Installer of solar street lights and small energy systems in Africa
Akon Lighting Africa
Mission statement
Providing Africans with access to electricity
Type of project
Non Commercial
Location
Nations in Africa
Owner
Akon
Founder
Akon
Established
February 2014
Funding
China Jiangsu International Economic And Technical Cooperation Group[1]
Status
Active
Akon Lighting Africa is a project started in 2014 by music artist Akon with Samba Bathily and Thione Niang which aims to provide electricity by solar energy in Africa.[2][3][4] Their initial technique is to install solar street lights and small energy systems.[5]
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