On-shoring Li-Ion battery manufacturing for PAYG productive use in Kenya

该项目将首次为撒哈拉以南非洲（SSA）带来锂离子（Li-Ion）电池的本地组装和制造，克服了疫情期间加剧的供应链限制。这些电池将配备技术，以实现广泛的生产用途产品的开发，并在即用即付（PAYG）的基础上销售。现收现付制使低收入客户能够购买资本项目用于生产目的，并随着时间的推移进行偿还。在南太平洋地区，清洁能源产品的许多生产性用途可以增加收入，同时减少碳排放和污染。这些产品需要高质量的锂离子（Li-Ion）电池，才能为低收入社区和小型微型企业所用并负担得起，而这个项目的愿景是在东非建立一个蓬勃发展的高质量锂离子（Li-Ion）电池组装和制造能力。这将：降低当前长尾电池供应链的成本和风险；实现离网和并网产品的快速扩展；建立当地的制造和装配能力，创造就业机会，提高清洁能源领域的当地技术技能。主要创新与下一代商业模式有关，该模式将利用非洲最大的能源和水解决方案公司之一的能力：向市场提供当地组装/制造的电池；通过装配/制造和销售现收现付电池，促进清洁能源离网生产设备的发展。该项目在三个关键方面具有创新性：\*戴维斯&斯特利夫（D&S）是一家历史悠久的非洲企业，将组装/制造和销售锂离子电池，重点是现收现付解决方案（这个市场只有初创企业才能解决）。*电池将启用必要的技术，以支持现收现付销售，解锁由D&S服务的当地市场。*使用这些电池的产品将通过碳价值交易所（CaVEx平台）销售碳信用额，与气候融资进行数字化连接。该项目针对能源三难困境的各个方面：通过更便宜的本地组装电池组提高可负担性，通过更智能的现场监控提高供应安全性，通过延长电池寿命和替代化石燃料减少碳排放。

This project will bring local assembly and manufacture of Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for the first time, overcoming the supply-chain constraints that were exacerbated during Covid. The batteries will be equipped with technology to enable a wide range of productive use products to be developed for sale on a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) basis. PAYG enables low-income customers to purchase capital items to productive purposes and make re-payments over time.Many productive uses can be made of clean-energy products in SSA that increase incomes while reducing carbon emissions and pollution. To be useful and affordable to low-income communities and micro-small businesses, these products require high-quality Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries and the vision for this project is for a thriving and high-quality Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery assembly and manufacturing capability in East Africa. This will: reduce the costs and risks of the current long-tail battery supply chain; enable rapid scaling of off-grid and grid-connected products; and build local manufacturing and assembly capacity, creating employment and increasing local technical skills in the clean-energy sector.The primary innovation relates to the next-generation business model that will leverage the capabilities of one of Africa's largest energy and water solution companies to: deliver locally assembled/manufactured batteries into the market; and catalyse the growth of clean energy off-grid productive use equipment through the assembly/manufacture and sale of PAYG enabled batteries.This project is innovative in three key ways:\*A long-established African business, Davis & Shirtliff (D&S) will assemble/manufacture and sell Li-Ion batteries with a focus on PAYG solutions (this market has been addressed only by start ups).\*The batteries will be enabled with the necessary technology to support PAYG sales, unlocking access in the local markets served by D&S.\*The products using these batteries will be digitally connected to climate financing through the sale of carbon credits through the Carbon Value Exchange (CaVEx platform).The project targets all aspects of the energy trilemma: increased affordability through cheaper locally assembled battery packs, enhanced security of supply through smarter in-field monitoring and reduced carbon emission through increased battery life and fossil fuel displacement.