Welcome to FRES. We provide affordable solar electricity to more than 20,000 families and businesses in rural Africa through our network of energy-as-a-service companies under local management.
FRES Uganda Launches Innovative Mini-Grid Project with Vittoria Technology and Avsi Foundation to Electrify Dairy Cooperatives and Surrounding Communities
Exciting news! Together with partners Vittoria Technology and Avsi Foundation we are launching a new mini grid project in Uganda,…
Participation of FRES Burkina Faso in a Strategic Workshop in Koudougou on Waste Management and Recycling of Mini Gids.
From August 20 to 22, 2024, Edmond Sima Sereme, FRES Burkina Faso’s collection manager, participated in a workshop on “Standardized…
Ratidzo Makoni Appointed as New FRES Chief Operation Officer & Chief Financial Officer
The Supervisory Board of the Foundation Rural Energy Services has appointed Ratidzo Makoni as its new Chief Operation Officer &…
FRES in numbers
More information on FRES’ performance and impact can be found in our Annual Report 2020
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20873
households and businesses powered
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8522
tons CO2 saved yearly
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2820
kWp electricity installed
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634
direct and indirect jobs created
More information on FRES’ performance and impact can be found in our Annual Report 2020
“With nearly half of our customer base made up of professional customers such as small businesses, manufacturers and schools, we have become a major driver of rural economic development.”
General Manager FRES Uganda