Sun King

Every data point tells a story. Sun King deployed over 4 million solar kits and products in 2025. Behind every installation is a family, a school, or a business switching on reliable power — often for the very first time. We’ve come a long way. Getting here took immense teamwork and dedication. Thank you, team Sun King. So, what’s next? ⚡ Pushing forward #Mission300 to reach every family and business that needs power in Africa and beyond. ⚡ Delivering more energy at lower cost. ⚡ Scaling multi-kilowatt systems for institutions, businesses, and large homes. ⚡ Expanding our appliance range — smartphones, refrigerators, TVs, fans — and piloting milling and clean cooking.

With the sun setting on 2025, join us to look at a few highlights from across the year. As always, a heartfelt thank you to our customers, partners, and staff. Here’s to a bright 2026.

Sun King has raised $40 million in equity financing from Lightrock to scale our operations. Lightrock brings a long-standing commitment to energy access and deep experience supporting the growth of leading high-impact, clean energy companies around the world. This investment strengthens our ability to reach millions more people with affordable, reliable power. “Lightrock brings a deep understanding of our customers’ needs and a clear commitment to expanding access to energy,” said T. Patrick Walsh, CEO and Co-Founder of Sun King. “Sun King has grown from delivering 10,000 solar kits a month in 2017 to more than 330,000 each month today. We are working to expand to one million solar kits each month by 2030 to meet the basic energy needs of at least 200 million people, and this investment is part of the overall financing required to reach that operational scale.” Arul Thomas, Partner at Lightrock, added: "Sun King exemplifies the type of proven, scalable solution we seek to support at Lightrock. The team's execution ability in growing to serve 50 million people is truly laudable, and we are delighted to partner with them as they continue expanding their customer offering, operations, and international presence to address the critical global challenge of energy access.” For more details, see Axios’ coverage and the announcement linked in the comments.

Sun King now has 450 shops across Africa…and counting! From rural villages in Togo, to bustling urban centres in Nairobi, Kenya, to towns across every state in Nigeria, each shop is a bricks-and-mortar commitment to providing people with the energy they need and deserve. More than retail outlets, our shops are hubs for renewable energy community education. Backed by 35,000+ agents, they connect families and businesses to affordable solar solutions. 🔎 Explore our growing network and find your nearest Sun King shop: https://lnkd.in/dzAKQQQN

600 million people across Africa still live without electricity. #Mission300 calls for that number to be halved or more by 2030. To push forward this bold global effort, Sun King plans to deploy 50 million solar kits by 2030, bringing first-time or improved energy access to 200 million people by 2030. That's one-third of Africa's off-grid population and two-thirds of the Mission 300 target.

On 3-4 December, Sun King’s Business Development Manager, West and Central Africa, Dr. Eche Otakwu FCICN, CSCM, MNIMN, will represent Sun King at REFA - Renewable Energy Forum Africa. Eche will deliver a presentation on partnership opportunities to empower businesses and underserved communities through reliable access to electricity. He will also join a panel on building resilient solar value chains. If you want to learn more about reliable, affordable, and sustainable power for small and medium-sized businesses and rural or off-grid communities, let’s connect in Accra and explore partnership opportunities for Ghana’s clean energy transition.

Sun King is a proud sponsor of the 3rd West Africa Power and Energy Cooperation Conference (WAPECC), taking place from 3–5 December in Cotonou, Benin Republic. We will showcase how our solar solutions help communities and businesses across West Africa access reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. Our Product Manager for West and Central Africa, Yusuf Sanni, will speak on the panel “Driving Innovation & Technology to Unlock West Africa’s Energy Potential”, sharing insights on digitisation, off-grid innovation, and financing models that scale impact. If you’re attending WAPECC, please visit the Sun King booth. We look forward to exchanging ideas, sharing our experience from across the region and building partnerships to accelerate reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy for communities across West Africa.

In case you missed it: Sun King recently announced a landmark commitment on stage at Global Citizen NOW: Johannesburg 2025. Our VP for Public Policy and Government Relations, Dr Wale Aboyade, PhD, shared our plans to deploy 50 million new solar kits across Africa over the next 5 years, aiming to reach 200 million people by 2030. Amounting to over $5.6 billion in solar equipment deployed, we will add 3,800 MW of new distributed solar capacity, creating more than 45,000 new jobs and opening 1,200 new retail shops across the continent. From selling 10,000 solar kits a month in 2017 to over 330,000 kits every month today, we expect to exceed one million kits every month by the end of 2030, bringing clean, affordable electricity to hundreds of millions of people faster than ever before. This ambition is our contribution to a much larger collective effort. Mission 300 has set a clear, urgent rallying point: universal access for 300 million people by 2030. Delivering it will take a diverse set of partners, financiers, governments, and innovators pulling in the same direction. Sun King’s commitment could account for as much as two-thirds of #Mission300’s target. This target looks to bring almost one-third of the world's off-grid population into modern electricity access, pushing forward real progress on SDG7.

Sun King's CEO and Co-Founder T. Patrick Walsh spoke to CNBC Africa's Ridhima Shukla about how rapid advances in solar technology — and the evolution of the off-grid solar industry — are reshaping Africa’s energy landscape. Off-grid solar is scaling at a staggering pace: Sun King has grown from selling 10,000 solar kits a month in 2017 to more than 330,000 a month today. By 2030, we expect to exceed one million kits every month, delivering clean, affordable electricity to hundreds of millions of people across the continent. Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/eYhr5kJZ

Big news from #GlobalCitizenNOW in Johannesburg. On stage alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Ursula von der Leyen, Sun King committed to targeting clean energy access for 200 million people by 2030. That means: ☀️ 50 million new solar kits 💡 3.8 GW of solar capacity installed 🧑🔧 45,000 new jobs — 99% based in Africa 📈 $5.6 billion of solar equipment deployed A major step toward closing Africa’s energy access gap and advancing progress toward #Mission300. As global leaders gather here tomorrow for the #G20 meetings, these private-sector commitments — alongside those made at Global Citizen NOW — inject vital momentum into Africa’s green transition and the urgent push to close the energy-access gap. Learn more about Sun King's commitment in Antony Sguazzin's feature for Bloomberg News: https://lnkd.in/e5jwHxh8