About

History

SOLEIL ENERGIE (S.E) is a company which imports, distributes, installs solar kits and ensures their maintenance in the West African sub-region. It is created by two groups of companies (GROUPE BUDD and GROUPE GATO) below.

The BUDD Group has been present in Africa for over 45 years. The network of offices and agents extends from Tunisia to Angola. Its main activity is to represent shipowners and maritime insurance companies. Founded in 1850, BUDD enjoys an unrivaled international reputation in its field of activity. www.budd-pni.com

The GATO Group is a recognized player in the transit sector, the shipping agency at the port of Lomé, Togo. He has represented the interests of the BUDD Group for more than 15 years in Togo, Benin, Ghana,…. www.groupegato.com SOLEIL ENERGIE is a joint subsidiary of the GATO Group and the BUDD Group. Created in December 2007 and based in Lomé, its objective is to meet the demand for solar energy in West Africa, starting with the Coast. Today, SOLEIL ENERGIE relies on the shipping agents of these two godmother companies in all the countries of Africa to win contracts which it also realizes very easily thanks to these agents who play a very important role. important in logistics, administrative, fiscal, economic and political formalities of the respective countries. So, SOLEIL ENERGIE intervenes very easily in the following countries in which the agencies of the following two groups are found: Benin, Guinea Conakry, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, Ghana, Mauritania, Angola, DRC, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon ...

Market and competition

Energy needs across the West Coast of Africa are evident. The sharp rise in oil prices has resulted in the search for new sources of energy. These sources must be renewable and clean. Solar energy has the qualities required to meet these requirements. If many conferences deal with the subject, if there are many suppliers of solar products in Asia and in Europe (particularly in Germany), no company in Africa is yet present in an organized and professional way on the market of the distribution and installation of COA solar energy products such as SOLEIL ENERGIE. The target market consists of: households; NGOs, businesses and municipalities.

Strategy

SOLEIL ENERGIE targets two distinct markets: the "off grid" market and the "on grid" market. Priority is first given to the “off grid” market. After six months of international research, SOLEIL ENERGIE has selected the products of the company SUNDAYA based in Jakarta, Indonesia www.sundaya.com. This company benefits from the experience of Mr. Maurice Adema, formerly Director of SHELL's solar subsidiary in Indonesia. Its products are high-quality, ready-to-use solar home systems that have proven themselves in many Asian markets such as Sri Lanka and Nepal, markets of development similar to the COA markets. SUNDAYA enjoys an excellent reputation among the international players in the solar home systems market. The leaders of SOLEIL ENERGIE accompanied by Mr. Maurice Adema participated in the Lighting Africa Conference which was held in Accra from May 6 to 8, 2008.

SOLEIL ENERGIE distributes SUNDAYA products in its own solar stores, managed directly or franchised. The first SOLEIL ENERGIE Boutique opened in early June 2008, in Lomé opposite the large market. Other suppliers are currently under investigation.

In a second step, SOLEIL ENERGIE will offer "on grid" solutions to companies and municipalities.

Technical Team

SOLEIL ENERGIE has a technical team made up of senior technicians in renewable energies benefiting from the support of European engineers for sizing and installations. The S.E technical team has already done many services on the local market.

Product

The catalog of S.E is full of all types of solar products: panels of different powers, high capacity batteries, inverters; regulators, 12V equipment (lamps, television, fridge, freezer, fan ...) and several accessories.

Areas of activity

The main activities of Soleil Energie are:
- Sale of solar energy products (solar panel / module, voltage converter, charge controller, dry batteries, direct current equipment such as lamps, submersible pumps, fans, televisions, freezer / fridge ...
- Installation of products for lighting, use of televisions, fan, air conditioner, freezer / fridge, submersible pump ...
- Maintenance of installations
- Realization of solar water supply systems (pumping water)
- Technical study of solar projects, sizing, technical assistance, control, expertise and advice.