MERGED GROUP ANNOUNCEMENT
Starsight Energy and SolarAfrica join forces
Starsight Energy and SolarAfrica merge to become market leaders in renewable energy across Sub-Saharan Africa.
OUR STORY
Unlocking Africa’s energy potential
The merged group is set to become the market leader in providing on-site and offsite renewable energy solutions to commercial and industrial customers throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.
Customers in Eastern, Southern and Western Africa can access our comprehensive mix of cost-effective solutions that provide power security and carbon reduction. These include solar energy, battery storage, wheeling, and energy management.
We have strong representation in each region with teams who know and understand their markets – and are passionate about transforming these markets into green energy hubs.
Why did we embark on this journey? Simple: we want to make renewable energy accessible and affordable for our customers. This merger allows us to take more customers on a green energy journey that solves their power struggles and enables a sustainable future.
COMBINED GROUP STATISTICS
Powering over 800 projects across Sub-Saharan Africa
As a merged group, Starsight Energy and SolarAfrica are positioned to become Africa’s leading green energy solutions provider.
33430+ tons or carbon reduction.
60+ MWh of battery storage.
18930 HP cooling capacity.
375+ MW operating/contracted generating capacity.
520 MW+
Solar power generation
60 MWh+
Battery storage
19,115 HP+
Cooling capacity
360,000 T+
Carbon reduction
GROUP EXECUTIVES
Deep industry experience
The merged group brings together some of the solar industry’s most experienced executives.
Paul van Zijl
Group CEO
Charl Alheit
Group CIO
Max Rieg
Group Commercial Director
Bianca Swanepoel
Head of Group Marketing & Communications
REGIONAL LEADERS
Regional expertise
At the regional level, the merged group’s leadership brings deep local solar knowledge and experience across Southern Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and East Africa.
David McDonald
SolarAfrica CEO
(Southern Africa)
Ladi Sanni
Managing Director, Starsight Energy
(Nigeria)
Emmanuel Ayifa Baah
Managing Director, Starsight Energry (Ghana)
Rupesh Hindocha
Chairman and CEO, Starsight Premier Energy Group (East Africa)
“The supply of renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa is relatively fragmented with several suppliers in the market. This merger is a substantial step for us and will provide a true pan-African platform to deliver clean renewable energy in key economies.”
Paul van Zijl
Group CEO
“We are excited about making a meaningful contribution to power supply on the continent through our on- and off-site solutions. This will help take pressure off national grids which have been under significant strain in many of the core African markets.”
Charl Alheit
Group CIO
SHAREHOLDERS
Investing in innovation
The merger is backed by Helios Investment Partners (“Helios”) and African Infrastructure Investment Managers (“AIIM”), both of which have decades-long track records of bringing investment to African innovation.
SPECIALISED SOFTWARE
Unifii
Unifii is a fully-operational and feature-rich internal application that provides a simplified and streamlined project origination process for solar developers across the merged group.
RESOURCES
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MEDIA
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