Jaza Energy has closed a $1.7 million round of seed funding that will help it to install more green energy stations in Tanzania in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Based in Halifax and Tanzania, Jaza Energy sets up central charging stations in African villages that have never had electricity. People in these villages can charge batteries at the stations then take them home so they have electric light at home for the first time. It aims to provide people with enough sustainable power for lights and phones, so their businesses can operate more efficiently and their children can study after dark.
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