Enlit Africa 2023 Programme

Satarem America Inc, Mauritania ($300M+) 

The project aims to construct a fully decarbonized cement plant in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, aligned with the Paris Agreement and COP 28 goals. It will utilize 50% green hydrogen and 50% waste to power the kiln burner, with hydrogen produced from PEM electrolyzers using underground water, solar, and wind energy. The plant’s capacity will be 1,000,000 tons per year, with green hydrogen production of 23 tons per day. A 5-day storage system will ensure continuous supply during periods of low wind and sunlight. Additionally, oxygen will enable oxy-fuel combustion, and CCUS technology will be implemented post-construction to recycle CO2 for methanol production 

Quispiam Renewable Energy (+$300M)

The project aims to create a sustainable waste management system in Ekurhuleni by implementing a waste-to-energy (WTE) solution. In this approach, waste is converted into energy, reducing landfill volume and producing stable residues. Given the variable nature of municipal solid waste (MSW), WTE offers a flexible and proven solution. By generating energy from waste, the project not only addresses waste disposal challenges but also promotes renewable resource utilization. Through this initiative, Ekurhuleni seeks to enhance environmental sustainability, drive economic growth, and improve residents’ quality of life.

Dreamworks Haven Investments – Green Hydrogen (+$100M)

The project is separated into two phases:
Phase 1: which is expected to commence operation in 2026 and will assess specifically hydrogen production and compression specifically for Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDVs); and
Phase 2: which is expected to commence operation close to 2030 and will assess hydrogen for use in furnaces, as ammonia for direct or as an energy carrier, and the use of the ammonia for fertilizer production.

KiliEnergy, South Africa ($5 000 000 first phase – $300M second phase) 

The project intends to democratise clean energy by bringing along marginalised communities by using LPG as an alternative cooking energy to elevate grid strain. It will further rollout off grid solar or micro grids for the indigent households to move off grid through the use of IoT enabled cylinders abs solar panels to collect carbon savings data points at a household level. The carbon credits to be traded at the JSE Carbon Ventures Market with some of the funds invested in community trust for community development.

ESC, Mauritius ($26M)

We have a PPA for installing 2500 Mw of Gravity Induced Hydro (GIH) GIH is a renewable closed loop system that works 24/7/365 Cassette based turbines that does not use a dam or a river and has zero emissions or waste. It is 300% more cost efficient than solar or wind As a baseload it does not utilizes storage and balances the grid.

PAYGO Solar Energy ($26M)

PAYGO Solar offers a prepaid energy solution tailored for residential estates and complexes. Our approach involves transitioning the entire complex off-grid, allowing residents to directly purchase solar energy on a prepaid basis. This eliminates load shedding for them while empowering the body corporate to generate additional revenue from selling off-grid energy to their residents.

Syncon  Energies, South Africa

Syncon Energies proposes a 50 MWp solar farm in George, harnessing optimal solar energy for the local network. By 2025, it aims to connect to the existing George Municipality grid, ensuring costs remain below Eskom’s Megaflex tariffs. Seeking support, endorsement, and technical collaboration, Syncon’s initial funding commitment transitions ownership to the municipality gradually.

SeaH4, South Africa

SeaH4 will farm seaweed along desert shores in land based ponds, to create biomass, which it turns into biogas via anaerobic digestion. The subsequent biogas is cleaned and then split into CH4( methane ) and CO2. The waste of the biogas is circled back into the ponds as fertiliser. The methane is liquefied into bioLNG as fuel for ships and the CO2 will serve as clean carbon molecule in the synthetisation with green hydrogen into e-methanol.

Evolve, South Africa 

Evolve will be launching its Pilot Project for a Virtual Power Plant operating in the city of Cape Town municipal grid network. This VPP will aggregate hundreds of distributed energy resources in the form of batteries, rooftop solar and other and have intelligent algorithms controlling their dispatch to serve as generation sources, or control their demand to mitigate load on the grid. Through this VPP setup services such as critical backup or load mitigation can be provided to commercial customers aswell as later on ancillary services for the municipal grid.

