Our Partners
The foundation strives to find Implementing Partners that meet the following criteria:
Mission driven companies, that prioritise the customers/end-users.
Target customers are in emerging markets with limited access to energy and financial resources that require micro-loans.
Distributing technology that has measurable impact that will be reported to SDG ACE annually.
Partner has extensive data collection and monitoring + evaluation experience as well as the systems/processes in place to manage the data required.
Partner does not risk damaging the good reputation of SDG ACE and has no record of illegal or questionable activities.
Our next cycle for expressions of interest to become a partner will be opened in Q2 2023.
The SDG ACE foundation already works in close collaboration with our sister company African Clean Energy (ACE), a registered B Corp company.
ACE was founded in 2011 in Lesotho and has since distributed over 60 thousand household energy systems. ACE distributes by employing in-house sales teams and building last-mile distribution channels in the developing world which can facilitate remote households to gain access not only to the ACE One, but also to maintenance services, financial support and clean fuels.
They are currently producing and distributing their proprietary solar-biomass hybrid, the ACE One energy system, in three countries: Uganda, Lesotho and Cambodia. They provide this product on a micro-loan contract and have extensive experience serving our target beneficiaries.
The ACE One Energy System
The ACE One symbiotically combines clean biomass combustion and solar electricity to create an integrated solution for addressing users' energy needs in a cost-effective way. The product decreases fuel need by 50-85% and it can burn any type of solid biomass, which opens up more fuel alternatives such as agricultural residue or even dried cow dung. It also comes distributed with a 10V/10W solar panel to support device charging and lighting, which for poor consumers oftentimes constitutes the bulk of the monthly energy cost. The ACE One is built with high-quality, durable materials and every new customer receives 2 years warranty with their purchase.