Company profile

We Light Ltd

We Light Ltd (WeLight) is a Mauritius-incorporated company that develops, owns, and operates solar-powered mini-grids serving off-grid rural communities across sub-Saharan Africa. Established in 2018 and operationally headquartered in Antananarivo, Madagascar, the company designs, constructs, and manages distributed renewable energy infrastructure combining solar photovoltaic generation, battery storage, and low-voltage electricity distribution networks. WeLight serves rural households, small businesses, and community institutions through a prepaid mobile-payment model. As of end 2025, the company operated 186 mini-grids in Madagascar (172 sites) and Mali (14 sites), providing electricity access to over 800,000 people and maintaining more than 50,000 active connections. In June 2026, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) joined the company's shareholder base as part of a EUR 27 million capital raise to fund expansion into Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The company is B Corp certified, the first in Madagascar to receive the designation.

Sector

Energy and power / Solar Mini-grids

Markets

Mali, Nigeria, Madagascar

Ownership

Private

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