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Transforming waste into light, empowering communities,
and creating a future where no family is left in darkness.
OneGrid Energies is a Nigerian clean energy company transforming waste plastic bottles and discarded lithium-ion batteries into solar-powered lanterns while providing renewable energy access, solar installations, technical training, and community empowerment across underserved communities.From community charging stations to healthcare electrification projects, we develop sustainable solutions for communities lacking reliable electricity.
Our Vision
By creating a world where no community is left in darkness.
Our Mission
Through sustainable energy, recycling innovation, and human empowerment.
Growing up in Nigeria, smoke filled my small room every evening, burning my eyes and lungs, but poverty gave me no other option. I still remember trying to study under that weak yellow flame, praying the kerosene would not finish before I finished my homework.
One night while studying with a candle, I mistakenly slept off and fire destroyed my property. Earlier in my life, I had also narrowly survived a devastating flood caused by plastic waste blocking drainage systems in my community. But the experience that truly broke me happened years later.
I watched a local midwife trying to deliver a baby using only candlelight because there was no electricity. The room was dark, hot, and filled with fear. Every second felt dangerous. I could not stop thinking about how something as basic as light could decide whether a mother or child lived or died.
What if waste itself could become hope?
That question gave birth to OneGrid Energies. Today, our work impacts thousands of people every month. Children can now study safely at night. Women no longer inhale kerosene smoke while caring for their families. Rural healthcare centers have better lighting for childbirth and emergencies.
There were nights I slept with tears in my eyes, overwhelmed by the scale of the problems around me. Yet every morning, I woke up with the same determination: to reduce darkness in every form — physical darkness, environmental darkness, and even the hopelessness many young people silently carry inside them.
I believe innovation is not just about technology. It is about humanity.
Even if we cannot solve every problem in the world, while we are here, we can reduce darkness. That is why I continue to build.
Valentine Nnamani
CEO, OneGrid Energies
From waste to watts — every initiative we run creates a ripple of impact far beyond its immediate reach.
We collect waste plastic bottles and discarded lithium-ion laptop batteries, recycling them into affordable solar-powered lanterns that bring safe, clean light to homes, schools, and healthcare centres.
Learn More About OnePlasticSolar lanterns delivered to rural maternity clinics so that midwives can safely deliver babies at night. Over 7,000 improved healthcare outcomes and counting.
Learn About OneHealthSolar-powered charging stations embedded in strategically placed community boxes — bringing connectivity and commerce to off-grid neighbourhoods.
Explore OneBoxCustom solar installations for homes, schools, churches, healthcare centres and small businesses — clean, reliable power where the grid fails.
Get A QuotePractical renewable energy training — turning young Nigerians into solar technicians, entrepreneurs, and climate innovators.
Join The AcademyEvery lantern distributed, every job created, every tonne of CO₂ avoided is a life changed — and we're just getting started.
From workshop to community — a glimpse of OneGrid Energies at work across Nigeria.
Trusted by NGOs, corporates, and development partners who share our mission to reduce darkness across Nigeria.
27+ organizations · NGOs · Corporates · Development partners
Whether you're looking to partner, fund, invest, or simply learn more — we'd love to hear from you.
From a single spark of conviction in Onitsha to 12,000 lives touched across Nigeria — this is the story of OneGrid Energies.
OneGrid Energies was founded on a simple belief: sustainable change does not always begin with massive systems, but with simple ideas capable of transforming lives.
What started as a vision to reduce energy poverty and environmental waste has grown into a movement focused on reducing darkness across underserved communities.
Through the recycling of waste plastic bottles and discarded laptop batteries, we create solar-powered lanterns that provide light, hope, and opportunity to children and families without reliable access to electricity.
Beyond our community impact projects, we also provide solar installation services, CCTV solutions, renewable energy training, and clean energy products that help homes, businesses, schools, and healthcare centers transition toward sustainable energy.
At OneGrid Energies, we are not just building energy systems. We are building hope, opportunity, and a brighter future.
Expanding access to renewable energy.
Transforming waste plastic and discarded batteries into sustainable solutions.
Empowering young people through technical training.
Building systems that create hope, dignity, and opportunity in underserved communities.
These principles guide every decision, every lantern, every life we touch.
OneGrid Energies isn't built on charity — it's built on circular economics. Every lantern sold funds the next one. Every charging station generates revenue that sustains the community that hosts it.
Our model proves that social impact and commercial viability are not in tension — they amplify each other. We're a social enterprise designed to outlast its funding rounds.
By diverting waste plastics and batteries from landfills, we address two environmental crises simultaneously: solid waste pollution and energy poverty. One problem, one solution, twice the impact.
Whether you're an investor, a donor, an NGO, or just someone who believes no child should study by candlelight — there is a place for you in this story.
Our flagship initiative, OnePlastic, transforms discarded plastic bottles and e-waste lithium-ion batteries from old laptops into affordable solar lanterns designed for low-income and rural households. Instead of allowing these materials to pollute the environment, we convert them into tools for education, safety, and opportunity.
The lanterns are charged through community-based IoT-enabled solar charging stations strategically installed in underserved communities and managed primarily by rural women. This approach creates local ownership while also generating income opportunities for women who operate the stations.
Our business revenue model combines product sales with subscription-based services. This hybrid approach allows us to offer our lanterns at a subsidized rate or no cost and generate recurring income through charging fees.
Scalability: OneGrid Energies' business model is highly scalable. By leveraging strategic partnerships and collaborations, we can quickly expand our reach to new markets and regions. Our smart solar charging stations and rechargeable lanterns can be easily replicated and distributed to meet growing demand.
Replicability: Our business model is replicable in various regions, particularly in off-grid communities with limited access to electricity. By using locally sourced materials and partnering with local organizations, we can adapt our model to suit different markets and environments.
Cost Structure: By utilizing waste plastic bottles and repurposing lithium-ion batteries, we minimize production costs. Our smart solar charging stations and rechargeable lanterns are designed for efficiency and durability, reducing maintenance and replacement costs.
Our revenue streams are diversified, including:
OneGrid Energies has significant growth potential, driven by:
Technology
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These are not statistics. These are people. These are the faces behind the numbers — and their stories remind us why none of this work can stop.
In a community where darkness once ended activities after sunset, this pastor shares how OnePlastic is helping restore light, hope, and dignity in Omasi Uno. More than a lantern, it has become a symbol of possibility for families and children.
Meet one of the women powering change in her community through our OnePlastic solar charging station. From managing clean energy access to earning income and supporting households, her story shows how energy can empower lives.
We visited a local school to distribute OnePlastic solar lanterns to students whose education is often interrupted by darkness. This moment captures the smiles, hope, and dreams of children who can now study safely at night.
This heartfelt testimonial shares the real-life impact of OnePlastic from the perspective of a community member whose daily life has changed through access to clean, affordable light. A reminder that small innovations can create powerful change.
Every investment, every partnership, every lantern funded writes a new chapter in someone's story of hope.
Partner With OneGridInvestors, partners, donors, governments, NGOs — we want to hear from all of you. No vision is too large.
