| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.01.2020 | Report: the commercial opportunity for off-grid solar power in Africa is $24 billion per year | The commercial opportunity for off-grid solar power in Africa is $24 billion per year, according to a report from Kleos Advisor.
This is the positive news and huge opportunity for a continent faced with inadequate access to an unstable and ... |
| 03.01.2020 | African Startups that Received Funding above $20Million in 2019 | Capital is the power nerve and brain box of every venture. It determines the lifespan of the venture and helps the business scale its market power to compete favorably with other startups in the market. In this piece, we take a cursory look... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| 01.11.2019 | PEG Africa raises $4M debt facility to fund Senegal expansion | West Africa-based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company PEG Africa has continued its fundraising to allow it to expand its operations in Senegal.
PEG Africa deploys and finances solar to households and SMEs in West Africa. Via its PAYG financi... |
| 21.10.2019 | PEG Africa raises $4M debt facility to continue Senegal expansion | PEG Africa is a leader in deploying and financing solar to households and SMEs in West Africa. Via its PAYG financing model, it enables customers to replace their perpetual spending on poor-quality polluting fuels such as kerosene and diese... |
| 18.10.2019 | PEG Africa raises $4M debt facility to continue Senegal expansion | Share this:
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| 18.10.2019 | PEG Africa Raises $4mn to Offer its PAYG Energy Services in Senegal | PEG Africa, a Pay-As-You-Go solar company that has its base in Ghana, has raised $4million debt capital from UK-based CDC Group. The fund will be used to expand its growth in Senegal.
PEG Africa is a solar power company founded in 2013 that... |
| 17.10.2019 | PEG Africa secures $4m in debt capital to expand operations in Senegal | Accra-based pay-as-you-go solar company PEG Africa has secured $4-million in debt capital from a $15-million multi-currency facility led by UK development finance institution CDC Group.
The debt facility is also backed by existing lenders ... |
| 17.10.2019 | PEG Africa secures $4m in debt capital to expand operations in Senegal | Accra-based pay-as-you-go solar company PEG Africa has secured $4-million in debt capital from a $15-million multi-currency facility led by UK development finance institution CDC Group.
The debt facility is also backed by existing lenders S... |
| 04.09.2019 | PEG Africa secures $5 Million to Foster Expansion across West Africa | PEG Africa, a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company based in West Africa, has secured $5 million funding to expand across West Africa. The funding was secured from ElectriFI impact investment facility.
The newly secured funds will be used by P... |
| 04.09.2019 | PEG Africa raises $5m from ElectriFI to continue expansion in West Africa | Share this:
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| 03.09.2019 | PEG Africa raises $5m in debt funding from ElectriFI | Accra-based pay-as-you-go solar company PEG Africa has raised $5-million in funding in the form of debt finance, from the EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI).
PEG Africa currently provides 400 000 daily users in Ivor... |
| 03.09.2019 | PEG Africa raises $5m in debt funding from ElectriFI | Accra-based pay-as-you-go solar company PEG Africa has raised $5-million in funding in the form of debt finance, from the EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI).
PEG Africa currently provides 400 000 daily users in Ivory... |
| 18.06.2019 | Sub-Sahara Africa is top market for those that made Inclusive Fintech 50 list | Sub-Sahara Africa is the favoured region for top fintech companies aimed at improving financial inclusion to operate in, if the names of those listed as part of the Inclusive Fintech 50 initiative is anything to go by.
The initiative — run... |
| 18.06.2019 | Sub-Sahara Africa is top market for those that made Inclusive Fintech 50 list | Sub-Sahara Africa is the favoured region for top fintech companies aimed at improving financial inclusion to operate in, if the names of those listed as part of the Inclusive Fintech 50 initiative is anything to go by.
The initiative — run ... |
| 17.06.2019 | Winners of Inclusive Fintech 50 | MetLife Foundation and Visa, with partners Accion and IFC, launch inaugural list to help fintech companies attract capital and resources to benefit the 3 billion financially underserved people globally.
