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With a loan of EUR 16,750 SolarWorks! will be able to provide 80 Solar Home Systems to companies and families in Mozambique.
| Amount | €16,750 |
| Interest | 8.50% |
| Maturity | 24 months |
| Repayments | 6 months |
| Currency | EUR |
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SolarWorks! was founded in 2008 by industrial designer Bernard Hulshof and econometric Arnoud de Vroomen. The SolarWorks! development centre is based at the incubator of the University of Technology in Delft (The Netherlands). Here products design and R&D is conducted. The distribution of the Solar Home Systems is done in Mozambique, where over 80% of the 29 million inhabitants do not have access to electricity. Mozambique is an untapped market with fast growing mobile money penetration which is an important driver behind the fast growing sales of Pay As You Go sales.
Arnoud de Vroomen is CEO of the company. He worked several years at Unilever and has been the director of Lemnis Solar. SolarWorks! also has a sales office in Johannesburg.
With a loan SolarWorks will be able to provide Solar Home Systems to companies and families in Mozambique.
| Company name | SolarWorks! 17 |
| CEO | Arnoud de Vroomen |
| Founded | 2008-01-01 |
| Location | Maputo |
| Sector | Sustainable energy projects |
| Turnover | €2,800,000 |
| Employees | 150 |
SolarWorks! offers affordable solar home systems to families and companies in off-grid areas in Mozambique, where over 80% of the 29 million inhabitants don’t have access to energy. The arrival of electricity in a neighborhood has multiple positive impacts on the local economy and community. Lighting extends opening hours of shops, which results in increased wages. It improves security at night and allows children to study after dusk to obtain better results at school.
Electricity also provides people access to information through radios and to communication thanks to their charged mobile phones. A solar home system avoids the use of toxic fuels like kerosene and wood, which are harmful to health and cause respiratory problems due to their fumes. Within the company, 95% of their employees are locals, and they aim for a 50/50 gender mix.
With this project you are contributing to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
SDG 1. No Poverty
SDG 7. Affordable and clean energy
SDG 13. Climate change
Read more about the impact you can make through our platform and the SDGs on our impact page.
Read the introduction of SolarWorks! as a new investment opportunity here.
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During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for solar home systems increased significantly in emerging markets. Read more here.
