Corporate Profile · 2023
Integrating sun-first infrastructure across businesses, farms and communities — from financing to servicing.
Clean energy for development
We're blessed with far more hours of bright sunshine than any other continent. Stored, that solar energy would equal around 60 million terawatt-hours a year.
Africans — unlike anyone else on the planet — can rely 100% on solar almost everywhere, without backup from large-scale grids or fossil-fuelled generators. Solar is more reliable, and cheaper than legacy power even within the first three years. So, what are we waiting for?
The name "Japtini"
We take responsibility for what is ours
From the Ogbia language of the Central Delta, Nigeria — denoting stewardship and care.
Solar enlightenment
We see solar as the primary source of energy for ordinary people and their communities — farmers, teachers, hospital workers, households. We deliver the whole chain, from technical scoping to long-term servicing.
Funding arranged with banks at competitive rates
Scoping the right system for each site
Decentralised solar, installed to last
Local capacity to run and maintain
Ongoing care across the asset's life
Leapfrogging infrastructure
60% of our people have no access to electricity. Gas and diesel are scarce and expensive.
What we do have in great abundance is sunshine — so this is the obvious starting point.
The model
We work with banks and financial institutions to provide funding on a for-profit basis. No concessional finance required — because properly organised solar is simply the cheapest source of power.
Higher, more reliable output from lower-cost solar power — quantified for each business.
The proposition goes to our network of banks to compete for lending at the best possible rates.
Cost savings and improved yields for the enterprise; above-market returns for our stakeholders.
Productive power
Solar-powered irrigation that lifts yields season after season.
Clean cooking and reliable lighting after dark.
Computers and connected classrooms, powered by the sun.
Machinery that runs without diesel or grid outages.
Dependable energy for medical devices and cold chains.
Always-on power for the work of growing enterprises.
What we deliver
Lease-to-own Pay-As-You-Go and outright sales of decentralised solar — panels, lighting, water pumps and batteries — distributed and installed.
Financing for the equipment that turns sunlight into income — irrigation, processing, cold storage and more.
Self-sufficient renewable mini-grids that bring reliable power to whole communities.
Light on the wallet
Over ten years, a typical grid-plus-diesel system costs more than double a solar one — and a solar system carries all its fuel upfront, for a 25+ year lifespan.
Nigeria needs 19.8 million additional connections for universal electrification — and solar micro-grids are the least-cost technology for 8.9 million of them. Under our five-year plan, Japtini Energy will provide 5% of those connections.
Why is power so expensive here? It comes down to economies of scale — communities often organise their own supply, making legacy energy far costlier than in the developed world.
Energy to impact
Affordable, reliable power is critical to health, education and useful employment. All of our energy is focused on sustainably driving economic growth and essential services — and empowering young women as stakeholders in the sector.
Benefiting over 2 million people
Supplied with affordable clean energy
Self-sufficient and community-scale
Solar irrigation, processing & cold storage
Plus 300+ schools electrified
Diesel & gasoline taken out of service
Cleaner air across communities
High-value direct & indirect roles
Enabling Africa Rising
Integrated network
Each provider supports businesses to increase output, and together they let Japtini Energy optimise services for African enterprises. We build dynamic partnerships for mutual problem-solving across:
Meet the people
Chief Executive Officer
Group Managing Director
Head of Operations
Regional Business Manager
South-SouthRegional Business Manager
South West