Acumen Partners With Ikea Foundation To Bring Power to the World’s Poor
We are excited to announce our partnership with IKEA Foundation to expand our work in bringing off-grid energy solutions to the world’s poor. Over the [Read More]
Transforming communities with access to clean, reliable, affordable energy.
Acumen started investing in Energy in 2007 and our work in Energy is now impacting tens of millions of lives. Our companies are leading innovations in hand-held solar power, distributed energy to rural communities, bio-gasification systems, and more. We are truly seeing the impact these multiple energy sources are having on the lives of their customers. In some cases, people have access to light after the sun goes down for the first time ever.
Empowering communities
through electricity and light
Our energy companies are leading innovations in hand-held solar power, distributed energy to rural communities, bio-gasification systems, and more.
$12.8
Million invested
in breakthrough innovations
11
Companies
Providing choice not charity
23.3
Million Lives Impacted
With dignity not dependence
950
Jobs created & supported
improving livelihoods and economies
Acumen’s Energy Portfolio supports solutions that are closing the gap in access to clean, safe, and affordable electricity faced by 1.5 billion and the further 3 billion people who lack access to modern fuels. Access to clean, affordable, energy has tremendous impacts for the poor in areas of education, increased income, environment, and health.
By Region
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SolarNow
A Uganda-based company selling and financing solar home systems
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BURN
BURN produces and distributes highly efficient and affordable cook stoves in East Africa.
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Frontier Markets
Last-mile distribution of affordable energy products in Rajasthan, India.
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BioLite
Innovative design, production and marketing of smokeless, cell-phone charging cookstoves.
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Devergy
Affordable pay-as-you-go energy services for low-income customers in Tanzania
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Nizam Energy
Distributing affordable solar home systems to off-grid customers in Pakistan
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Greenway Grameen Infra
Biomass-based clean cook stoves for rural consumers across India.
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d.light design
High-quality solar lighting solutions for the bottom of the pyramid.
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AKRSP
Community-owned hydro power solutions in rural Pakistan
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SRE Solutions
Affordable, off-grid solar solutions in rural Pakistan
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Avani Bio Energy
Bringing a clean, reliable energy source to northern India.
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Husk Power Systems
Providing rural electrification through bioenergy in Bihar, India.
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M-KOPA
Financing for mini solar home systems in Kenya
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Orb Energy
Affordable off-grid solar home systems.
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Pagatech
Delivering universal access to financial services.
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Acumen News
Acumen Acquires SolarAid’s Off-Grid Energy Research and Impact Division
Acumen, the global social impact organization, announced today its acquisition of the award-winning Research and Impact division of SolarAid, the international nonprofit and leading impact [Read More]
Celebrating the success of d.light
Last week, d.light’s co-founder, Sam Goldman, welcomed President Obama in Nairobi and had the opportunity to share the company’s impact of bringing affordable, clean light [Read More]
Acumen Makes First Cookstove Investment with BURN Manufacturing
Acumen announces its new investment in BURN Manufacturing, a cookstove company that aims to transform the lives of Kenyans with its low-cost, energy-efficient design. Today, [Read More]