Although access to mobile phones, retail banking and internet connectivity has soared in the past decade across the developing world, it remains a frustrating reality that over a billion people – ...

What problem do you solve? Electricity. There are currently 1.4 billion people living in the world without access to reliable electricity. The majority of these are living in remote locations in the ...

Fastenakels said the company wants to ensure “universal electrification remains at the top of the global agenda”. Image: Bboxx. As the rapidity of the clean energy transition puts pressure on the ...

Private-equity firm AIIM’s stake in Bboxx, which operates in countries including Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Kenya, won’t increase from its current level of around 30%, Py adds. He ...

LONDON, Aug. 30, 2016 /CNW/ - Today, BBOXX, a leading global off-grid solar company, successfully closed a $20 million Series C investment. The company has pioneered a distributed energy platform, ...

Simply sign up to the Energy sector myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Providing electricity to remote African communities was for a long time considered such a complex logistical ...

Bboxx will provide a much-needed solution to Nigeria’s electrification challenges by expanding access to clean, affordable and reliable Solar Home Systems (SHS). By launching in Nigeria, Bboxx aims to ...

Justus will be responsible for driving operational excellence and sustainable growth across Bboxx’s markets, working closely with the Group CEO and country Managing Directors to enhance performance, ...

A London utility company has raised €6 million ($6.8 million) for its African solar projects through a crowdfunding site — which it says is the largest transaction of its kind to-date. BBOXX, formed ...

Off-grid, pay-as-you go solar company BBOXX has expanded into Nigeria, the company’s largest market to date, with the aim of providing clean energy access to 20 million people over the next decade.