Uganda
Looking Back at FRES Uganda’s Successfully Completed Key Projects in 2023
In September 2023, FRES Uganda Limited celebrated the successful completion of three major projects that have significantly impacted rural communities…
Burkina Faso
Strengthening the Capacity of Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) connected to our solar micro grid in the village of Kouakoualé
The capacity-building project aimed to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) connected to the Kouakoualé solar microgrid (Note: The Kouakoualé…
Uganda
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,…
Burkina Faso
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…
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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 &…
Burkina Faso
Multifunctional platform powering agroprocessing and SME’s in rural Burkina Faso
Cause for celebration in the village of Kouakoualé in Burkina Faso! Last week the inauguration took place of the solarized…
Burkina Faso
Switching from diesel to solar in agroprocessing
The women farmers of Scoop Pengwende cooperative in Basnéré village, Burkina Faso, wanted to replace their broken diesel generator they…
Uganda
40% women in FRES top management positions
Meet the women of FRES! We are proud that 40% of all our top positions are occupied by women. FRES…
Uganda
Sharing experience during the FRES Annual Company Week 2022
The FRES Annual Company Week 2022 this week in Mbarara, Uganda brought together the management teams of our four solar…
Mali
Nanogrid network powering a rural village in Mali
FRES turned on th lights this week in the village of Konina in rural Mali. The local team of Yeelen…
Guinea-Bissau
ALER highlights advantages FRES’ energy-as-a-service model
FRES’ energy-as-a-service model is unique in making premium solar technology accessible and affordable, says ALER – Associação Lusófona de Energias…
Guinea-Bissau
Sharing minigrid operation experience with partners
As a pionier in rural electrification FRES likes to share its lessons learned and best practices with partners in rural…
Mali
Study on impact of minigrids on rural villages in Mali
Between May and July 2021 an impact study has been carried out on two of our mini grid villages in…
Mali
Scaling up access to modern energy services 2014-2021
Between 2104 and 2021 FRES realized nearly 10.000 new energy connections in rural Africa in a project that was granted co-funding…
Guinea-Bissau
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…
Guinea-Bissau
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…
Mali
Electrifying rural villages with nano grids
Hard work is ongoing in the village of Konina in Mali, where the team of Yeelen Kura is digging trenches…
Uganda
Exploring rural electrification with Ugandan Embassy
A delegation of the Uganda Embassy in Brussels honored FRES in November 2021 by visiting to our headoffice in Amsterdam.…
Mali
A decade of minigrid electricity and still going strong
Training local staff to maintain the quality of our solar installations is one of the strengths of FRES. Look at…
Burkina Faso
Nanogrid for business and households in Bobo-Dioulasso
Issa Sawadogo is a shop owner in the suburbs of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, selling yoghurt and cooled drinks. For his…
Mali
Community engagement to bring minigrids to full capacity
Introducing solar electricity in rural villages requires not only financial investments in a minigrid, but also ‘social investments’ in raising…
Mali
From Beleko to Diaramana: Discovering the benefits of solar energy
Green energy brought hope, safety and progress in the two villages of Beleko and Diaramana in rural Mali. In this…
Guinea-Bissau
Shared refrigeration for women vendors powered by nano grids
Bilca João Na Silva approached the FRES Energy Store in Catió, Guinea-Bissau with a plan created by a group of…
Guinea-Bissau
Exploring support for two minigrids in Guinea-Bissau
On Friday 23 July a delegation of FRES Guiné-Bissau and the Ministry of Energy of Guinea-Bissau met with the community…
Uganda
FRES sets industry example with battery recycling
On 20 July 2021 a container of 667 batteries was loaded in Uganda, ready to be recycled. As part of…
Mali
Malian Minister: the challenge to improve rural electrification is enormous
On 8 July 2021, FRES Yeelen Kura organized a workshop with partners and authorities in Bamako, Mali to discuss joining…
Guinea-Bissau
Exploring a sustainable investment in solar water pumping and irrigation
