ABOUT SOLAR DEV
Our Focus
Solar Dev aims to finance the “real economy” through the development of solar energy infrastructure in Burkina Faso. We strive to give enterprises access to reliable and inexpensive green source of power to support their energy needs and help “fuel” their development.
Our commitment and vision have been recognized both locally and internationally.
What We Do
We use an integrated financing scheme to give our clients access to domestic and foreign capital in order to fund their solar projects. Solar Dev and its partners take charge of the entire value chain; design, financing and installation all the way to the operation and maintenance of the solar power system. The client company is able to achieve energy cost savings while benefiting from a clean reliable source of energy. Simultaneously, it also help to preserve the environment by reducing their carbon footprint and fossil fuel consumption in favor of green energy.
Technical partners
Tino Solutions
- Tino Solutions is our Ghanaian technical partner, specialists of photovoltaic solar power plant on site installations. They assist us with the operations and maintenance of C&I projects.
Suntrack
- Suntrack is our international technical partner, specialists of photovoltaic solar power plant on site installations. They assist us with the installations of C&I projects.
Alioth System
- Alioth System is a solar specialist in Burkina Faso, they are one of our local technical partners. They assist us with the installations, operations and maintenance of our residential projects.
- Sahelia Solar is our local technical partner, specialists of photovoltaic solar power plant on site installations. They assist us with the operations and maintenance of C&I projects.
Micro Sow
- Micro Sow is the oldest solar specialist in Burkina Faso, they are one of our local technical partners. They assist us with the installations, operations and maintenance of our residential projects.
Financial partners
Ecobank
- Ecobank is our local financial partner that allows us to make our local and international transactions with our partners.
Renewables
- Renewables / DE Energy is our strategic partner. They bring their experience in the sector to help scale the business throughout the region.
Forth Investment
- Forth Investment is our local financial partner we are working with to launch a large-scale solar fund in Burkina Faso to support local and regional funding needs for solar development.
Sinergi Burkina
- Nere Capital (ex Sinergi Burkina) is our local partner with whom we work to raise funds and finance our projects in Burkina Faso to meet our customers' needs.
Strategic partners
Distributed Energy
- Distributed Energy is our strategic partner, they bring their experience in the sector to help scale the business throughout the region.
Get Invest
- Solar Dev was selected by Finance Catalyst, the advisory arm of the GET.invest programme, after going through a rigorous selection process. The Finance Catalyst provides us with technical support for our fund raising journey.
Orange Fab
- Orange FAB selected Solar Dev among the 5 winners of the Orange 2023 startup accelerator program in Burkina Faso. They provide us with advice, training and support us in our development.
Forth Investment
- Forth Investment is our local financial partner we are working with to launch a large-scale solar fund in Burkina Faso to support local and regional funding needs for solar development.
Sinergi Burkina
- Nere Capital (Ex Sinergi Burkina) is our local financial partner we are working with to launch a large-scale solar fund in Burkina Faso to support local and regional funding needs for solar development.
Our awards
Distributed Energy
- Distributed Energy est notre partenaire stratégique, qui nous apporte son expérience du secteur pour nous aider à développer notre activité dans toute la région.
Distributed Energy
- Distributed Energy est notre partenaire stratégique, qui nous apporte son expérience du secteur pour nous aider à développer notre activité dans toute la région.
Distributed Energy
- Distributed Energy est notre partenaire stratégique, qui nous apporte son expérience du secteur pour nous aider à développer notre activité dans toute la région.
Get Invest
- Solar Dev a été sélectionné par Finance Catalyst, l'organe consultatif du programme GET.invest, à l'issue d'un processus de sélection rigoureux. Le Finance Catalyst nous apporte un soutien technique dans notre démarche de levée de fonds.
Our Projects
Project 1 - HARD Group
A Burkinabe company that works within the food industry specializing in the distribution of fish. in order to run their business, they use a network of cold chambers to maintain the fish at temperatures that respect the cold chain.
Our Offer
Solar Dev offered a financing solution for “on-site” photovoltaic solar installation. This allows the client to generate power directly from his roof for direct consumption. This solution has helped the client significantly reduce their consumption.
Project 2 - Les Lauréats
Les Lauréats is a Burkinabè school that offers
courses for children ranging from kindergarten
to 12th grade. To carry out their daily activities, the school campus consumes electricity mainly during the day. The air conditioning running in the
classrooms as well as in the administration offices
contributes to the total consumption of the
campus.
Our Offer
Solar Dev offered an all in one solution for an “on-site” photovoltaic solar installation. This allows the client to generate power directly from his room for direct consumption. This solution helped the client significantly reduce there electricity consumption.
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Our Advisors
Alec
Raia Managing Director - Cauris Finance
Raia Managing Director - Cauris Finance
Job
Zongo Managing Director - Nere Capital (Ex: Sinergi Burkina)
Zongo Managing Director - Nere Capital (Ex: Sinergi Burkina)
Azer
Songnaba CFA - CIO Cauris Finance
Songnaba CFA - CIO Cauris Finance
Landry
Parkouda Managing Partner - Forth Investment
Parkouda Managing Partner - Forth Investment
Ruchir
Punjabi Co-Founder & CEO - Distributed Energy
Punjabi Co-Founder & CEO - Distributed Energy
Alec Raia
Managing Director - Cauris Finance
Fintech and financial inclusion strategy at Mastercard
$3B+ M&A at Goldman Sachs and financial inclusion adjunct at NYU
MBA from the Wharton School; undergraduate degree in Economics from Vassar College
Azer Songnaba
Azer Songnaba, CFA - CIO Cauris Finance
$10B+ of structured finance transactions at Goldman Sachs Credit risk and underwriting of Fintechs and banks at Mastercard
MBA from Columbia Business School; Masters of Science in Finance from the University of Florida; Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Job Zongo
Managing Director - Nere Capital (Ex: Sinergi Burkina)
Fintech and financial inclusion strategy at Mastercard
$3B+ M&A at Goldman Sachs and financial inclusion adjunct at NYU
MBA from the Wharton School; undergraduate degree in Economics from Vassar College