In many rural villages across Uganda, nightfall once meant silence and dim kerosene lamps. Children couldn’t play freely, families couldn’t gather safely, and homes were filled with smoke making evenings stressful and unsafe. Then FRES Solar brought solar energy to…
In Uganda for close to two decades, FRES Solar has been at the forefront of transforming lives through clean, reliable, and affordable solar energy. What began as a mission to bring light to undeserved communities has evolved into a movement…
In Rwigi, a remote village located in Kiruhura district – south western Uganda, building a business requires more than effort. It demands resilience, patience, and determination. In a place where access to electricity is not part of everyday life, many entrepreneurs…
Change in ownership FRES Uganda The Foundation for Rural Energy Services (FRES) – a charity foundation in The Netherlands – and Impact Opportunities II B.V. – a Dutch investment firm jointly owned by Urban Impact Ventures and a leading impact…
In September 2023, FRES Uganda Limited celebrated the successful completion of three major projects that have significantly impacted rural communities in southwestern Uganda. These projects have helped improve energy access and empower local businesses, education institutions, and households. Energy Access…
Exciting news! Together with partners Vittoria Technology and Avsi Foundation we are launching a new mini grid project in Uganda, financed by EEP Africa. This initiative marks FRES’ first entry into the mini-grids market in Uganda, where we will employ…
Meet the women of FRES! We are proud that 40% of all our top positions are occupied by women. FRES is a group of African solar electricity companies under local management, powered by a Dutch Foundation on a mission to…
The FRES Annual Company Week 2022 this week in Mbarara, Uganda brought together the management teams of our four solar energy companies. A unique gathering of decades of on the ground experience in rural electrification! Each FRES company focuses providing…
A delegation of the Uganda Embassy in Brussels honored FRES in November 2021 by visiting to our headoffice in Amsterdam. We discussed the growth plans of FRES Uganda and opportunities to accelerate rural electrification in underserved regions in Uganda. In…
On 20 July 2021 a container of 667 batteries was loaded in Uganda, ready to be recycled. As part of our environmental responsibility and energy-as-a-service promise to our customers, FRES ensures that all batteries used in our solar systems are…