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.
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Knowledge transfer from Burkina Faso to Guinea-Bissau
Building local capacity and training our own staff is one of the secrets behind the success of FRES. And we…
Leveraging digital opportunities with PayGo
Our partner Solaris Offgrid trained our field staff in Guinea-Bissau today on the benefits and functioning of PAYGO. Together we…
FRES in numbers
More information on FRES’ performance and impact can be found in our Annual Report 2019
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20873
households and bisunesses powered
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8522
tons CO2 saved yearly
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2820
kWp electricity produced
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634
direct and indirect jobs created
More information on FRES’ performance and impact can be found in our Annual Report 2019
“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