Public Funding for Gommyr Power Networks Limited

Gommyr has pioneered a transformative approach to renewable energy access through the development of integrated, productive-use focused microgrid business models and technologies, supported by the Innovate UK Energy Catalyst program. Our innovation lies in combining on-site renewable solar-battery systems with large productive loads (agri-processing, water, and cold chain) to foster economic growth in underserved communities while enhancing the microgrid project economics. Our microgrids deliver reliable energy and combine critical services such as water treatment, telecommunications, security, and cooling. These services are bundled and offered to companies, small businesses, and entrepreneurs who require dependable energy and infrastructure to thrive. Our initial pilots in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo have demonstrated the viability and impact of our approach in challenging market environments. We are poised for the next growth phase, aiming to replicate and scale our projects in these countries and expand into Mozambique. Our model not only provides a sustainable energy solution but also serves as a catalyst for green growth in the communities we serve. The focal point of this project is to leverage external support and expertise to overcome our primary barrier: accessing capital for the implementation of projects. We aim to prepare for and secure financing for a critical portfolio of projects essential for our expansion. We are targeting two financing streams: 1 -- Portfolio financing to enable multiple project deployment (focus on concessional debt and risk capital) 2 -- Sale of environmental attributes (renewable energy certificates, carbon credits, etc) and pre-financing of this cashflow -- this generates cashflows which can cover up to 1/3 of a project equity requirement. Through this commercialisation support project, we seek to engage experts who can contribute to overcoming the challenges of financing for scaling our integrated green microgrid solutions. This project represents a pivotal step in our mission to grow and replicate to bring significant impacts to clients in our target markets.

GoHubs Mozambique is a transformative network of solar-battery microgrid hubs serving the artisanal fishing sector in coastal communities of Mozambique. The primary objective of GoHubs is to provide smart reliable renewable energy solutions, infrastructure and equipment to unlock market access, reduce fish losses, and bolster the local fishing sector. The artisanal fishing industry plays a crucial role in Mozambique, accounting for 90% of the total catch and with over 15% of households depending on it for their livelihoods. However, inadequate energy and transport infrastructure in coastal areas restrict the availability of resources such as ice, cold storage, and access to non-local markets. These limitations lead to significant fish losses and reduced incomes within the sector. To address these challenges and create new opportunities, GoHubs introduces a pioneering business model that combines significant technological and commercial innovations. From a technical perspective, GoHubs integrates energy-intensive operations like ice production, cold storage, water pumping, and electric refrigerated transport into an integrated hub, powered by an on-site solar-battery microgrid. Smart control and load management system, ensures a reliable and efficient power supply and optimises across the critical loads. The entire systems is also integrated onto a single monitoring platform to simplify operations. From a commercial standpoint, this bundling approach ensures that a continuous reliable cold chain from boat to market is effectively and sustainably established. Furthermore, this strategy facilitates economies of scale, resulting in lower unit costs for ice and services. GoHubs not only sells ice and cold storage services but also supports the trading of local fish, providing electric refrigerated transport to larger markets. The business model also enhances resilience by diversifying revenue streams, and by including electric vehicle charging reduces the impact of volatile fossil fuel costs on transportation. By providing ice and services instead of selling energy units, GoHubs mitigates the uncertainty associated with the current regulatory environment. GoHubs is a pilot deployment in Inhambane Province on a public-private partnership model with a community fish market. GoHubs expects to improve the livelihoods of the fishing sector workers and the broader community through improved catch quality, better and reliable market access, and reduced losses and wastage and replicate the model across Mozambique and other countries where renewable and reliable cold chain can unlock green growth.

The eStreet pilot is a microgrid-powered business park serving the off-grid city of Mbandaka, DRC. eStreet provides cost-effective, high reliability "microgrid-as-a-service" offering, where industrial and commercial businesses have access to a fully-serviced business facility with: * Access to renewable power * High-quality uninterrupted power supply during operating hours (24/7 supply also available) * Filtered potable water * Modern sanitation * 24/7 site security and maintenance * Maximum fuel and cost savings * Limited environmental impact The eStreet is an integrated business service offering that uses the on-site solar-battery microgrid to provide critical business services to eStreet clients. The eStreet microgrid is based on solar photovoltaic power generation and includes lithium-ion battery storage as well as the use of ice and cold rooms as thermal storage. As an autonomous system offering a fully integrated service, the eStreet aggregates demand to achieve scale, minimise costs, and support a permanent operating team which will make the eStreet financially sustainable and deliver significant development benefits to the community. eStreet enables businesses, public services and NGOs to operate in under-served communities, fostering impactful development in trade, small industry, education and health services.

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eStreet is a transformative renewable-microgrid powered business zone for off-grid and poor-grid communities in Africa. eStreet provides professional business premises with all key business services including reliable power, clean water, communications, maintenance and security to enable businesses to succeed in underserved off-grid communities. eStreet is based on a robust solar-battery microgrid energy system located on-site that delivers high-quality and reliable power for productive use.