About us
“A for-profit company with a non-profit’s soul”
Rwanda
Our 8.5 MW field in the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village increased Rwanda’s electricity generation by 6%.
Georgia, USA
Our 22.5 MW solar field in Glynn County, Georgia has been operational since 2016.
Nigeria
135 MW of installed solar capacity scheduled to start construction in 2018.
Burundi
Our 7.5 MW field in Burundi is slated to begin construction in 2018.
Palestinian Authority
We have received our first licence for a grid-connected solar project in the PA. This 6 MW solar PV project is located in Ramadeen south of Hebron. More projects are awaiting approval.
Kenya
We are developing two grid-scale solar PV plants in Kenya. They are located in Narok and Kwale county.
Liberia
We are developing a 20 MW solar PV field at Mount Coffee. This will be the first PPP in Liberia
South Sudan
South Sudan’s first solar PV project, Gigawatt Global has secured land for a 10 MW field.
Mini-Grids, Burundi
Roughly 88% of Burundians live in rural areas and a mere 1% of them have access to electricity. Our first mini-grid initiative in the Mubuga Village will serve as a pilot-program to be rolled out to communities that need it most. We are also running a solar street lighting program.
Benin
Together with a host of international partners we expect our 10 MW project to greatly enhance Benin’s development prospects
Our Partners
It takes a global village to raise a solar revolution
Our Team
Howie Rodenstein
Weldon Turner
Josef Abramowitz
Dr. Hanna Helena Klein
Chana Abrams
Michael Fichtenberg
Aryeh Green
Misha Nataf
Mandy Efrati
Joel Abrams
Dr. Gershon Baskin
Patrick Nzitunga
Remy Reinstein
Eran Blumberg
Shoshi Harari
Akiva Turner
Nathaniel Johnson
Eli Rapp
Jennifer Posen
Full bios of our entire team can be found here:
NEWS
How Africa’s fastest solar power project is lighting up Rwanda
By David Smith, Rwamagana, Rwanda: The Guardian East African plant is completed in less than a year – creating jobs and setting the country on the path to providing half its population with electricity by 2017 “Arise, shine for your light has come,” reads a sign at the entrance to the first major solar power[…]
Movement in Nigeria’s PV market as PPAs get signed
BY: SAM POTHECARY PV Magazine 05. JULY 2016 Power purchase agreements for as much as 975 MW of solar PV have been signed between Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. and a number of PV developers, one of which plans to develop a total of 1 GW of PV within the country. The agreements have been signed[…]
World’s Youngest Country to Tap Solar Amid Teetering Peace Deal
2016-07-20 11:10:07.503 GMT By Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — Gigawatt Global Cooperatief UA, an Amsterdam-based renewable-energy developer, is working on South Sudan’s first solar project even as the country’s cease-fire teeters. The world’s youngest country, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011, struck a peace deal in August after a two- year civil war. Sitting atop[…]
One Year Later: Solar Activity in Africa Takes Off
East Africa: Spate of New Investments in East Africa’s Solar Energy By Scola Kamau Every day, at her stall where she makes and sells French fries in Kawangware, a low-income estate west of Nairobi, Jane Mmbone charges her solar panel using the sun’s rays. The panel is connected to a battery which transmits energy to[…]
Burundi’s Solar Plans Forge Ahead Despite Political Unrest
By David Smith Tuesday, Oct 6 2015 Mubuga, Burundi — As violence erupts in the capital, plans for the country’s first major solar plant bring hope to thousands whose lives will be transformed by electricity. When entrepreneurs and government ministers signed a deal for the first major solar power plant in Burundi, the future[…]
Power in Africa Award — Photo of the Year
At the inaugural presentation of the EnergyNet Power in Africa Awards at the Africa Energy Forum in Dubai, Gigawatt Global took home first prize for this beautiful sepia shot from the construction of the Rwanda field. Photo by Ido Herman Submitted by Chaim Motzen
Despite Coup Attempt, Burundi Solar Deal Moves Ahead
For information and interviews: Michael Fichtenberg +972-54-976-0092 25-Year Solar Deal Signed in Burundi Bujumbura, May 12 — After a year of development, state-owned utility REGIDESO signed an historic Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Dutch-American developer Gigawatt Global Cooperatief to acquire much-needed electricity for Burundi’s citizens and signed in the presence of Nertherlands’ Ambassador[…]
7.5MW Solar Farm For Burundi
April 3, 2015 Energy Matters Project developer Gigawatt Global has announced the signing of two international grants to build a 7.5 MW solar field in Burundi, a nation where just four per cent of people have access to electricity. The agreement secures nearly one million dollars in funds from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency’s[…]
Gigawatt Global receives grant for solar project in Burundi
Sunday, 12 April 2015 Robin Whitlock Wednesday, 01 April 2015 Solar company Gigawatt Global has signed two international grants for a solar project in Burundi where currently only four percent of the population has residential access to electricity.Gigawatt Global (GWG) is a partner of Power Africa and the Power Africa Beyond the Grid sub-initiative. It[…]
Gigawatt Global shines solar on Burundi
The solar and social development company has secured nearly $1 million in international grants to fund solar development in the southeastern African country, where only 4% of the population has access to electricity. Gigawatt Global, a solar and social development company and a partner of Power Africa and Power Africa’s Beyond the Grid sub-initiative, has[…]