Nuru Energy is a company offering affordable and efficient electricity to low-income households in rural Rwanda.
Nuru Energy
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The company says its POWERcycle is "the world's first commercially available pedal generator."
Nuru Energy
Nuru Energy —
The human-powered device can recharge up to five modular light emitting diode lamps in approximately 20 minutes.
Nuru Energy
Nuru Energy —
The company says each of its portable lamps -- called Nuru Light -- provides one week of light to a rural household.
Nuru Energy
Nuru Energy —
Nuru Energy says its power generator can also be used to recharge other low-power devices, such as radios and mobile phones.
Nuru Energy
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According to Lighting Africa, 589 million people in the continent live without access to a public electricity facility.
Nuru Energy
Sameer Hajee —
Sameer Hajee, chief executive and co-founder of Nuru Energy, says the company has been approached by a number of potential joint venture partners to roll out the project in other parts of the continent.