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Kenya’s Solarise Africa awarded $1.12m grant to expand to Uganda, Zambia

Kenya’s Solarise Africa awarded $1.12m grant to expand to Uganda, Zambia — the desk wire, 15 October 2026. Kenyan energy leasing company Solarise Africa has been awarded EUR1 million (US$1.12 million) in grant funding from the Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) to take its solar leasing model into Uganda and Zambia. Founded in 2018 by Patrik Huber, Jan Albert Valk and Sakkie van Wijk, Solarise Africa provides decentralised renewable energy [...]

Updated 15 October 2026 · First published 15 October 2026

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