Solar firm Angaza wins Sh125m innovation award

Pupils use solar lighting to do their homework. A Kenyan social enterprise, Angaza, has been feted for efforts to supply clean energy products to homes. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A Kenyan social enterprise that enables manufacturers and distributors to make energy products affordable to off-grid consumers has won an international acclaim for innovation.

The Angaza platform, with presence in San Francisco, California, will receive Sh125 million ($1.25 million) from the Skoll Foundation to support its investments, scaling up its work and impact.

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