Bboxx is a next generation utility, transforming lives and unlocking potential through access to energy.
Bboxx is generating impact by improving customers’ quality of life through provision of affordable, clean and reliable energy solutions. Today, we offer pay-as-you-go solar power. Our aim is to expand rapidly to provide other modern utility services, such as cooking, internet access and water. We are constantly searching and realising innovative solutions to provide the best value services to our customers. At the heart of Bboxx is our pioneering management platform, called Bboxx Pulse®, which continuously collects data and insights, enabling us to provide our services to previously unreachable populations. Bboxx has installed more than 350,000 solar home systems, with a strong presence in Rwanda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo. Bboxx have over 800 employees across 9 global offices Rwanda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo, with its head office in the UK and its manufacturing operations based in China.
Today, more than 1,000,000 people benefit from our clean, reliable and affordable electricity. Bboxx directly contribute to 10 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a sizeable impact on reducing inequalities.
With a strong presence globally in 11 countries in Africa and Asia, Bboxx is scaling rapidly by forging strategic partnerships with investors, governments, telecommunication firms and energy majors. The scale of the challenge is huge. 800 million people globally live without access to electricity. This is also the size of the opportunity. But the provision of electricity is the entry point as it creates demand in other areas such as gas, water, internet, finance, white goods a demand which the company also seeks to meet.
Bboxx is generating impact by improving customers’ quality of life through provision of affordable, clean and reliable energy solutions. Today, we offer pay-as-you-go solar power. Our aim is to expand rapidly to provide other modern utility services, such as cooking, internet access and water. We are constantly searching and realising innovative solutions to provide the best value services to our customers. At the heart of Bboxx is our pioneering management platform, called Bboxx Pulse®, which continuously collects data and insights, enabling us to provide our services to previously unreachable populations. Bboxx has installed more than 350,000 solar home systems, with a strong presence in Rwanda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo. Bboxx have over 800 employees across 9 global offices Rwanda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo, with its head office in the UK and its manufacturing operations based in China.
Today, more than 1,000,000 people benefit from our clean, reliable and affordable electricity. Bboxx directly contribute to 10 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a sizeable impact on reducing inequalities.
With a strong presence globally in 11 countries in Africa and Asia, Bboxx is scaling rapidly by forging strategic partnerships with investors, governments, telecommunication firms and energy majors. The scale of the challenge is huge. 800 million people globally live without access to electricity. This is also the size of the opportunity. But the provision of electricity is the entry point as it creates demand in other areas such as gas, water, internet, finance, white goods a demand which the company also seeks to meet.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Phone: +44 20 8987 3195
Founded date: 2010
Investors 3
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.08.2025 | ‘Ghana is open for business—if you have guts, insight, and a long-term mindset’ – Amma Gyampo | In April 2025, Ghana became the first African country to legally mandate a minimum allocation of private capital from local pension funds to domestic private equity and venture capital firms. While other African countries have caps, Ghana’s... |
| 04.06.2025 | Rwanda: Connecting At the Roots - How MTN Is Building a More Inclusive Digital Future Through Its Annual Staff-Led Initiative Y'ello Care | In a world rapidly moving forward with digital innovation, it's easy to overlook those who are still trying to catch up, not by choice, but because of barriers beyond their control. At MTN, we try not to forget. Each June, through 21 Days o... |
| 26.06.2022 | Mixing It: As Part Of London Climate Action Week, Reset Connect Provides A Forum For Founders To Make Connections | Duncan Reid of Reset Connect is bringing businesses together for London Climate Action Week Reser Connect |
| 27.04.2022 | Bboxx reportedly acquires Ghana’s PEG Africa and pushes valuation to $300m+ | Bboxx, a London-headquartered cleantech startup that provides clean energy in Africa, has reportedly acquired PEG Africa, another cleantech startup based in Accra, in a deal that pushes its valuation to well over $300 million, according to ... |
| 27.04.2022 | Bboxx reportedly acquires Ghana’s PEG Africa for $200 million | Bboxx, a London-headquartered cleantech startup that provides clean energy in Africa, has reportedly acquired PEG Africa, another cleantech startup based in Accra, in a deal worth $200 million, according to 2 insiders close to the story. Th... |
| 17.03.2022 | Daily News Wrap-Up: PLI for the Auto Sector to Accelerate Investments for EVs | Arjun Joshi Arjun Joshi is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, he worked as a technical writer for enterprise resource software companies based in India and abroad. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Psychology... |
| 31.01.2022 | Funding and M&A Roundup: Israeli Battery Technology Company Addionics Raises $27 Million | Staff |
| 01.10.2021 | Bboxx Announces an MoU with Government of Togo to Sell Smartphones in the Country | Bboxx, a next-generation utility, and the Government of Togo, represented by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation, have announced the first ever Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) to sell smartphones in Togo on “Pay-A... |