Indigo Pay-as-You-Go Solar Honored as a Top Sustainable Solution at Rio+20

Eight19 announce that its Indigo pay-as-you-go solar has been chosen for the prestigious Sustainia100 list of solutions during Rio+20. By combining mobile and solar technology, the Indigo solution provides the benefits of solar with the affordability of pay-as-you-go phones delivering energy, health and economic benefits for rural communities in developing countries.

Eight19 was also awarded a highly coveted World Business Development Award at Rio+20.

Gathered from 56 countries spread over six continents, Sustainia100 is a complete guide to innovative and scalable solutions instrumental in creating sustainable societies. Building on ready and available solutions only, Sustainia100 is as a tangible tool for sustainability professionals – from politicians to CEOs- dedicated to create desirable and sustainable societies.

Individually, the solutions represent sustainable innovation in areas such as city planning, energy, fashion, water and waste management, high-tech and transportation. Collectively, they provide a guide of the building blocks available for transforming our societies.

Sustainia100 solutions are nominees for the Sustainia Award, which honors outstanding performance within sustainability. The winner will be announced at a ceremony later this year in Copenhagen.

“Eight19 is delighted to be included in the first Sustania100 list of innovative and scalable solutions for building sustainable societies,” Eight19’s CEO Simon Bransfield-Garth said. “The Indigo pay-as-you-go solar solution is providing affordable power in Africa, where still four out of five people lack access to electricity mains, instead relying on expensive and potentially dangerous candles or kerosene for light. Indigo is currently available in Kenya, Zambia, Malawi and South Sudan, and will extend to other countries in Africa later in 2012.”