Azuri Showcases Indigo Mobi Affordable Solar Phone Charging Station at MWC

Azuri will be showcasing its affordable solar phone charging station called Indigo Mobi at Mobile World Congress (MWC). The product is designed to offer a solution to remote communities in sub Saharan Africa, where charging a mobile phone is a major challenge, with the nearest source of electricity often many kilometers away.

Designed for entrepreneurs who wish to offer phone charging as a service, the system enables the entrepreneur to charge more than 100 phones per week without the high up-front costs of traditional equipment. The compact system has been designed to operate on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis similar to Azuri’s award-winning Indigo product, where the entrepreneur pays for the system as a service without the need for high up-front costs.

A successful pilot of Indigo Mobi in Kenya with GVEP yielded an enthusiastic response from participating entrepreneurs, providing phone charging on a local level within a village or community without the need for access to grid electricity. With about half of the units in the trial having been operated by women, Mobi opens up a range of new income opportunities for local groups and access to an “always on” mobile phone increases both individuals’ accessibility and average phone usage.