2025 WINNERS

Instollar has significantly contributed to bridging the talent and last-mile delivery gap in Africa’s solar industry by deploying over 700 freelance solar installers across Nigeria.

H2R is transforming energy access financing in Africa’s underserved markets by mobilising large-scale blended capital.

The Twiga Cement solar farm, Tanzania’s largest behind-the-meter PV project, demonstrates that heavy industry can decarbonize at scale while improving competitiveness.

CrossBoundary Energy continues to pioneer first-of-a-kind projects that raise the bar for the African renewable energy sector beyond South Africa’s borders. Projects like the solar/BESS baseload solution for Kamoa Copper SA, and the first solar/BESS wheeling project in Rwanda,

It has catalyzed a shift in how solar power is planned and operated by proving that large-scale battery storage is technically feasible and financially bankable in the African context.

Izili has redefined impact in the African SHS sector by pioneering the “PAYGo 2.0” approach according to the PAYGo Lab report 2025 for our focus on sound credit management and high-quality customer care rather than volume-driven sales.

This project enables an annual saving of approximately 295 tons of CO? emission, helps create 157 direct jobs and 628 indirect jobs, while improving the lives of over 314,000 people per year, including 16,014 pregnant women.

The 500 MW Abydos Solar PV Plant, developed by AMEA Power in Kom Ombo, Aswan, was inaugurated in December 2024, marking a milestone in Egypt’s clean energy transition. Built on a $500 million budget and delivered on schedule, it generates approximately 1,500 GWh annually, enough to power 256,000 homes and avoids around 783,300 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year.

Husk’s achievement set a new benchmark for Africa’s solar industry. By commissioning 53 minigrids in one year at an average of 4.4 per month,

This initiative shows how solar mini-grids can move from small-scale pilots to being central pillars of Africa’s electrification. By demonstrating that resilient, affordable, and community-driven systems can flourish in remote contexts.

Infibranches revolutionizes how solar companies serve African customers through its Fazipay platform and SPOI APIs, tackling payment, distribution, and customer management challenges.

Freedom Won’s major achievement lies in building Africa’s broadest and most scalable lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄) battery portfolio. Its LiTE range spans 10–800 kWh for homes to commercial units, while the modular megaTower series is perfect for larger commercial and utility projects.

The Energizing Education Programme (EEP) Phase II has significantly improved access to reliable, clean power across nine major Nigerian institutions, seven federal universities and two teaching hospitals, spanning all six geopolitical zones.