Sustainable, affordable energy to empower communities at scale
Distributed renewable energy solutions in Africa
About ARC Power
Who are we?
ARC Power provides Affordable, Reliable and Clean solar electricity to communities across Sub-Sarahan Africa. We pre-finance, design and construct large scale national grid extension networks and both off-grid and grid-tied AC power generation systems (ARCs) to provide first-time energy access at scale.
ARC Power is redefining the nature of energy provision and the relationship between energy companies and national energy providers, leveraging proven expertise to rapidly deploy high quality 'first-time' energy while complimenting national grid expansion, grid stability and the clean energy mix.
ARC Power was awarded the Queen's Award for Sustainable Development in 2022, the Energy Globe Award in 2023 and has been shortlisted for the Financial Times/World Bank Africa Sustainable Futures Award in 2024, in recognition of the impact of the Company's developments to date.
Empowering communities through affordable, reliable and clean power.
Our mission
We aim to build a pan-African clean utility company. We work with communities, building trust through our long-term commitment to equality - offering fair access to our service for all. We install power sockets and lighting fixtures to our customers for free and our Pay-As-You-Go unit fee model is inclusive and open to all. ARC Power customers can top-up their electricity account at any time using basic mobile phones.
ARC Power signs ground breaking Strategic Power Partnership in Rwanda
London, UK – June 6, 2023 - ARC Power, a leading British renewable energy developer, is proud to announce the signing of a momentous Strategic Power Partnership with the Government of Rwanda. This historic collaboration marks the first-of-its-kind initiative, where ARC Power will work hand in hand with the government to develop the grid extension and deploy grid-tied solar generation units across Rwanda, with the aim of providing electricity to at least 40,000 households, schools and health centres for the first time and enhancing the country's clean energy mix.
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ARC Power Strategic Power Partnership secures funding in Rwanda
ARC Power is proud to announce a significant equity investment of US$10 million from Oikocredit and Triodos Investment Management (Triodos IM), two prominent international impact investors. This strategic funding will enable ARC Power to accelerate its mission of providing grid-connected clean energy access to over 100,000 people across Rwanda, in the first phase, representing more than 30,000 households who will receive access to power for the first time.
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ARC Power wins the Energy Globe Award
ARC Power won the Energy Globe Award at a brilliant event in Vienna. ARC Power was selected from more than 3,000 companies, across 180 countries in recognition of its contribution towards sustainable development and innovation in the clean energy sector.
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ARC Power wins a Queen’s Award for Enterprise
ARC Power has been honoured with a Queen's Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development.
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