(Ecofin Agency) - German investment firm GreenTec Capital Partners announced it has acquired stakes in WidEnergy Africa Ltd, a women-led Zambian company that distributes solar-powered equipment (lamps, phone chargers…)

This operation is GreenTec’s 7^th investment in Africa and the 2^nd this year. The company targets African companies with growing potential and strong social and environmental impact.

Solar energy is, according to a Feb. 2019 note by French group Institut Montaigne, a promising and quick deployable solution that can help connect the 645 million Africans with no access to energy.

Chamberline Moko