MetLife Foundation and Visa with glob... |
| 25.03.2019 | Asset finance firm PEG Africa raises $25m for West Africa solar expansion | Pay-as-you-go solar company PEG Africa has raised a $25-million Series-C round which it plans to use for off-grid solar expansion in Ivory Coast, Ghana and Senegal.
The firm — which is based in Accra, Ghana — provides West African househol... |
| 25.03.2019 | Asset finance firm PEG Africa raises $25m for West Africa solar expansion | Pay-as-you-go solar company PEG Africa has raised a $25-million Series-C round which it plans to use for off-grid solar expansion in Ivory Coast, Ghana and Senegal.
The firm — which is based in Accra, Ghana — provides West African household... |
| 23.03.2019 | PEG Africa raises $25m to accelerate off-grid solar expansion in West Africa | Share this:
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| 21.03.2019 | Call for Submission: FCMB, Passion Incubator Tech Pitch Perfect Challenge, PEG Africa Raises $25m to Accelerate Off-grid Solar Expansion in West Africa and More | Hey Guys,
Welcome to another edition of the Big 5 Daily, where we bring you the compilation of the biggest news in Africa.
We bring you the big exclusive that, FCMB has partnered with Passion Incubator to launch Tech Pitch Perfect Challenge... |
| 21.03.2019 | PEG Africa Raises $25m to Accelerate Off-grid Solar Expansion in West Africa | PEG Africa, a West Africa-based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company, has raised a US$25-million Series C funding round, taking its funding total to US$50-million, to expand service delivery to the region. This new round of fund follows a US$... |
| 20.08.2018 | How Off-Grid Energy Startups Are Using Mobile Money To Increase Access To Electricity In Africa | Solar home systems are expected to bring basic electricity services to an additional 70 million people in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa between 2017 and 2022. In the same period, off-grid capacity is also expected to almost triple reaching mo... |
| 18.11.2016 | 1 Nigerian Solar startup and 7 others from Africa get $4 million investment from USAID | Share this article:
An investment of $4 million in eight solar startups that are revolutionizing household solar power across Africa has been announced by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The startups invested... |
| 02.11.2016 | PEG Africa raises US$1.5 million debt, nets USAID grant for residential solar | - |
| 21.06.2016 | Pay-as-you-go solar firm, PEG Ghana, has raised $7.5m for its West African Expansion | Pay-as-you-go off-grid solar provider, PEG Ghana, has raised US$7.5 million in two funding rounds. The first one took place in September 2015, and $3.2 million was raised. While the second one happened last week and $4.3 million was raised.... |
| - | PEG Africa Raises $25m to Accelerate Off-grid Solar Expansion in West Africa | PEG Africa, a West Africa-based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company, has raised a US$25-million Series C funding round, taking its funding total to US$50-million, to expand service delivery to the region. This new round of fund follows a US$... |
| - | PEG Africa Raises $4mn to Offer its PAYG Energy Services in Senegal | PEG Africa, a Pay-As-You-Go solar company that has its base in Ghana, has raised $4million debt capital from UK-based CDC Group. The fund will be used to expand its growth in Senegal.
PEG Africa is a solar power company founded in 2013 that... |
| - | African Startups that Received Funding above $20Million in 2019 | Capital is the power nerve and brain box of every venture. It determines the lifespan of the venture and helps the business scale its market power to compete favorably with other startups in the market. In this piece, we take a cursory look... |
| - | PEG Africa secures $5 Million to Foster Expansion across West Africa | PEG Africa, a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company based in West Africa, has secured $5 million funding to expand across West Africa. The funding was secured from ElectriFI impact investment facility.
The newly secured funds will be used by P... |
| - | Speeding Up Solar Energy Access for Rural Communities in Côte d’Ivoire | EDFI ElectriFI announces follow-on investment in PEG Africa |
| - | PEG Africa raises EUR 4.57m from ElectriFI to continue expansion in West Africa | PEG Africa, a West Africa-based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company, has raised USD 5 million from ElectriFI to continue rapid growth in existing markets. |
