SolarNow attracts $2 million loan facility to accelerate distribution of solar home systems in Uganda SolarNow today announced a new $2 million loan facility from SunFunder. SolarNow is a solar distributor in Uganda that makes solar affordable through a 24-month payment plan. Through this business model, they can ensure that high quality solar be available […]
You can now buy DSTV and GOTV through SolarNow’s partnership with Multichoice! //Call 0800270070/ 0788916000 The announcement which was made at MultiChoice Head Office in Kololo will enable SolarNow agents to distribute MultiChoice hardware for both DStv and GOtv at their points of sale and also allow Ugandan television viewers the convenience and flexibility of […]
SolarNow is now piloting solar powered surface-water pumps for irrigation purposes. This will allow crop yields to increase massively for farmers!
Solar energy is not only sustainable, it is renewable and this means that we will never run out of it. It is about as natural a source of power as it is possible to generate electricity. The creation of solar energy requires little maintenance. Once the solar panels have been installed and are working at […]
The Rural Energy Foundation from the Netherlands offered SolarNow a reward for the perfect partnership and the good work done. The award was handed over by Karel Prinsen and Wil Vleeshouwer to Willem Nolens (MD SolarNow)..
Forbes/Business Willem Nolens’ moment of revelation came when he retreated to a monastery in the Netherlands to study for an exam. “I suddenly realized I had a privileged life and felt the need to do something useful,” he recently told me over breakfast in Nairobi. Today he lives in Uganda and runs SolarNow, a company […]
A new theft proof framing available! Scare thieves. Our solar modules are now hard to steal from outside. Our module feet are designed in such a way that thieves will have a hard time stealing your asset. Update: up till September 2015, no modules have been stolen! 3 reported TRY cases are known, but the […]
The report, ‘Breaking Through: Inclusive Business and the Business Call to Action Today – Mapping Challenges, Progress and the Way Ahead’ reviews BCtA’s membership of 94 inclusive business initiatives, and shows strong evidence of progress made by our members in providing benefits to people at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) while delivering commercial success. […]
Providing a range of modular 50-500 Watt solar home systems and DC appliances through a franchise model to mainly rural customers in Uganda, this investment will enable SolarNow to expand its branch network, further upgrade its Management Information System (MIS), and invest in R&D. Willem Nolens, CEO of SolarNow, says that with this investment, SolarNow […]
Stay Home with SolarNowApril 22, 2020 - 10:03 amAcross our countries of operations, there are proliferating restrictions on travel as we combat the COVID-19 pandemic. We advise our clients to stop all unessential travels. For regular updates please visit this page or our social media channels on: @SolarNowUG and @SolarNowKenya @SolarNow BV @SolarnowBV Uganda Our service centers are temporarily closed in compliance […]