Sun King Wins Twice at the Financial Times and World Bank’s ‘Africa Sustainable Futures Awards’
On 30th October 2024, Sun King received the Financial Times and World Bank MIGA’s Financing Access to Clean Energy Award and the Judges’ Award for Excellence at the inaugural Africa Sustainable Futures Awards for its ‘pay-as-you-go powered securitisation’. These awards were established to recognise innovative and financially viable projects and initiatives that provide transformative solutions…
Read MoreIntroducing PowerPlay Pro: The Versatile and Cost-Effective Solar Power Station
Sun King has launched PowerPlay Pro, a solar power station capable of powering everything from phones and televisions to laptops, freezers, and light business equipment. Cheaper than running a generator, PowerPlay Pro is an affordable energy solution for those living with unreliable electricity or entirely off-grid. Sun King, the world’s leading off-grid solar power provider,…
Read MorePowerHub Range: Sun King Launches New Solar Products Designed to Replace the Grid
Designed to deliver continuous power to homes, businesses, and institutions, the PowerHub 3300 marks the debut of Sun King’s new PowerHub range. The product range is engineered for those with no access to electricity or grappling with a broken, unreliable grid connection. Solar energy company Sun King unveils its PowerHub series, a new range of…
Read MoreBEFIT Set To Roll Out Solar-Powered EdTech to All Primary Schools in Malawi by 2029
[Lilongwe, Malawi] Building on its commitment to enhance primary education, the Malawian government’s Building Education Foundations through Innovation & Technology (BEFIT) initiative is set to transform the country’s learning landscape. This significant initiative aims to leverage solar-powered educational technology (EdTech) to boost Malawian children’s learning outcomes. Targeting the issue of poor educational outcomes amongst primary-school-aged…
Read MoreSun King Launches Its Sustainable Financing Framework
Sun King launches its Moody’s-rated Sustainable Financing Framework to reaffirm its dedication to promote transparency, responsibility, and sustainability across its financing activities. In May, Sun King, a leading off-grid solar company, launched its Sustainable Financing Framework to enhance the sustainability of its fundraising and investing activities. The framework has received a Second Party Opinion from…
Read MoreSun King and Citi Close First $130 Million Securitisation to Broaden Access to Finance for Off-Grid Solar in Kenya
The scalable loan instrument, arranged and structured by Citi with participation from leading development finance institutions and commercial lenders, helps expand Kenyans’ access to finance to purchase green, affordable solar systems. Sun King and Citi have established a first-of-its-kind, bank-led and entirely Kenyan-Shilling-denominated $130 million sustainable securitisation transaction. The transaction leverages Sun King’s existing and…
Read MorePayGo Energy Acquisition Marks Sun King’s First Step Towards Developing Clean Cooking Solutions
Drawing on its experience delivering solar energy products to 95 million underserved consumers in Africa and Asia, Sun King acquires PayGo Energy to develop clean cooking solutions for the three billion people reliant on wood and charcoal cookstoves. Sun King, the largest off-grid energy company in Africa and Asia, has acquired PayGo Energy, a leading…
Read MoreSun King Wins the Economic Times Most Promising Brand 2018
By: ANI Greenlight Planet has been recognised by Economic Times as the “Most Promising brand 2018” at a ceremony held on Friday, the 23rd of March 2018. The Promising Brands platform was an endeavour by the Economic Times to recognize brands, which have stood firm in the winds of globalization and have truly become a…
Read MoreBetter, Brighter, Cheaper: Greenlight Planet Launches Next-Generation Solar Lamps
By: ANI Greenlight Planet Inc., a recognized global leader in solar home energy products across rural Africa and Asia, announced the launch of a new line of solar lanterns today, the Sun King Pro 400, Sun King Pro 300, and the Sun King Pico Plus. The new devices are more powerful versions of the company’s…
Read MoreGreenlight Planet Launches Solar fans for Rural India
By: Sneha Verma While the country braces for the hottest year since 1901, this model provides powerful airflow for grid-like cooling, striking the perfect balance between performance, durability, and affordability. For a decade, Greenlight Planet has been focused on developing affordable and durable solar powered lighting solutions for under -electrified households and businesses around the…
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