The Fenix ReadySet energy solution is honored to be named in MTN's recent press release at the 2012 ICT Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa.

According to Themba Khumalo, the newly appointed Operations Executive for the MTN Group and former CEO of MTN Uganda, told delegates that Uganda has a national electrification rate of just over 9%. The country has a handset penetration of 42%, and as a result, costs of recharging a cellphone are significantly high at up to US$0.25.

“As a solution to some of these challenges, MTN Uganda introduced the Fenix ReadySet energy Easy Talk phones, which are powered by solar. They also assist the World Food Programme to provide funds to beneficiaries through MTN Mobile Money services. The phones have also helped dealers increase their sale of electricity by 12% and increase commission during power cuts as well as decrease the use of petrol generators,” says Khumalo. 

Fenix is proud to share this press release in support of energy access in emerging markets. 

Washington D.C. – Twenty of the world’s leading off-grid clean energy entrepreneurs sent a letter today to World Bank Group president Robert Zoellick requesting $500 million in financial commitments to help them deliver on the world’s energy access goals. The group’s letter is backed by a letter of support from the CEOs of more than 25 leading civil society organizations from around the world, which calls for these commitments to take the form of a pledge at the upcoming Rio+20 earth summit.

ZURICH, Switzerland - AlphaMundi Group and Fenix International are proud to announce the beginning of their collaboration with an investment from AlphaMundi’s SocialAlpha-Bastion impact fund to finance the next stage of growth of Fenix.  GVEP International, an international NGO and AlphaMundi’s technical advisor on renewable energy investments in Africa, actively supports the collaboration.  Tim Radjy, CEO of AlphaMundi, stated: “Our investment in Fenix is the first of a series of contributions by AlphaMundi to the UN Year of Sustainable Energy for All, and the prelude to the launch of Prometheus Fund, a private equity impact fund.  Prometheus will be managed by AlphaMundi, with technical advisory from GVEP, and invest in renewable energy access in Africa.”

San Francisco – Fenix International, a provider of renewable energy solutions for frontier markets, announced today that it was selected as one of the “GEW 50,” a list of the most promising startups chosen during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW).

San Francisco – Fenix International, a provider of renewable energy solutions for frontier markets, announced today that its ReadySet system is now on display at BiodiverCity, an exhibition curated by Natalie Jeremijenko to "explore and challenge how our cities adapt and evolve into the future."

San Francisco – Fenix International, a provider of renewable energy solutions for frontier markets, announced today that its ReadySet won a Spark award, a prestigious and highly competitive product design competition celebrating innovative and sustainable products from around the world.

San Francisco – Fenix International, a provider of renewable energy solutions for frontier markets, has announced the launch of the ReadySet energy system, an innovative power solution designed to run devices that directly improve the quality of life for the 1.6 billion people living without electricity around the world.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—July 6, 2009: The California region of the Clean Tech Open (www.cleantechopen.com) business competition announced that 49 semifinalist teams have been selected to represent the region in the world’s biggest clean tech business competition. The semifinalists were selected from a talented pool of more than 150 clean tech entrepreneurs from across the state.