PowerGen
Providing solar mini-grids in off-grid areas
- Market
- Kenya
- Sector
- Energy & Water
- Founded
- 2010
https://www.powergen-renewable-energy.com/
Founders
- Aaron Cheng [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaroncheng/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAANobQMBUN3xuNMJtbU0uhCJ7MhY4OD_TP0], Sam Slaughter [https://www.linkedin.com/in/samhslaughter/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAAKn8XAB7-aKu4qwPjhIy29aDy1M4aeScl0], Alastair Smith [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastairdsmith/], Mark Wopicho [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wopicho-24261122/]
Funding history
Sep 2026 · Debt
$5M
Jan 2025 · Venture Round
$55M
Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU), Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), EDFI ElectriFi
Jul 2021 · Debt
$9M
Nov 2019 · Series B
$15M
Shell Foundation, Sumitomo Corporation, DOB Equity, Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), Acumen Fund, Omidyar network, EDFI ElectriFi