The off-grid solar power and appliance provider secured funding in a series B round backed by Shell and existing investor Novastar Ventures.
Uganda-based off-grid solar system provider SolarNow has raised $9m in series B funding from investors including petroleum supplier Shell and venture catalyst firm Novastar Ventures.
Founded in the Netherlands in 2011, SolarNow supplies small-scale solar systems and solar-powered appliances for homes, farms and small businesses not connected to larger electrical grids. It has 46 branches across Uganda and also has branches in neighbouring Kenya.
Brian Davis, Shell’s vice-president of integrated energy solutions for new energies, said: “We are impressed by…
