Flexible financing boosts uptake of solar lighting

The number of Kenyans using solar power has increased in the last three year, thanks to solar companies’ flexible financing models. Kenyans in rural areas and urban settlements are finding it easier to acquire solar products through contract payment models, commonly referred to as pay-as-you-go.

“We are finding more customers inclined to take up solar products with staggered payment models because they find them easier to access,” said University of Nairobi’s Simon Kiragu, who is doing a study on the uptake of clean energy.