German solar company nominated for clean energy awards

German-based solar solutions company Mobisol has been nominated for the 2017 Ashden Awards, which will take place at the Royal Geographical Society in the United Kingdom on 15th  June 2017. The event will be graced by Former Vice-President of the USA, Al Gore. It recognizes efforts by enterprises or programmes that provide or use clean energy or energy efficiency in the provision of goods and services.

Mobisol will compete against 21 other  impressive organisations with products and solutions to sustainable energy around the world. Mobisol, which retails directly to customers, services over 70,000 off-grid households in Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania, with plans to open additional 20 stores in Kenya this year. Mobisol customers enjoy a three-year flexible payment plan via mobile money as well as extended warranties, free installation and free maintenance for three years.

Mobisol’s East Africa’s CEO Henrik Axelsson said the company has invested heavily in innovation and research to produce high-quality products. “Rural communities in Kenya continue to use unreliable fossil fuels like kerosene, which are not only harmful to the environment and people’s health but are also costly to maintain – yet, solar energy is in abundance,” Axelsson said.

“Through Mobisol’s top-notch technology, off-grid households in Kenya can afford home and business solar systems, and enjoy a modern and comfortable lifestyle, improve their economic well-being and set new standards for worldwide sustainability.”

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Mobisol’s solar systems range from 80 to 200 Wp at competitive prices. The company’s large solar home systems come complete with several ultra-efficient LED light sets, portable lantern, mobile phone charger kit, large high-performance flat-screen LED TVs up to sizes of 32”, portable radio and balance-of-system components including wiring and switches.

The Ashden Awards started in 2011 to reward sustainable energy pioneers in the UK and developing world, who are leading the way to a thriving low-carbon future. Beyond the prize money, winners also have a global platform to promote their work and access to the elite community of sustainable energy leaders.

Currently, 1.3 billion people lack access to modern forms of electricity globally. Some 3 billion – more than a third of the world’s population – cook on smoky inefficient stoves and fires, causing dangerous indoor air pollution which causes 4.3 million premature deaths every year.