The acquisition is set to open the leeway for Ignite Power to expand its presence in the country as it seeks to incorporate Mwezi’s existing portfolio into its standard operating procedures while aiming to increase its impact in the region. Mwezi, a homegrown solar solutions firm, has been a prime actor in the country’s solar energy sector, having deployed more than 50,000 solar home systems across Kenya and in the process directly impacting more than 250,000 lives.

Hundreds of families in Rwanda will be connected to electricity for free as part of team Israel – Premier Tech’s Racing for Change initiative in the country. The kids who participate in the cycling program at the team’s new Field of Dreams in Bugesera, Rwanda will be able to do their homework after dark, for the first time in their lives. The gift of light to the families residing in villages all over the District of Bugesera, where IPT recently inaugurated a state-of-the-art bike center, became a reality following a unique partnership formed between the team and Ignite Power, a leading pan-African off-grid solar company headquartered in Israel and the UAE.