Catalytic capital,
compounded by impact.
FahmanEnergy is a licensed, solar-powered rural energy operator scaling clean cooking and electricity across Nigeria — and, from 2033, across Africa. We're raising the capital and partnerships to deploy plants 2–6 and to launch our solar electricity service in 2028.
A proven model.
Unit-positive economics.
Verifiable impact.
Most rural energy plays in Nigeria are either pilots that never scale, or large utilities that never reach the last mile. FahmanEnergy is neither.
We've built and licensed our first 10MT solar-powered LPG plant in Baruten LGA, Kwara State. The model is replicable: modular plant design, a tested community-distribution playbook, and a regulatory path we've already walked. The next plants are sites we've mapped, not sites we're hoping to find.
From 2028 we extend that same network into solar electricity for the same households. Same communities, same agents, same regulators — a second high-margin service line on top of infrastructure we'll already own.
Who we're looking forDe-risked at the pilot
10MT plant operating, licensed and revenue-generating in Kwara before we deploy plant 2.
100% solar operations
No diesel exposure, lower opex, climate-aligned by design — eligible for green-finance instruments.
Two services, one network
LPG today, solar electricity from 2028 — the same agents, the same communities, twice the revenue line.
Regulator-ready
NMDPRA licensing path proven. SON certification on every fitting. We've already done the hard paperwork once.
Local ownership baked in
Plants employ local people. Profits stay in the community. Skills compound across generations.
Why FahmanEnergy is investable.
We sit at the intersection of climate finance, impact capital and Nigerian downstream gas — a sector with policy tailwinds and structural undersupply.
The investors and partners
we're building this with.
We're not raising from a single source. Catalytic capital, blended grants, strategic operators and policy partners each unlock a different piece of the network.
Equity & impact investors
Patient capital that compounds with the network — backing replicable rural infrastructure and a second revenue line in solar electricity.
- Climate-tech and clean-energy VCs
- Africa-focused growth equity funds
- Impact funds with energy-access mandates
- Family offices & foundations with rural-Africa theses
- Strategic corporates (oil & gas, utilities, OEMs)
Grant makers & donors
Catalytic, concessional and outcomes-linked grants that crowd in commercial capital and underwrite the harder-to-reach communities.
- Multilateral climate funds (GCF, GEF)
- Bilateral donors (FCDO, USAID, GIZ, AFD, NORAD)
- Energy-access foundations (Rockefeller, IKEA, Shell Foundation, Bezos Earth Fund)
- Carbon-finance & results-based payment vehicles
- Nigerian agencies — REA, RMRDC, BoI, NSIA, Sovereign Green Fund
Development partners
Institutions that bring policy, technical assistance, distribution and market-shaping clout — partners who help us go further than capital alone could.
- Development finance institutions (IFC, FMO, Proparco, BII, AfDB)
- UN agencies (UNDP, UNIDO, SE4ALL)
- Federal & state government partners (Kwara, Niger, Kebbi, Kogi)
- Universities & research institutes (impact measurement)
- NGOs working on women, health and rural livelihoods
Strategic operating partners
Operators who plug into the network — sharing logistics, equipment, financing rails and customer reach.
- LPG marketers & major bulk suppliers
- Solar OEMs and mini-grid developers
- PAYG (pay-as-you-go) financing platforms
- Last-mile logistics & agent networks
- Cookware & appliance distributors
Carbon & climate buyers
Counterparties for the high-quality, gender-positive cookstove and clean-energy carbon credits we generate as we scale.
- Corporate net-zero buyers (off-take and forward purchase)
- Verra & Gold Standard programme partners
- Carbon project developers & MRV providers
- Article 6 sovereign buyers
Community & civic partners
The trust layer of the network. Without these, no plant runs and no household switches fuel.
- Traditional rulers & community elders
- Women & cooperative groups
- Schools, clinics and primary healthcare centres
- Local NMDPRA / DPR community offices
- Faith-based organisations and youth associations
Where the next round goes.
Indicative split for the next funding round — we'll tailor instruments (equity, debt, blended grants, results-based) to match each partner's mandate.
Plants 2–6
Site civils, modular plant builds, solar arrays, storage tanks and licensing across Kwara, Niger, Kebbi, Kogi.
Solar pilot (2028)
Solar home systems, batteries and a community mini-grid pilot in two existing LPG communities.
Distribution & agents
Last-mile cylinder logistics, depot network, agent training, PAYG financing rails.
MRV & impact
Measurement, reporting and verification — carbon, gender, health and energy-access outcomes.
Let's talk.
Investor decks, technical due-diligence packs, grant application templates, and a community visit to Ilesha Baruba — all available on request. We respond to investor and grant enquiries within 48 hours.