Akon founded the company in February 2014 with co-founders Samba Battily and Thione Niang, with the goal of “bring[ing] electricity to African villages by a clean and affordable solar energy solution.” He also recently opened a Solar Academy in Bamako, Mali in order to achieve that goal. The goal of the academy is to teach African engineers and entrepreneurs how to install and maintain solar powered electricity systems and microgrids. There will be experts from Europe on hand to help supply equipment for training.

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