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Page 1: Ghana | May-16 | PEG Ghana Solar

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PEG Ghana

Solar

Akua Adu- PEG Ghana Solar

SNV Smart Villages Workshop

Accra, Ghana April 2016

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PEG Solar is:

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• An asset financing

company focused on:

• Solar home systems

• Mobile money-based

financing

• Currently operating in

Ghana

• Expanding to Cote

d’Ivoire in 2016

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– The World Bank estimates

Ghana’s electrification rate at

64%. The rural rate is estimated to

be much lower.

– Customers currently use

kerosene, which is expensive,

unhealthy, dim, and dangerous

– Solar is a solution, but up-front

cost is a major barrier to adoption

The Need Cleaner, Brighter, Safer Power

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– PEG makes solar home

systems affordable by

selling them on credit

– Customers pay a deposit

and then pay for the system

over the course of 1 year

– All payments are made

through mobile money and

sent to a simcard inside the

device

Financing Is the Key

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• PEG’s product

includes:

– 8W Panel

– 2 bright lamps

– Mobile Phone Charger

– Radio with MP3

– Torch

– Coming in mid-2016

Television

The Product: The M-Kopa IV

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– In Ghana, PEG is

integrated with MTN,

Tigo, Airtel, and

Vodafone

– PEG is currently the 4th

largest billpay partner

of MTN Ghana Mobile

Money

Mobile Money:

The Only Way to Pay

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• In a year and a half, PEG is already

the largest Pay As You Go (PAYG)

Solar provider in West Africa, with

nearly 10,000 products sold to

customers in Ghana since

November 2014

• PEG is currently selling ~1,000

products per month and growing

sales by ~20% each month

• PEG’s licensing partner, M-Kopa

Solar, is the largest PAYG Solar

company in the world, with over

300,000 products sold

Growth In Ghana

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Potential for Partnerships

Distribution and Servicing

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• PEG has 28 service centers in 7

regions of Ghana, each with a

sales team based around it.

• PEG products have a 2 year

warranty supported by the

service centers and a 7-day-a-

week call center.

• PEG customers who pay their

loan on time have access to

further loans and free

hospitalization insurance.