Africa-Press – Tanzania. ENGIE Mobisol UK Limited, which is the pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) solar industry, has changed its flagship commercial brand Mobisol to MySol following the acquisition of solar energy providers Mobisol and Fenix International by ENGIE.
ENGIE is the world’s largest independent electricity producer as part of an ambition to expand its footprint in Africa.
Managing Director of ENGIE Mobisol, Godfrey Mugambi said with the rebranding the company is poised not only to bridge the gap in access to electricity in Tanzania but also actively contribute to the expansion of the off-grid electrification.
“So far, we have had great success by impacting the lives of over 600,000 Tanzanians from 120,000+ households and we have an ambitious growth plan to scale faster and wider across the country allowing us to bring our clean, reliable, and affordable energy to the people over the next five years,” he said.
The event held in Arusha over the weekend attracted industry players, including government functionaries, energy sector regulators, industry leaders, financial, technical, distribution partners and a host of other stakeholders.
He added that ENGIE is determined to make an impactful contribution to the economy by providing solutions to development in key sectors including agriculture through affordable solar water pumps for irrigation as well as solar for industrial use.
Officially launched by the Arusha Regional Commissioner, John Mongella, the event was also attended by the ENGIE Energy Access Global CEO Gillian-Alexandre Huart.
The RC said the move should complement the government efforts in increasing energy access. “We expect an increased capacity to provide increased end-to-end off-grid energy solutions.”
“The government’s ambition is to provide universal access to electricity, therefore, this is an opportunity to take on this demand need and support the electrification ambition by continuing to invest in an off-grid solar initiative,”
The RC applauded the innovative payment model of PayGo that supports households by easing payment for these systems as they receive their electricity needs.
He said the government also appreciates the impact ENGIE has had on the economy considering that there are several direct and indirect jobs created.
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