Comment: @Bkissin, I have not done a source evaluation but yes the COI here is quite overt, for a backstory look at this. I probably would not accept until a proper COI is disclosed. If the organization is actively contracting this work out or COI editors are just scamming the organization I can’t tell. Celestina007 (talk) 17:05, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
- Comment: Seems OK to accept for me. The Quartz, BBC, Guardian (Nigeria) and Government sources meet GNG for me. Celestina007, does it seem like there is any COI editing going on here, or is this good to accept? Bkissin (talk) 15:12, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
Arnergy Solar Limited is an international solar company which is based in Nigeria.[1][2]
The company was founded in 2013 by Femi Adeyemo who is also the incumbent chief executive officer of the company.[3][4]
Arnergy provides renewable energy systems which combine solar power with storage solutions and proprietary remote management systems to resolve issues related to intermittency and grid unreliability.[5]
Since its foundation, Arnergy has delivered over 3MW of installed capacity and over 9MWh of storage capacity to business and residential clients across Nigeria.[6]
History
The company was founded in 2013 by Femi Adeyemo.[7] Adeyemo decided to start the business after seeing how the Middle East was using solar energy to power telecom towers.[8]
The mission of the organization is to deliver energy solutions for productive use, deploying products, services & systems to power businesses[9] and the company provides solar power systems to homes and businesses with a special focus on businesses in the hospitality, education, financial, agriculture and healthcare sectors.[10]
In July 2015, Arnergy secured funding from Nigeria’s Bank of Industry to provide rural communities with off-grid solar systems.[11] The project was in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).[12]
In December 2015, the Solar Nigeria Programme, an initiative of the United Kingdom’s Government Department For International Development (DfID), implemented by Adam Smith International (ASI) awarded Arnergy a 100,000 Pounds (US$146,000) grant to expand operations in Northern Nigeria.[13][14]
In June 2019, the company announced that it raised $9 Million in a Series A round of funding led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund), ElectriFI and All On.[15] The new capital is intended to fuel commercial growth towards providing energy reliability to customers particularly SMEs and economic clusters in healthcare, education and hospitality sectors.[16][17] The CEO explained that the company aims to use the funds to power more than 35,000 SMEs in Nigeria by 2023.[18]
In December 2020, Arnergy signed an MOU with the Federal Government of Nigeria to deploy $9 million to provide solar energy to 20,000 micro, small and medium businesses as well as underserved households, schools, hospitals among others, in rural communities across the country.[19]
Services and Products
Arnergy offers remote monitoring and predictive maintenance services, done with their tracking software.[20] It also distributes products like inverters, batteries, charge controllers and solar panels.[20]
Arnergy provides solutions for power supply problems in modular form such as Arnergy 5000X, Arnergy 5000, and Arnergy 10000. It also designs and sells solar micro-grid and rooftop solutions for small and medium businesses and communities.[21]
The company also provides a lease-to-own service with free maintenance in up to 36 months installments. The company also provides a subscription model service that is available only for small and medium businesses. During the subscription service period, the company provides free maintenance services on their inverters.[20]
Awards
Gold Award category of the tenth edition of Africa Brand Awards, awarded for its contributions to development in the solar energy sector in Nigeria.[22]