Why we exist
We started Bboxx to tackle a major global problem: energy poverty and the lack of access to essential products and services across Africa. Currently, over 759 million people in the world remain without access to electricity, of which 570 million are in Africa; and an additional 840 million are connected to unreliable grid. People in the developing countries, are also lacking access to other goods and services such as safe water (663 million people), clean cooking-gas (3 billion people) and financial services (1.7 billion adults remain unbanked).
Over a decade ago, our three co-founders began exploring energy solutions that would provide electricity and other utilities to the millions without them.
They saw that connecting people to innovative products such as clean energy, clean cooking (through last mile logistics and data-powered innovative financing methods) is what individuals, businesses, communities and nations need to unlock their own potential and drive sustainable economic activity.
So together, they developed a data-driven super platform, a sustainable, affordable, commercial solution that would transform the lives of millions by connecting customers with reliable access to clean energy, clean cooking, smartphones, e-mobility and selected financial products – many for the first time.
Bboxx is the result.
How do we solve it
We provide technology and financing to empower individuals, businesses, communities and nations.
We are a vertically integrated business, and our data-driven super platform business model combines two pillars: Bboxx Pulse®, Bboxx’s proprietary fully integrated operating system and an extensive on-the-ground network to connect customers with clean energy, clean cooking, smartphones, e-mobility and selected financial products.
We are connecting both underserved rural communities and aspiring urban ones with a highly convenient and affordable way to access life-changing solutions, through last mile logistics and data-powered innovative financing methods. We offer our services on a pay-as-you-go basis to households, businesses, and communities, enabling African consumers to unlock their potential.
We are expanding and scaling by forging strategic partnerships with governments, investors, utilities providers, global companies to accelerate growth and provide a wide range of products to consumers in Africa.
Bboxx Pulse® enables innovative products access in a scalable and distributed model to individuals, businesses and communities.
Our core
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We are ambitious
We are trusted
We are open
Where we are making an impact
We are positively impacting the lives of more than 3.6 million people by connecting customers to life-changing solutions across Africa and accelerate the economic transition.
DRC
We have started Bboxx DRC in 2017. Bboxx DRC is transforming lives and unlocking potential by connecting consumers and deploying innovative products.
We have positively impacted over 50,000 people by connecting customers with clean energy, clean cooking, and smartphones – many for the first time. Every day, our Bboxx DRC team provides the best service to our customers and deliver an unparalleled improvement in the quality of life for rural and urban households, communities and businesses.
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Guinea
We have started partnering with Orange in Guinea in 2018. Bboxx’s product and appliances are commercialised under the brand Orange Energie.
Bboxx and Orange have combined their expertise under a distribution model in several countries of West Africa to transform lives by connecting consumers and deploying innovative products across the country.
Orange Energie Guinea has positively impacted over 7,000 people by connecting customers with clean energy to their homes, communities and businesses for the first time.
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In 2022, we acquired the solar energy frontrunner PEG Africa and launched our operations in Ivory Coast under the name Bboxx in 2023.
By combining our extensive knowledge of distribution models across Africa and using our pioneering fully integrated operating system Bboxx Pulse®, we have positively impacted 22,000 people by connecting them with clean energy for the first time in their homes, communities, and businesses.
Partnering with Orange since 2018, Bboxx’s products and appliances were first commercialized and available in some parts of Ivory Coast under the brand Orange Energie.
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We have started Bboxx Kenya in 2011. Bboxx Kenya is transforming lives and unlocking potential by connecting consumers and deploying innovative products across the country.
We have positively impacted over 300,000 Kenyans by connecting customers with clean energy and smartphones – many for the first time. Every day, our Bboxx Kenya team provides the best service to our customers and deliver an unparalleled improvement in the quality of life for rural and urban households, communities and businesses.
We are expanding and unlocking even more lives in Kenya with the support of our trusted global partners and investors, such as AIIM – African Infrastructure Investment Managers.
ContactMali
In 2022, we acquired the solar energy frontrunner PEG Africa and launched our operations in Mali under the name Bboxx in 2023.
