In the recent years, a lot have changed in the renewable energy sector in East Africa. But questions remain: Are we missing out of the renewable energy revolution? Is the current model sustainable? Do we need to change government policies?

A lot have changed in the renewable sector since African Renewable Energy Distributor (ARED) founder, Henri Nyakarundi, first moved back in East Africa in 2013, after studying computer science in the USA. The questions remain: Are we missing out of the renewable energy revolution? Is the current model sustainable? Do we need to change government policies? African Renewable Energy Distributor (ARED) is a hard-tech company based in Rwanda and Uganda which developed a business-in-a-box solar kiosk that offers customers phone charging and airtime top-up services, wifi, an intranet with free digital content and a Bluetooth printer. ARED leases the kiosks out through a franchise model.