Supported Projects
Operational Pilot
Makutano Solar Mini-Grid, Kenya
Electrify.Solar’s Inaugural Project: Platform Validation Pilot
A community powered by sunlight. A platform proven in the field.
Makutano, Swahili for “junction”, is a fitting name for the village where Electrify.Solar’s vision first met reality. Located along Kenya’s A1 highway approximately 70 km north of Lodwar, this fast-growing commercial hub sits at the crossroads of artisanal gold mining, pastoral trade, and small-scale commerce. With over 500 households and businesses ready to connect, it became the ideal proving ground for a new model of mini-grid transparency and investor engagement.
The Project
A 41.76 kWp solar PV mini-grid with 150 kWh battery storage, serving 500 connections in an off-grid community with strong and growing electricity demand. The system was designed for long-term reliability, with a projected lifetime electricity production of nearly one million kWh over 20 years.
PV Capacity | 41.76 kWp |
Battery Storage | 150 kWh |
Connections | 500 |
Projected Lifetime Production | 994,055 kWh (20 years) |
Our Role
Makutano was not just a solar project, it was a live test of Electrify.Solar’s core technology. Working alongside an experienced Kenyan mini-grid developer, we deployed our blockchain-based platform to tokenize the project’s electricity output, issuing 441,314 tokens each representing the right to 1 kWh of electricity, priced at USD 0.683 per token in line with the regulated electricity tariff.
The platform went live with real project data, real capital flows, and real stakeholders, giving investors direct, on-chain visibility into how funds were being deployed and how the asset was performing. Every disbursement, every kWh produced, and every token redeemed was recorded transparently on the platform, accessible to investors in real time.
What This Validates
Makutano project answered the questions that matter most, both for us and for the developers we work with:
Can electricity be tokenized at the project level? Yes, a clearly defined token structure made the link between physical energy production and investor returns simple, auditable, and transparent.
Can investors access meaningful data on their investment? Yes, the platform provided real-time visibility into fund deployment and asset performance, replacing opaque reporting cycles with live, on-chain data.
Can the dual-tranche structure work in practice? Yes, Annuity and Junior token tranches were successfully structured and tracked within the platform, demonstrating its ability to serve different investor profiles within a single project.
Does the platform integrate with existing project structures? Yes, we worked within the developer’s existing financing structure, demonstrating that Electrify.Solar is an enhancement to a developer’s toolkit, not a replacement of it.
For Developers
Makutano demonstrated that Electrify.Solar’s platform can sit alongside your existing financing and operations, adding a layer of investor transparency, capital traceability, and tokenized structure that traditional funding routes simply cannot offer. Whether you are looking to attract new investors, strengthen reporting to existing ones, or build toward a tokenized fundraise on future projects, the platform is ready.