What is Baridi's mission?

Our mission is to enable solar-powered cooling in East Africa's livestock value chain.

Where is it based?

Nairobi, Kenya

When was it created?

2018

Who is the CEO?

Tracy Kimathi

In which region/s are you present?

East Africa

What feature do you think makes you unique? How are you contributing to energy access for all?

It is our key value to link communal markets, agribusiness processors, and cold chain stakeholders with low-cost, solar-powered cooling solutions that are energy-saving and minimize manufacturing footprint.

Our innovation points are captured in;

1. Providing Cooling as a service to solve meat preservation challenges

2. The pay-as-you-store mobile money revenue model

3. Self-generation of electricity through Solar PV

4. The target of commercial urban Livestock meat economies in East Africa

5. Assembling all solar chiller infrastructures locally in Kenya

How do you think GOGLA can help accelerate your business and/or the energy access sector?

GOGLA can help us by:

1) Link ups with potential partners within the solar chiller space i.e. manufacturers, suppliers, EPCs

2) Boost awareness of BARIDI as a brand on social media and summit platforms

Baridi is part of GOGLA's ELEVATE cohort. Visit the Baridi website to learn more about them.