We empower communities through our climate projects with the power of clean technology.
Under our inaugural 2 Million Lights programme we have deployed over one million solar lights in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia since November 2021. This has saved more than 650,000 families over $6 a month. Namene’s 2 Million Lights programme is on track to be completed by mid 2024, reaching many more families and communities in other low-income Sub-Saharan countries.
We distribute our lights in countries that have low electrification rates to ensure that beneficiaries of our 2 Million Lights programme receive the dual benefits of first-time access to solar energy and financial savings, while reducing or ending their reliance on fossil fuels.
Our lights have gained a 90% market share in the pico lights market in Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, where our first carbon projects have been rolled out – showing that trust in the durability of the product, as well as affordability made possible through our carbon subsidy model, are key to unlocking clean technology for those who need it the most. (Source: GOGLA)
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Our lights are distributed to rural households across four provinces in Zambia, where 90% of the rural population live below the international extreme poverty line, with no access to electricity. Since 2021, we have distributed over 600,000 lights in Zambia.
Our project in Namibia gives modern energy access to people living in informal settlements in peri-urban areas and in rural households.
Currently these families rely on kerosene and other fossil fuels for lighting. Our project replaces these polluting lamps with ultra-affordable solar lights.
In Zimbabwe, there are 8.5 million people without access to electricity, representing 59% of the country’s population. Our project delivers solar lights to these families to give them truly affordable, clean light for the first time, with life-changing impacts.
How Namene is harnessing clean technology and carbon finance to help end energy poverty, with over one million solar lights deployed in southern Africa.
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Namene has delivered its millionth discounted solar light under its carbon projects, two years after the projects’ inception.
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L’entreprise de technologies propres Namene franchit une étape cruciale en distribuant plus d’un million de lampes solaires à des familles vivant hors réseau électrique, grâce à ses projets carbone la
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– Bernard Namasumo, Head Teacher at a rural school in Zinazongwe, Zambia
Namene's Head of Climate Bernardo Lazo reflects on the Paris Peace Forum, where Namene showcased how our carbon credits help end energy poverty and climate inequality.
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At Namene, we see firsthand the power of clean technology in transforming the lives and livelihoods of people living in off-grid communities. Among them is 24-year-old Pride Siamenenga, from Zambia.
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For her rural communities in Zimbabwe, Memory Mazivazvose is delivering hope in the form of solar lights to families without electricity.
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