Solar Cooperative Uganda
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Solar Cooperative Uganda

Solar energy for a dairy cooperative in Uganda.
Resumo do investimento
Categoria de impacto
Energia sustentável
Tipo de investimento
Empréstimo
Juro anual
7.5
%
Prazo
60
meses
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Descrição
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Promotor

With more than 8 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, the SolarPipo group is a one-stop-shop partner for solar projects for Uganda’s dairy sector. The company's goal is to unburden the processes of acquiring and installing solar systems for cooling, water pumps, and other productive uses of dairy cooperatives in Uganda.

The funds raised through this campaign will be used to finance a solar energy project at the Baitambogwe Dairy Cooperative in Uganda. The project includes the replacement of a diesel generator by a 15 KVA solar power plant; the acquisition of a 2.000 L milk cooler (voltage 380 V and 1,1KW) powered by solar energy; and the switch to solar energy of a yogurt processing machine currently running on diesel. By recurring to clean energy, the current cost of cooling the milk will decrease, making the energy more affordable to cooperative milk producers.

The Baitambogwe Cooperative started in 2002 as an informal group of small farmers, turning into an association in 2005, with most of its resources being obtained with the support of Heifer International. After this support ended, in 2010, the cooperative subsisted by recurring to membership fees, share capital, animal sales, and milk sales until 2011.

In 2012, the Cooperative was formally funded by 140 members becoming more and more popular among the communities where it operates, over the years.

In 2019, it gained a UGX 20M loan from ECLOF and received a grant of UGX150m from the Private Sector Foundation Uganda.

Currently, with 536 members, the Cooperative’s most relevant product is milk, managing three coolers with a capacity of 80L, 400L, and 1.000L. These freezers are located in the Magamaga town council, being used by milk and yogurt retailers


Qual é o impacto?

This project at the Baitambogwe Dairy Cooperative in Uganda will have a very positive impact on the environment and on the country’s population (on both the producers and the population served by the cooperative).

Environmental Impact

The switch to solar energy will reduce the Cooperative’s diesel consumption by 7.300 liters/year, thus avoiding the emission of 19,3 tons of CO2/year, the equivalent to planting 877 trees.

Social Impact

An estimated 37% of Uganda’s population lives under the poverty threshold of US$1.90 a day. Nevertheless, it is the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa. This project will improve the living conditions of the population served by the cooperative.

  • Better working conditions: by increasing the lighting around the plant with external safety lights, street vendors will manage to work longer hours.
  • Improved children’s health: every year, more than 5.000 people living in Gomba and Mayuge, where the milk is supplied, will benefit from easily available milk with a high nutrition value. This will help tackle children's malnutrition.
  • Greater financial autonomy: the current income earned by milk producers is not enough to give them financial autonomy. The improved energy supply and increased refrigeration capacity will increase the cooperative’s capacity to acquire milk, therefore resulting in an estimated 50 % increase in revenue for its 536 farmers, contributing to their sustainability.
  • More gender equality: the cooperative training for the deployment and use of the solar system will prioritize the 268 women that are cooperative members, therefore supporting women to become decision-makers. Furthermore, 45% of the leadership positions at Baitambogwe Dairy Cooperative are filled by women. Finally, it will also ease the labor burden for the women who currently have to transport milk to distant milk cooling centers.
  • Job generation: by building reliable and sustainable infrastructure, this project will motivate more farmers to take up lucrative dairy businesses in Uganda, hence creating direct and indirect jobs (estimates point to over 1.000). Technical jobs will also be created in the solar sector to trained technicians and local people who will be trained to operate and maintain the solar plants.

Indicadores de impacto

19300
Kg
CO2 avoided per year
14200
KWh
clean energy
1000
jobs
created by our projects
5536
people
impacted

Contribuição para os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável

Sobre o promotor

About
SolarPipo Finance B.V.

Fundada em 2017, a SolarPipo BV é uma empresa holding Holandesa, com sede em Amsterdão. Os seus acionistas são Ugandeses e duas empresas holandesas - Rockstart BV e Beehaeve. A empresa criou a subsidiária SolarPipo Finance BV que detém a totalidade da SolarPipo Finance Limited no Uganda para gerir os recursos financeiros do grupo. A SolarPipo Finance Limited é responsável por contratar diretamente com as cooperativas leiteiras.

O principal objetivo do grupo é facilitar o acesso a energias renováveis ao setor dos laticínios no país. Para o fazer, a empresa fornece alternativas de energia limpa a geradores de gasóleo que são fiáveis e eficientes em termos de custos aos seus clientes, tipicamente cooperativas leiteiras e agricultores. Os seus serviços respondem a toda a cadeia de valor: do financiamento, ao desenho e instalação das centrais de energia solar, à assistência técnica e manutenção dos equipamentos instalados.

A equipa conhece os desafios de levar energia limpa e eficiente a pequenas e médias empresas em África e estão comprometidos com a resolução destes desafios.

Os acionistas holandeses, que detêm a maioria das ações da SolarPipo Finance BV, têm uma experiência combinada de 60 anos na empresa Rockstart, tendo um vasto conhecimento em smart energy, ventures e start-ups.

As cooperativas de produtores de leite são um sector empresarial crescente e importante (10% da economia) assim como a indústria de processamento de leite e o transporte do leite arrefecido desde os agricultores até aos processadores. Normalmente, os arrefecedores de leite recorrem a geradores a gasóleo que consomem quantidades consideráveis de combustível. A SolarPipo identificou uma lista de 7 produtores de leite que pretendem com urgência deixar de utilizar geradores a gasóleo. Além disso, existem pelo menos 100 cooperativas na lista de potenciais clientes, para além de outros intervenientes na cadeia de valor do sector leiteiro.

Website do promotor

https://www.solarpipo.com/

Equipa

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Mínimo

4800000

Objetivo

4800000

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Project location
Uganda
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