Uganda
Change in Ownership FRES Uganda
Change in ownership FRES Uganda The Foundation for Rural Energy Services (FRES) – a charity foundation in The Netherlands –…
Uganda
Looking Back at FRES Uganda’s Successfully Completed Key Projects in 2023
In September 2023, FRES Uganda Limited celebrated the successful completion of three major projects that have significantly impacted rural communities…
Uganda
FRES Uganda Launches Innovative Mini-Grid Project with Vittoria Technology and Avsi Foundation to Electrify Dairy Cooperatives and Surrounding Communities
Exciting news! Together with partners Vittoria Technology and Avsi Foundation we are launching a new mini grid project in Uganda,…
Uganda
Ratidzo Makoni Appointed as New FRES Chief Operation Officer & Chief Financial Officer
The Supervisory Board of the Foundation Rural Energy Services has appointed Ratidzo Makoni as its new Chief Operation Officer &…
Uganda
40% women in FRES top management positions
Meet the women of FRES! We are proud that 40% of all our top positions are occupied by women. FRES…
Uganda
Sharing experience during the FRES Annual Company Week 2022
The FRES Annual Company Week 2022 this week in Mbarara, Uganda brought together the management teams of our four solar…
Mali
Rede Nanogrid alimentando uma vila rural no Mali
A FRES acendeu as luzes esta semana na aldeia de Konina, na zona rural do Mali. A equipe local de…
Uganda
Exploring rural electrification with Ugandan Embassy
A delegation of the Uganda Embassy in Brussels honored FRES in November 2021 by visiting to our headoffice in Amsterdam.…
Uganda
FRES sets industry example with battery recycling
On 20 July 2021 a container of 667 batteries was loaded in Uganda, ready to be recycled. As part of…
Uganda
Evaluating EU investments in solar home systems with field staff in Uganda
FRES Uganda realized over 3500 new solar energy connections for households and small businesses in the southwest of the country,…
Uganda
Series of rural electrification workshops kicked off in Kampala
On 1 June in Kampala, Uganda, we kicked off a series of workshops with partners and authorities in all four…
Uganda
FRES Uganda installs 3700 SHS systems supported by EU
In the first quarter of 2021, FRES Uganda finalized the installation of in total 3700 new solar home systems for…
Uganda
FRES Uganda reaches 55% mobile payments
To reduce costs of cash collection and improve payment rates, FRES Uganda started introducing mobile payments for its customers in…
Uganda
Fueling enterprise in refugee settlements
Lying at a sensitive crossroads in East Africa, Uganda hosts 1.4 million refugees, mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo,…