S Mile Solutions, South Africa 

The start-up, based in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, provides smart, small-scale and off-grid infrastructure solutions that are mounted on pick-up trucks, thereby enabling companies and institutions to access rural and remote communities with their services and products.
The aim of Smart Last Mile Solutions, (“S Mile”, for short), is to enable infrastructure-based services along the last mile and, to improve the living conditions and prospects of remote communities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Keetmanshoop MSB

Keetmanshoop, a vibrant town in Namibia, envisions a future powered by sustainable energy. However, the realization of this vision faces a significant obstacle: limited financial resources. In response, the Keetmanshoop Municipal Service Board (MSB) is pioneering a groundbreaking initiative – the Modified Single Buyer (MSB) model.
The Keetmanshoop MSB project aims to leverage solar energy to meet the town’s power needs while navigating budgetary constraints. Unlike traditional models reliant on large-scale investment, the MSB model adopts a more flexible and community-centered approach. By aggregating demand and collaborating with local stakeholders, the MSB negotiates favorable terms with solar energy providers, maximizing cost-efficiency.

Millenium Engineers, Kenya 

The project aims to modernize the low-income sardine fishing industry in Lake Victoria by replacing outdated practices with climate-adaptive technologies. Solar-powered fishing lamps and drying facilities are introduced to replace pressurized kerosene lamps and unhygienic drying methods. This transition not only provides sustainable alternatives but also reduces reliance on environmentally harmful practices. Key achievements include the distribution of 1000 efficient solar fishing lamps, co-designed with local fishers and attached to recycled plastic flotillas, as well as the establishment of five state-of-the-art solar drying facilities capable of processing 1.2 tons of sardines per day while using 70% less land space. 

Microcare Energy, South Africa  

Microcare has developed and designed a Modular Mini-Grid Solution to meet any single or three-phase mini-grid requirement from 30kW up to 1MW. Ideal for Containerised EBoP (Electrical Balance of Plant) and ESS  (Energy Storage Systems), this locally manufactured product is the perfect solution for your energy requirements.  This unique solution is rated in kW not KVA for maximum power, giving all the advantages of a parallel system (redundancy, being modular) without any of the disadvantages of a traditional parallel system (complicated installation, design, programming, unbalanced systems, slow changeover, load distribution throughout the Inverters, difficult DC wiring). 

Impact Free Water, South Africa 

Welcome to IFW, merging innovation and sustainability with our WEROP technology—a cutting-edge solution using ocean waves for seawater desalination, power production, and sea-farming. Ideal for island communities, WEROP is modular, perpetual, immune to island water table changes, and excels in remote operations, offering a game-changing, reliable, and sustainable solution. 

E-waste Africa, South Africa 

End-of-life (EOL) solar panels are quickly becoming a major issue, as they have little intrinsic value and therefore cost money to recycle. At the same time, many EOL solar panels can have their life extended through simple repairs. These can then be sold for reuse. EWaste Africa has developed processes for the repair of solar panels, as well as to recycle them once they can no longer be repaired. The solar panel triage facility will be developed to enable the testing of the panels, and thereafter the repair and resale or the recycling to all happen under one roof.

Reheat Africa, South Africa

Reheat Africa offers Photovoltaic heating controllers and systems that connects PV directly to heating elements for water and space heating and cooking, substituting fossil fuels and generating cost savings for customers.

EWI2 (Pty) Ltd ($7 000 000)

The H2U Processing Machine is a game-changer in green technology, pioneering the conversion of waste plastic into clean hydrogen fuel.  
Through patented thermal and catalytic processes, it efficiently breaks down plastic molecules, producing high-purity hydrogen devoid of impurities. This scalable and modular solution offers a sustainable pathway for waste management while advancing the transition to renewable energy sources. Embracing the circular economy, the H2U Processing Machine not only tackles plastic pollution but also contributes to combating climate change by providing a viable alternative to fossil fuels. 

Windsohy, South Africa ($10 000 000) 

Combining Siemens’ cutting-edge H2 Combustion Chamber with a 300MW green hydrogen facility, this solution offers unmatched energy storage capacity of 12-100 hours. It provides ancillary services, ensuring grid stability, while delivering competitively priced green hydrogen and electricity, undercutting natural gas and coal. Operating with zero carbon emissions, it represents a significant step towards sustainable energy storage and generation.