The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation have announced the winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy, a $2 million innovation competition designed to reward entrepreneurs seeking to increase access to dependable, cheap, and sustainable off-grid energy in Africa.
The awards were recently announced during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, USA.
Aftrak, a UK and Malawi-based venture, won the $1 million grand prize for its readily installed solar microgrid and custom-designed tractors, which tripled agricultural productivity, raised farmer earnings, and brought electricity to isolated communities.
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