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usSolarglow50: Small Kit, Big Impact — Distribution Partners Wanted Across Africa

Selling Physical Goods or Products

AIDB-024330

Executive Summary

Solarglow50 – Solar Home Kit (SHK) Product & Distribution Partnership Opportunity About Solarglow Limited Solarglow Limited is an EPRA-licensed solar EPC contractor headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with an established track record across residential, commercial, institutional, and retail solar segments. Building on its engineering and delivery expertise, Solarglow has developed the Solarglow50, an affordable solar home kit designed to bring reliable power to off-grid and under-served households across the continent. The Product The Solarglow50 is a compact, easy-to-install solar home system built for households currently relying on kerosene, candles, or no lighting at all. The kit is engineered for durability and simplicity — plug-and-play setup with no technical expertise required — and typically powers essential household lighting and small device charging (mobile phones, radios, and similar low-draw appliances). Key product attributes: Standalone solar panel with charge controller and rechargeable battery unit LED lighting points for multiple rooms USB/device charging ports Robust design suited to rural and peri-urban conditions Competitively priced for high-volume, affordable distribution (wholesale pricing structured for margin at every tier of the distribution chain) The Business Opportunity Solar home kits remain one of the fastest-growing product categories in Sub-Saharan Africa, driven by persistent electrification gaps, mobile-money-enabled pay-as-you-go financing, and rising demand for clean, affordable energy alternatives. Solarglow is inviting distribution and stockist partners across African markets to bring the Solarglow50 to their local communities, leveraging a proven go-to-market model already active in Kenya. Partnership structure: Multi-channel approach — wholesale/stockist networks, faith-based and cooperative (SACCO-style) referral partnerships, and direct/digital sales channels Reliable supply chain — goods shipped directly from Solarglow's facilities in Kenya, with consignment sizing and logistics coordinated per partner market Who we're looking for: National or regional distributors with last-mile reach into rural/peri-urban communities SACCOs, cooperatives, and microfinance institutions with member networks suited to embedded energy financing Faith-based organizations and community groups with trusted local referral channels Existing solar/energy product distributors looking to add an affordable Solar Home Kit line. Logistics: All units are shipped from Solarglow's Nairobi, Kenya base. Contact: Solarglow Limited The Waterfront Mall, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya www.solarglow.co.ke; info@solarglow.co.ke

Opportunity Overview
Country Focus
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Malawi Mozambique Republic of the Congo Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Business Sector
Energy Renewable Energy
Country of Incorporation
Kenya
About Us

This opportunity has been posted by a member of our Africa Business Community, Africa’s leading business network. We use AI to match our members to the most attractive business and investment opportunities in Africa. As a member you can add any number of business opportunities and will receive Africa business opportunities matched to your chosen country and business sector preferences. Membership is free. Our dashboards are powered by AFSIC – Investing in Africa, perhaps Africa’s most important investment event.

Contacts List

Kenya Joe Kimani

SolarGlow

I head the overall strategic direction of the company

About Us

This opportunity has been posted by a member of our Africa Business Community, Africa’s leading business network. We use AI to match our members to the most attractive business and investment opportunities in Africa. As a member you can add any number of business opportunities and will receive Africa business opportunities matched to your chosen country and business sector preferences. Membership is free. Our dashboards are powered by AFSIC – Investing in Africa, perhaps Africa’s most important investment event.

List of Products
Code Level Title Definition
60104702 Commodity Solar kits
60104703 Commodity Energy demonstration kits
26111607 Commodity Solar generators
60104701 Commodity Solar collecting devices
26131507 Commodity Solar power plants
60104704 Commodity Energy class kits
39101603 Commodity Solar lamps
60104904 Commodity Electricity kits
25202001 Commodity Spacecraft solar cells
25202002 Commodity Spacecraft solar arrays
About Us

This opportunity has been posted by a member of our Africa Business Community, Africa’s leading business network. We use AI to match our members to the most attractive business and investment opportunities in Africa. As a member you can add any number of business opportunities and will receive Africa business opportunities matched to your chosen country and business sector preferences. Membership is free. Our dashboards are powered by AFSIC – Investing in Africa, perhaps Africa’s most important investment event.