Accelerating access to energy
25 Million Solar Customers
The Challenge: Clearing barriers to clean power
Fossil fuels powered 60% of global electricity in 2023, driving the planet toward climate disaster. At the same time, nearly one billion people, primarily in Africa, live without access to electricity, and billions more grapple with broken electrical grids.
As a result, families and businesses resort to fossil fuel generators and kerosene for power and light, further compounding the environmental crisis. Without access to reliable electricity, people are unable to fulfil their potential.
Scaling Solar Rapidly Across Africa: A new era of green energy
Sun King is the world’s leading off-grid solar company, combining product design, affordable financing, and a grassroots installation network. We bring reliable electricity directly to families, businesses, and institutions in 11 countries across Africa and Asia.
- 25 million homes and businesses powered
- 300,000+ new solar systems installed every month
- Nationwide presence in Nigeria; 1 in 5 Kenyans have access to Sun King solar
- Record growth in new markets since 2022.
From remote rural households to urban businesses and public facilities, Sun King’s growth is ushering in a new era of distributed green energy.
Products for Each Step of the Energy Ladder
Solutions for every setting
We design best-in-class solar solutions for different income levels and energy needs.
From cost-effective solar lanterns and solar home systems that provide entry-level access to electricity to powerful, multikilowatt-scale solar systems that offer power equity with the traditional electrical grid, Sun King’s product portfolio meets the full spectrum of energy needs for homes, businesses, and communities.
Customers can start with a lantern and upgrade to full grid-equivalent solar over time. Our modular design means energy provision grows with incomes and needs.
Portable solar lanterns
Hyper-affordable, replacing kerosene lamps with safe, bright light and phone charging.
Entry-level solar home systems
Lighting for multiple rooms, charging for phones and small devices.
Home and business appliances
Smartphones, fans, refrigerators, and televisions, engineered for efficiency and built to run on Sun King’s solar home systems
Higher-capacity solar home systems and solar inverters
Grid-quality lighting plus power for TVs, refrigerators and laptops.
Multikilowatt inverter systems
24/7 electricity for homes, businesses, schools, and health centres. Scalable from 2 kW to 30 kW, replacing diesel generators and buttressing unreliable grids with clean, affordable power.
Financing that Unlocks Energy Access
Securing a lifetime of reliable electricity
Households without electricity spend a collective $27 billion annually on kerosene and diesel, but Sun King makes solar affordable through Pay-As-You-Go finance.
Customers pay in small daily instalments, typically over 18 months, and redirect their fuel spend into owning clean, reliable power that delivers free electricity for years to come. So far, Sun King has extended $1.3 billion in solar loans — for 65% of customers, their first ever access to credit.
How Solar Transforms Lives
Connecting to power; fuelling potential
- 69% of new customers had no prior electricity access.
- 91% of grid-connected customers faced regular outages.
- 96% report an improved quality of life.
- Families enjoy safer, brighter homes and longer study hours for children.
- Businesses operate more productively, free from outages and fuel costs.
- Communities reduce CO₂ emissions by displacing kerosene and generators.