By combining our extensive knowledge of distribution models across Africa and using our pioneering fully integrated operating system Bboxx Pulse®, we have positively impacted 20,000 people by connecting them with clean energy for the first time in their homes, communities, and businesses.
Partnering with Orange since 2018, Bboxx’s products and appliances were first commercialized and available in some parts of Mali under the brand Orange Energie.
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We have launched Bboxx Nigeria in October 2021. Bboxx Nigeria is transforming lives and unlocking potential by connecting consumers and deploying innovative products across the country.
Bboxx Nigeria is providing a much-needed solution to Nigeria’s electrification challenges by connecting customers with clean, affordable and reliable energy. We aim to provide clean energy to 20 million people over 10 years, avoiding more than four million CO2 emissions as a result.
Bboxx’s SHS products were already available in some parts of Nigeria through its successful collaboration with distribution partner Pan African Solar (PAS).
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We have started Bboxx Rwanda, our first market launch, in 2013. Bboxx Rwanda is transforming lives and unlocking potential by connecting consumers and deploying innovative products across the country.
We have positively impacted over 350,000 Rwandans, by connecting them with clean, reliable and affordable electricity to their homes, communities and businesses for the first time. Bboxx Rwanda is also providing peri-urban and urban consumers with clean cooking solutions, smartphones and e-mobility. Every day, the Bboxx Rwanda team provides the best service to our customers to deliver an unparalleled improvement in the quality of life for rural and urban households and businesses.
We are expanding and unlocking even more lives in Rwanda with the support of our trusted global partners and investors, such as AIIM – African Infrastructure Investment Managers.
ContactSenegal
In 2022, we acquired the solar energy frontrunner PEG Africa and launched our operations in Senegal under the name Bboxx in 2023.
By combining our extensive knowledge of distribution models across Africa and using our pioneering fully integrated operating system Bboxx Pulse®, we have positively impacted 20,000 people by connecting them with clean energy and smartphones – many for the first time.
Partnering with Orange since 2018, Bboxx’s products and appliances were first commercialized and available in some parts of Senegal under the brand Orange Energie.
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Bboxx and EDF Togo is transforming lives and unlocking potential by connecting consumers and deploying innovative products across the country.
We have been operating in Togo since 2017, after being awarded a tender to install solar home systems across the country, largely in rural areas. In 2018, Bboxx and EDF entered a partnership, a joint venture, with EDF holding a 50% stake in Bboxx’s Togo operations, operating as the brand “Bboxx avec EDF” in Togo – accelerating investment and deployment of off-grid electricity. In 2019, Bboxx avec EDF customers in Togo receive a subsidy to spend on solar energy – which is the first even government subsidy for the purpose of solar energy payments in Africa. This forms part of the Togo Government’s national electrification strategy, the “CIZO” initiative – which means lighting up in the local “Guin” language.
Today, we have positively impacted over 100,000 Togolese by connecting customers with clean energy to their homes, communities and businesses for the first time.
ContactPakistan
Bboxx and EcoEnergy, a leading affordable solar energy provider in Pakistan, have been operating together since 2017 to connect consumers with clean energy in Pakistan.
The partnership focuses on Bboxx’s hero product – our bPower50 solar home systems and other larger equipped solar installations.
To date, the partnership has enabled to positively impact over 23,000 Pakistanis by providing clean, reliable and affordable electricity to their homes, communities and businesses for the first time.
ContactBurkina Faso
We have started partnering with Geocoton Advens Group in Burkina Faso in 2021.
The Burkina Faso government has ambitious plans to ramp up energy access, with electrification rates currently at 18%, falling to 5% for the rural population.
Through this partnership, Bboxx and Geocoton Advens Group aim to positively impact the lives of 2 million people in Burkina Faso by connecting consumers with clean energy and other transformative services. The partnership also enables to spur economic development and local opportunities.
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Ghana
We have started Bboxx Ghana in 2023 after acquiring the solar energy frontrunner PEG Africa, in 2022.
We have positively impacted people’s lives since by connecting consumers with clean energy and smartphones – many for the first time.
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Alongside governments, our trusted global partners and investors have joined us to advance our mission.
Awards and recognitions
We are honoured to be recognised for our work, from technological innovation to social impact.
