Energy as a service for Africa
We build the power that stays on.
Common Watt builds and operates solar mini-grids for African communities. Customers don't buy panels — they subscribe to dependable electricity, like a phone plan.
85M
Nigerians without reliable power
30 days
NERC mini-grid permit timeline
250 kW
Reference site capacity
99%+
Contracted uptime
How it works.
We build.
Solar arrays, batteries, and smart prepaid meters in communities the national grid skips.
You subscribe.
Pay-as-you-go via mobile money. No panels to own, no inverters to fix.
We keep it running.
Local agents and 24/7 fault response — measured in hours, not weeks.
Our first sites.
Ogun State · 250 kW · live Q3 2026
Niger State · 200 kW agro-processing cluster · live Q4 2026
Cross River · 300 kW peri-urban · live Q1 2027
Built with the world's best.
We partner with European mini-grid operators to bring proven engineering to Nigerian communities.
NXT Grid
Husk
PowerGen
ENGIE Energy Access
INENSUS
To make clean, dependable electricity an everyday utility for African communities — starting in Nigeria — by building, financing and operating solar mini-grids that customers subscribe to as a service rather than buy as a product.
— Common Watt