‘Esperanza’, a group of 100 women farmers growing vegetables on plots nearby the rural village of Contuboel requested FRES’ support…
Guinea-Bissau
Tapping into field staff expertise to improve customer service
One of FRES’ strengths is its field staff. Being in daily contact with our customers, they are our best source…
Guinea-Bissau
FRES organizes workshop on accelerating rural electrification in Guinea-Bissau
On 26 June 2021 FRES Guiné-Bissau organized lively workshop in Bissau on accelerating rural electrification in Guinea-Bissau. FRES Guiné-Bissau invited…
Burkina Faso
Strengthening relations with the Dutch embassy network
Being a Dutch foundation, FRES places great value in maintaining strong relations with the embassy network of The Netherlands. On…
Burkina Faso
Tapping into UNCDF expertise for multifunctional platform design
FRES Yeelen Ba partners with United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to develop a solar powered agroprocessing platform for women…
Burkina Faso
Successful workshop in Ouagadougou on joining forces in rural electrification
Burkina Faso aims to double its rural electrification rate by 2025. On 15 June 2021, FRES Yeelen Ba organized a…
Burkina Faso
Tracking progress of developing solar powered agroprocessing centers for cooperatives
FRES partners with Agriterra on decarbonizing farmer cooperatives by introducing solar electricity for their agroproduction activities. The project is run…
Uganda
Evaluating EU investments in solar home systems with field staff in Uganda
FRES Uganda realized over 3500 new solar energy connections for households and small businesses in the southwest of the country,…
Uganda
Series of rural electrification workshops kicked off in Kampala
On 1 June in Kampala, Uganda, we kicked off a series of workshops with partners and authorities in all four…
Mali
Four new minigrids operational in Mali
End of 2020, two brand new solar mini grids in the municipalities of Dogoni and Diéna in southeastern Mali became…
Guinea-Bissau
New battery shipment for replacement and expansion
A shipment of new batteries landed in the port of Bissau and arrived today in Gabú at FRES Guiné-Bissau’s headquarters.…
Uganda
FRES Uganda installs 3700 SHS systems supported by EU
In the first quarter of 2021, FRES Uganda finalized the installation of in total 3700 new solar home systems for…
Guinea-Bissau
Local field staff evaluates EuropeAid project
FRES technicians and field agents installed 2000 new solar home systems for households and small businesses in Guinea-Bissau with support…
Guinea-Bissau
Minigrid satisfaction discussed in Contuboel
Since 2016 FRES operates a solar center in Contibuel, Guinea-Bissau, that provides electricity to households, businesses and village lighting. On…
Guinea-Bissau
FRES Guiné-Bissau launches tailored business solutions
Aharuna Alfecene Sambú opened the doors of his brand-new video hall in Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau in December 2020, powered by FRES…
Guinea-Bissau
Free street lighting for six rural communities in Gabú
FRES Guiné-Bissau donated in total ten light poles to six rural villages in the eastern region Gabú. The villages of…
Uganda
FRES Uganda reaches 55% mobile payments
To reduce costs of cash collection and improve payment rates, FRES Uganda started introducing mobile payments for its customers in…
Mali
EU support results in 2550 new SHS connections
In 2020, Yeelen Kura finalized the installation of in total 2550 new solar home systems for households and small businesses…
Mali
FRES introduces solar water pumping for cooperatives
As part of our broader offering to include productive use of solar electricity, Yeelen Kura added solar water pumping services…
Uganda
Fueling enterprise in refugee settlements
Lying at a sensitive crossroads in East Africa, Uganda hosts 1.4 million refugees, mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
Burkina Faso
EuropeAid support for 500 new SHS connections
s part of a larger contract between FRES and the European Union to realize 11.000 new connections to solar energy…
Burkina Faso
Yeelen Ba moves to pay-as-you-go
In 2019, FRES made a strategic decision to migrate all customer data from Excel, where it had previously been stored,…
Burkina Faso
FRES develops solar-powered shea processing center
In collaboration with Agriterra, FRES and Yeelen Ba are developing a solar-powered shea nut processing center for a women cooperative…
Burkina Faso
Women farmers co-create multifunctional platform
FRES and Yeelen Ba received funding from UNCDF to create a solar powered multifunctional platform in the village of Koukoualé…