Sollatek Electronics Kenya 55
With EUR 120,000 Sollatek can help 96 businesses purchase and install power backup systems to run lights, fans, fridges, WIFI routers, or essential equipment during power outages.
€120,000
5.50%
24 meses
6 meses
EUR
MonedaImporte | €120,000 |
Interés | 5.50% |
Vencimiento | 24 meses |
Reembolsos | 6 meses |
Moneda | EUR |
El proyecto
Company Background
Sollatek Electronics Kenya Ltd is an East African leader in supplying clean reliable on and off grid energy solutions. We have been in operation since 1985 as the sole authorised agent for Sollatek products and the owner of the Sollatek franchise in East Africa. Our Head Office is in Mombasa, Kenya and sales office in Nairobi, Kenya. We operate as a wholesale and last mile distribution outfit, selling our products through a region-wide network of distributors, hardware, electronic shops, supermarkets, NGO and Co-operatives. We provide installation services, comprehensive after sales care and hassle free warranty services on all our products.
Our on-grid division supplies and installs voltage protection range includes voltage switchers, stabilisers, and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). These devices assist businesses from small to large avoid losses, monetary and efficiency, due to unreliable power by keep their businesses, homes, and lives working uninterrupted.
The Sollatek Solar Division supplies complete turnkey solar systems and ancillary equipment including solar energy systems, solar modules, charge controllers, batteries, solar home systems and portable lanterns. We offer a wide range of affordable and quality product to cater to all the different financial capabilities of end users in Kenya.
As a Company we believe in access to affordable clean energy for all. Currently only 12.6% of Kenya’s rural population is connected to grid power. For the estimated 30 million people without a connection, solar energy is one of the most reliable and cost effective solutions. Beyond lack of access to grid power, 49% of the rural populations live at the poverty line as defined by the World Bank, which means they have limited or no disposable income for managing the high upfront costs of some solar solutions.
Since 2009, we have sold over 700,000 portable solar lanterns and solar home systems in East Africa. Through this more than 3.5 million people have gained access to clear renewable energy as a result of Sollatek’s activities. We continue to strive to provide clean and reliable energy for all.
In recent years, Sollatek has won two grants pursing the goal of universal energy access, the USADF Power Africa Off-Grid Challenge for Sollatek Solar Centers. We installed 15 income generating solar centers to run cold storage facilities and lighting for fishing coops along the Kenyan Coast. This project was a finalist in the African Innovation Awards. In 2015, SEKL was awarded a grant from Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) for setting up an solar entrepreneur network across Kenya to encourage last mile sales and distribution of portable solar lanterns and solar home systems.
The Project
With EUR 120,000 Sollatek can help 96 businesses purchase and install power backup systems to run lights, fans, fridges, WIFI routers, or essential business equipment during power outages.
Impact
Direct benefits of the loan:
- 96 businesses with access to clean, affordable and reliable energy
- Estimated 400 individuals who will benefit
Indirect benefits of the loan:
- Improved performance at school as children have reliable lights for schoolwork at homes
- Health benefits as kerosene lanterns are removed from indoors which fumes cause respiratory illnesses
- Increase incomes as both homes and business do not have to pay for electricity or phone charging
- Increase security for homes and night time activities
Mission & Vision
To be the East African leader in voltage protection, renewable energy and energy saving industries with a primary focus on offering high quality, affordable, and innovative products and services to all our customers.
Building on our over 30 years of experience working in East Africa as a wholesale and distribution company for power control & solar energy, we diversified into specialised solar projects, portable solar lanterns and home systems and innovative industrial power optimisation systems.
Website
http://sollatek.co.ke/
Track Record of Awards
2016 - Finalist in the Africa Innovation Awards in South Africa
2015 - SEKL was named one of Kenya’s Top 100 Mid-Size companies in East Africa by KPMG Kenya.
2015 - Awarded a grant from Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) for setting up an solar entrepreneur network across Kenya
2015 - Mazingira Award in Category of Green Energy Solution
2014 - Winner of the USADF Power Africa Off-Grid Challenge of 100,000 USD for Sollatek Solar Centers.
2014 - Winner of Energy, Solar and Lighting, Kenya Homes Expo
2013 - SEKL was named one of Kenya’s Top 100 Mid-Size companies in East Africa by KPMG Kenya.
Previous Project
USADF Power Africa Off-Grid Challenge
Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP)
World Food Program Office in Isiolo, Kenya
Nombre de la empresa | Sollatek |
Director general | Saleem Abdulla |
Fundado | 1985-01-01 |
Ubicación | Mobassa |
Sector | Proyectos de energía sostenible |
Volumen de negocio | €3,500,000 |
Empleados | 80 |
Calificación de crédito | 2.44 |
Impacto
El acceso a la electricidad sigue siendo difícil para casi 30 millones de kenianos que viven en áreas rurales. No es raro que las personas caminen cinco kilómetros de vez en cuando para hacer algo tan simple como cargar un teléfono celular. Sollatek suministra una amplia gama de soluciones de energía solar para garantizar un acceso fiable a la energía para empresas y hogares. Como la energía solar es más barata y más confiable que la red eléctrica, las actividades de Sollatek cambian la vida de las poblaciones rurales. Desde 2009, sus linternas solares portátiles y sistemas solares domésticos han brindado acceso a energía limpia y renovable a más de 3,5 millones de personas en África Oriental.
Los hogares con acceso a electricidad limpia y asequible ya no dependen de combustibles nocivos y peligrosos para la salud como el queroseno para encender las linternas. Permite un aumento de los ingresos, ya que la energía tanto para los hogares como para las empresas se vuelve gratuita con el tiempo. A medida que las luces confiables aumentan la seguridad por la noche y permiten que los niños estudien por más tiempo para mejorar sus resultados en la escuela, mejora significativamente los medios de vida rurales.
ODS impactados
Con este proyecto estás contribuyendo a los siguientes Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible:
ODS 1. Fin de la pobreza
ODS 7. Energía asequible y limpia
ODS 13. Acción climática Para saber más acerca del impacto que puedes generar en su plataforma y para aprender más sobre los ODS, consulta nuestra página de impacto.
- Con esta inversión se crean 20 puestos de trabajo
- Con esta inversión se mejoran 400 vidas
- Con esta inversión se instalan 96 sistemas solares domésticos