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Nigerian renewable energy solutions provider Arnergy closes Series A financing

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2019/06/25 - Updated on 2021/03/29
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New capital will fuel commercial growth towards providing energy reliability to customers

In Lagos on Monday, June 24, 2019, Nigerian distribution utility company, Arnergy, announced it has raised $9 Million in a Series A round of funding led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund), EDFI ElectriFI and All On.

“We are excited to enter this next phase in Arnergy’s development with investors that share our vision of tackling the most pressing energy challenges across emerging market economies, starting with Nigeria. We believe that energy needs in Nigeria have surpassed rudimentary requirements of low power utilization and our product offerings are solving for reliability and not just access,” said Femi Adeyemo, Founder and CEO of Arnergy.

Arnergy’s distributed renewable energy systems harness the combination of solar power, superior storage solutions and proprietary remote management technologies to deliver scalable, reliable and affordable energy solutions that are tailored to tackle issues related to intermittency and grid unreliability.

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Since launch, Arnergy has delivered over 2MW of installed capacity and over 5MWh of storage capacity to business and residential clients across Nigeria.

Arnergy’s market scaling ambitions, fueled by the influx of new capital, will include new business models and partnership opportunities, as well as consumer financing and channel expansion activities.

Targeted verticals for the company’s 5KW modular systems will include small businesses, healthcare, hospitality, financial services, agribusiness and education.

“Arnergy inherently understands the West African market and its need for power reliability,” said Carmichael Roberts of Breakthrough Energy Ventures. “Creating accessibility to reliable renewable energy sources is paramount to economic growth in this region. With Arnergy’stechnology, we can significantly decrease carbon emissions and it’s a model that can be replicated all over the developing world.”

“Access to clean and stable energy is a prerequisite for job creation and development. Norfund is proud to support the expansion of Arnergy which will provide Nigerian households and businesses on a weak-grid connection with a cheaper, cleaner and more reliable power solution to meet their daily needs,” commented Mark Davis, EVP Clean Energy from Norfund.

“ElectriFI, a EU-funded access to energy impact facility, is thrilled to join such a strong group of investors backing visionary entrepreneurs who will positively impact thousands of local businesses in Nigeria,” said Dominiek Deconinck, ElectriFI Fund Manager.

Speaking on the investment, Wiebe Boer, CEO of Shell funded All On, “This is a deal that isparticularly exciting to us at All On as a Nigerian impact investor because it reinforces our beliefthat local energy companies like Arnergy with innovative Nigerian technology and business models can attract investments from global giants like Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Norfundand ElectriFI, and are ready and able to compete on a global stage.”

According to Damilola Ogunbiyi, the CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), “I am delighted that Arnergy, a home grown company and one of the market leaders for off gridenergy in Nigeria, has reached this milestone to raise capital from such an impressive group of local and international investors. It is a validation of all the hard work the REA and all of our partners are doing to create an enabling environment for off grid development ”

About Arnergy
Arnergy is a distributed utility company that provides energy solutions tailored towards energy reliability in emerging markets.

Our energy solutions empower businesses and residential customers through the design, sale and installation of affordable and reliable, distributed energy systems.

Target business verticals include, but are not limited to healthcare, education, hospitality, agribusiness, financial services and micro businesses that are driving impact and producing positive economic outcomes in their local economies.

You can read up tech tips on alternative energy options here.


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(L-R) Dr. Wiebe Boer (All On); Kunle Odebunmi (Arnergy Co-Founder); Femi Adeyemo (Arnergy Founder); Bunmi Adekore (Breakthrough Energy Ventures); ; Anders Blom (Norfund);  at Radisson Blu Anchorage Victoria Island, Lago


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