Powerlive Zimbabwe

Solar-powered water pump with a pay-as-you-go option

Employee Gender Breakdown

65% of head office staff are women and 85% of sales agents are women

Innovation Type

Water-Energy-Food

Company Stage

Stage 3: 1001-10,000 end-users

Financing Goals

​Seeking equity (angel investor, venture capital or private equity), Seeking corporate investors

Seeking investment?

Yes, $1 million

Country of Incorporation

Zimbabwe

Country(ies) of Implementation

Zimbabwe

Contact Name

Sharon Yeti

Contact Email

sharony@powerlive.co.zw

Product Segment

Water - Irrigation

Website Address

http://www.powerlive.co.zw

Challenge

Most districts in the rural communities of Zimbabwe rely on river water for sustenance, while others have a community well that they have to travel at least 5 kilometers to get to. The women often have to carry 25 litre buckets on their heads from the water sources to their homes for cooking, drinking, cleaning and laundry. Because the process of getting water is arduous, many often rely on rainfall for agriculture. With the constantly changing rainy season, many crops dry up as the anticipated rainy season begins. Most people in the rural communities are low-income earners, so they cannot afford to purchase solar systems or petrol/diesel generators.

Solution

Powerlive Zimbabwe’s solar water pumps make safe clean water available for drinking and agricultural purposes available in
close proximity so rural communities to do not have to travel far for water access. They are also provided on a PAYG basis so
customers are able to use the system whilst they pay in monthly instalments which makes them
affordable.

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