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Small-Scale Renewable Energy Project Award Finalist
This year, SOLARKIOSK has been nominated for the Small-Scale Renewable Energy Project Award (under 5MW) by African Utility Week as one of five finalists. The award stands for a company or project within the sustainable energy field that provides electricity

SOLARKIOSK tackling last mile distribution challenges day by day
A large part of SOLARKIOSK’s core operation is distributing high-quality and sustainable consumer goods to our customers at the last mile. E-HUBBs are established in someof the most remote villages in Africa to enable and empower communities without reliable access

SOLARKIOSK speaks at the SEforALL Forum on Energy in Humanitarian Settings
SOLARKIOSK AG CEO, Andreas Spiess, was invited by Sustainable Energy for All to provide insight on addressing energy needs in humanitarian settings at the annual Forum in Lisbon, Portugal. Speaking on a panel alongside the Uganda Energy Minister, UNHCR,

SOLARKIOSK CSMC Uplifts the Local Community in Olkiramatian
Olkiramatian is a small village in Kenya, close to the Tanzanian border and near Lake Magadi, one of the many lakes of the Great Rift Valley. There are only around two hundred inhabitants in the village, but there is a

SOLARKIOSK Now A Member of The World Alliance for Efficient Solutions
We are happy to announce that SOLARKIOSK has recently become a member of the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions which is part of the Solar Impulse Foundation. The alliance helps bring together driving forces within the field of clean technologies

SOLARKIOSK enables and empowers Middle Management starting in Rwanda
At SOLARKIOSK we are aware that our middle management is the backbone of our network. The more our managers are empowered, the better our operations will run. As a result, we started a series of Middle Management training end of

SOLARKIOSK and BRCK bring access to information through technology in rural Kenya
SOLARKIOSK has recently partnered with BRCK to provideE-HUBBs in Migori countywith an Internet Cafee in a Box.” BRCK, a Nairobi-based technology company, is working to solve the connectivity issue in East Africa and beyond, serving as the on-ramp to

SOLARKIOSK technology now available for all
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new E-HUBB sales platform for customers worldwide. Customers can now view our solutions online to learn more about the structure and sizes of the E-HUBB product range, along with its diverse

wPOWER and SOLARKIOSK strengthen their partnership to advocate for women’s empowerment in clean energy.
SOLARKIOSK’s business model focuses on women as the drivers of renewable energy. It aligns perfectly with the vision and mission of wPOWER. wPOWER is a platform funded by the US State Department that brings together actors from
Andreas Spiess, CEO of SOLARKIOSK, chosen as German Minister for Development by German trend magazine NEON
German trend magazine NEON elected Mr. Spie√ü as Minister for Development as part of their “Schattenkabinett” (shadow cabinet) in their recent March edition. The featured article titled “Please, you take over” was published as a reaction to the unusually

SOLARKIOSK offers farmers in rural Tanzania a better Access to Markets, with its new reverse supply chain program
Photo: Sales Manager Philip Labre supervising the packaging of rice at Turiani, Morogoro region, Tanzania. When we think of supply chain management, we tend to imagine a one-way street, where the supplies go from the producer through a middle-man

EQUITY BANK and SOLARKIOSK Kenya partner to finance solar products for SOLARKIOSK customers
SOLARKIOSK Kenya has partnered with Equity Bank to roll out merchant outlets across all E-HUBBs in Kenya. Twenty-six of our Kenyan E-HUBB operators recently underwent training on EcoMoto, a platform powered by Equitel. EcoMoto enables customers to access loans