Our Impact

We track the impact of our realized investments
FRES tracks the energy use and impact that each realized investment has on economic development and livelihoods. This informs our investment portfolio and enables us to upgrade or extend installations where needed.

Nanogird
Country Guinea-Bissau
Asset Nanogrid
Donor EU

5 nanogrids for neigboring households and businesses in Guinea-Bissau

In 2021 FRES will install 5 nanogrids in Guinea-Bissau. These are small solar networks that connect up to eight closely…
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Country Mali
Asset Nanogrid
Donor EU

5 nanogrids for neigboring households and businesses in Mali

In 2021 FRES will install 5 nanogrids in Mali. These are small solar networks that connect up to eight closely…
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Country Uganda
Asset Solar Home Systems
Donor EU

650 solar home systems for three refugee settlements

Lying at a sensitive crossroads in East Africa, Uganda hosts 1.4 million refugees, mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
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Country Guinea-Bissau
Asset Solar Home Systems
Donor EU

500 SHS for two new regions in Guinea-Bissau

In 2019 FRES Guiné-Bissau decided to expand its services to two new regions in the southwest of Guinea-Bissau: Quinara and…
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Country Burkina Faso
Asset Nanogrid
Donor EU

5 nanogrids for neigboring households and businesses in Burkina Faso

In 2021 FRES will install 5 nanogrids in Burkina Faso. These are small solar networks that connect up to eight…
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Country Burkina Faso
Asset Multifunctional Platform
Donor UNCDF

Solar agro-processing center for women farmers

FRES and Yeelen Ba received funding from UNCDF to create a solar powered multifunctional platform in the village of Koukoualé…
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Country Burkina Faso
Asset Multifunctional platform
Donor PREO

Solar powered shea processing for women cooperative

In collaboration with Agriterra, FRES and Yeelen Ba are developing a solar-powered shea nut processing center for a women cooperative…
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Country Burkina Faso
Asset Solar Home Systems
Donor EU

500 SHS for households and businesses in Burkina Faso

As part of a larger contract between FRES and the European Union to realize 11.000 new connections to solar energy…
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Country Guinea-Bissau
Asset Minigrid
Donor OFID and EU

Minigrid for 450 households and businesses in Contuboel

In 2016 a new minigrid serving around 450 customers in village of Contuboel was put into service, providing access to…
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Country Mali
Asset Minigrid
Donor EU

Minigrid for 300 households and businesses in Diena

End of 2020 a brand new minigrid serving around 300 customers in village of Diena has put into service, providing…
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Country Mali
Asset Minigrid
Donor EU

Minigrid for 300 households and businesses in Dogoni

In April 2021 a brand new minigrid serving around 300 customers in village of Dogoni was put into service, providing…
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Country Mali
Asset Minigrid
Donor EU

Minigrid for 300 households and businesses in Fakola

In April 2021 a brand new minigrid serving around 300 customers in village of Fakola was put into service, providing…
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Country Mali
Asset Minigrid
Donor EU

Minigrid for 300 households and businesses in Béléko

In April 2021 a brand new minigrid serving around 300 customers in village of Fakola was put into service, providing…
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Country Burkina Faso
Start 2022
Investment € 800.000

Minigrid for 1000 households and businesses in Dérégoué

Dérégoué is the center of a densely populated areas in the Cascade region in Burkina Faso. Traders from various departments…
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Country Uganda
Start 2022
Investment € 2.200.000

Powering rural entrepreneurs climbing energy ladder

To accelerate rural electrification many donors focus on supplying large quantities of solar home systems against the lowest price. This…
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Country Uganda
Start 2022
Investment € 495.000

Solar powered shared space for refugee entrepreneurs

In collaboration with Mercy Corps, FRES Uganda has developed a solar powered shared space concepts for refugee entrepreneurs living the…
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Country Burkina Faso
Start 2021
Investment € 20.000

Solar agro-processing equipment for women cooperatives

Yeelen Ba, FRES Burkina Faso, is in the process of developing two mulfunctional platforms for women cooperatives in the villages…
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Country Mali
Start 2021
Investment € 30.000

Extending village lighting network in Béléko

In April 2021 a new minigrid serving around 300 customers in village of Béléko has been put into service, providing…
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Country Guinea-Bissau
Start Q3-2021
Investment € 7.500

Shared solar refrigeration for women entrepreneurs

Bilca João Na Silva approached the FRES Energy Store in Catió with a plan for a group of women entrepreneurs…
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Country Guinea-Bissau
Start 2021
Investment € 20.000

Teach the teacher with solar electricity

The Centro de Formação in Buba, Guinea-Bissau provides teacher training. In order to be able to provide training at nighttime…
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Solar irrigation in Contuboel
Country Guinea-Bissau
Start 2022
Investment € 200.000

Solar irrigation and agronomy for women farmers in horticulture

Close to the villages of Contuboel where FRES operates a solar minigrid, over 200 women farmers grow vegetables on small…
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