Easy Solar and Mikashboks Launch “Save to Buy” Model to Expand Access to Solar Energy in Sierra Leone


Easy Solar and Mikashboks have announced a new partnership aimed at expanding access to renewable energy through an innovative “Save to Buy” solution.

Under the collaboration, customers can acquire Easy Solar home systems and quality appliances through disciplined saving on the Mikashboks platform, without taking on debt. Users select the Easy Solar product they want, make incremental payments via the Mikashboks app, and receive a digital voucher and product delivery once fully funded.

The companies described the model as a shift from credit-led acquisition to savings-based ownership. Easy Solar said the approach reflects its belief that “clean, reliable energy is a right, not a privilege reserved for those who can qualify for credit”. 

Rashidatu Sankoh, Sales and Marketing Lead at Mikashboks, said the partnership gives users “a secure, digital pathway to turn their daily savings into life-changing assets”. She added that it aims to shift “from the anxiety of ‘pay-back’ to the lasting pride of ‘save-to-own’”.

Ben Afrifa, Managing Director of Easy Solar’s PAYGO Business Unit, said the partnership responds to demand from households that are “financially capable, digitally engaged, and deliberate in their choices”. He noted it expands Easy Solar’s addressable customer base and deepens engagement with the savings ecosystem.

The partnership represents a deliberate expansion of Easy Solar’s go-to-market strategy, targeting savings-disciplined, debt-averse households that have historically sat outside the PAYGO funnel. The companies said the model sits at the intersection of Africa’s clean energy transition and the rise of digital financial services, and that both intend to scale it.

Easy Solar distributes solar energy solutions and durable goods across West Africa. Since 2016, the company has served over 720,000 people and established more than 19 shops in Sierra Leone.




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Orange Sierra Leone Launches ‘Pay as You Go’ Energy Solar kits


Orange Energy was launched in June 2020. The idea of orange energy was born out of a survey that was conducted to know the immediate need of our customers particularly in rural areas.

The report shows that people were in dire need of energy to provide basic lighting services and to be able to charge their phones to stay connected to their loved ones & business associates.

Orange Energy allows households without access to energy to buy a solar kit with the money they would have spent on candles and oil lamps. They can buy the solar kit by paying small sums via Orange Money each week or each month (pay as you go).

Our business model is Pay as you Go (PAYG) which means that we sell our solar kits on credit. Customers must make an upfront payment plus at least one month subscription fee to start using the service. Further payments are made on monthly basis for a specified period at the end of which the product becomes free for the customer. During this period if the Solar Kits is faulty, which is not the fault of the customer, orange will either repair or replace the device immediately.

This opportunity comes at a time when there is global clamour for the adoption of clean energy. Orange Energy provides reliable and environmentally friendly energy that meets the environmental requirements without compromising the safety of our customers and the future generation.

Orange energy carters for the needs of both urban and rural families that are not connected to the national grid and provides a solution in the event of load shedding.

For further information please contact all orange facilities across the Country.




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