Celebrating a decade of expanding access to clean energy in Nigeria

Since its inception ten years ago, All On, a renewable energy firm, has demonstrated profound commitment in expanding access to clean energy across the country particularly in off-grid communities.

It is against this background that its recent celebration of a decade of impact should be seen and be better understood.

During the period, the company has also made huge investment in people, businesses and partnership towards clean energy in various communities in the country.

Caroline Eboumbou, chief executive officer of the company, says in addition, the company has also sought “to inspire and empower next generation of clean energy innovators in Nigeria.”

Speaking during the celebration of a ”Decade of Impact with All On at 10 Hackathon,” on Wednesday the CEO stated that for the past ten years, the firm had invested in people, businesses, and partnerships that have been expanding access to clean energy across the country.

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She described the All On Partnerships for Energy Access, as an impact investment aimed at giving young innovators the opportunity to develop practical solutions that will help shape the future of the energy sector.

“As we celebrate a decade of expanding energy access across Nigeria, the Hackathon reflects its belief that the next decade of impact will be shaped not only by the investments it makes, but also by the innovators it inspires.”

According to her, to achieve this, they will create opportunities for young people to develop practical solutions to real-world challenges, which All On is helping to build the talent, ideas, and leadership that will drive Nigeria’s clean energy future.

“The partnership has helped the company which was seeded by Shell to catalyse the growth of Nigeria’s off-grid energy market to provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for low-income households and small businesses,” she stated.

The company has also provided debt and equity funding, as well as non-financial support, to Nigerian energy companies that align with its mission of closing Nigeria’s access-to-energy gap through renewable energy solutions.

As part of the anniversary, the firm brought together students from institutions of higher learning including universities for practical innovation on clean energy.

Participants who were organised into six multidisciplinary teams, combining diverse skills and perspectives to design, pitched innovative clean energy solutions addressing challenges across healthcare, education, agriculture, fisheries, cold-chain logistics, and productive use of energy.

Accordingly, the practical innovation was meant to encourage innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship as participants were urged “to develop solutions that are not only technically sound, but also commercially viable, financially sustainable, digitally enabled, and capable of delivering meaningful social impact.”

During the competition, the team named “Current Creators”, which comprised participants from each of the schools, emerged as the winning team with their concept called ColdLink, an integrated digital platform designed to improve the efficiency of renewable-powered cold-chain logistics.

They combined real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, fleet management, and energy performance tracking, the solution demonstrated how digital innovation can strengthen cold-chain operations, reduce post-harvest losses, and improve the long-term sustainability of clean energy-powered infrastructure.

“Throughout the day, the teams refined their ideas through intensive collaboration before presenting their solutions to a panel of judges comprising experts from the renewable energy and innovation ecosystem,” she noted.

At the end of the competition, the team named “Current Creators”, which comprised participants from each of the schools, emerged as the winning team with their concept called ColdLink, an integrated digital platform designed to improve the efficiency of renewable-powered cold-chain logistics.

Combining real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, fleet management, and energy performance tracking, the solution demonstrated how digital innovation can strengthen cold-chain operations, reduce post-harvest losses, and improve the long-term sustainability of clean energy-powered infrastructure.

Entries were evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges comprising Bolanle Adesan, Senior Consultant at SFM Limited, James Ogunleye, Project Developer at Carbon Limits Nigeria, Henry Bassey, CEO/Founder at Green Hub Africa, and Babajide Sokeye, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Associate at All On.

Drawing on expertise spanning renewable energy, sustainability, innovation, and enterprise development, the judges assessed each solution based on innovation, technical feasibility, commercial viability, scalability, and potential for social impact.

Indeed, the last ten years have shown a remarkable impact in the pursuit of clean energy solutions with great prospects for more community’s enjoying the benefits of gaining access to clean energy.