustainable mobility, refrigeration, and energy for drinking water and agriculture.

The awards are being sponsored by TotalEnergies, Enea Consulting, Acumen and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL).

The selected entrepreneurial companies are:
 

	Agsol   Operating in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, Agsol is a product development company replacing laborious hand labor and diesel machines in rural areas with solar-powered agricultural transformation equipment.
	Kivu Green Energy   Operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kivu Green Energy is developing solar mini-grids in eastern DRC.
	Mucho Mangoes   Much Mangoes operates a solar mango drying unit in Kenya and is planning to develop a cold storage facility using thermal energy storage technology to reduce post-harvest losses and increase incomes for 200 mango farmers.
	Solar Freeze   Solar Freeze markets solar-powered refrigeration solutions to Kenyan farmers based on a micro-franchising approach.
	Sunny Irrigation   Operating in Kenya, Sunny Irrigation is developing solar irrigation pumps for small- scale farmers through a Pay-As-You-Go model.

« We have been greatly impressed by the companies that applied to the Energy Access Booster and look forward to working with them to increase access to energy. We wish them all the success they deserve » said the jury.

The winning entrepreneurs will be supported in their development during the next 12 months in the purpose of reaching the investment stage. They will receive strategic advisory consulting support and/or a financial contribution of up to $50,000 per entrepreneur, operational/local support, and visibility of the project.

The organisers are pleased with the first results of this initiative, and look forward to working together in the future to support energy access entrepreneurs.