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Very easy to invest in projects that do good in Africa and help the climate, within a tax-free IFISA. The platform makes keeping track of all one's investments very easy. Obviously with this type of i... See more
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I've used the platform for some years to put money to good use for renewable energy in Africa. Interest rates are good, but that reflects the increased risk of these projects, and I have lost signifi... See more
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Energise Africa enables small or larger investors to invest money in African projects to provide solar energy to small villages and businesses. Most African villages have no energy sources. This is... See more
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Put your money to work fighting climate change. Target up to 8% annual returns investing in companies that provide solar energy access to African families. Start with as little as £50. Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high - risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong.
Join thousands of investors bringing light to sub-Saharan Africa!
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- Energise Africa enables you to invest directly in de-risked projects that brigh clean energy access.
- Register an account with Energise Africa and you can join thousands of UK investors who are investing from as little as £50 to support pioneering businesses bringing clean, solar energy access to off-grid homes in sub-Saharan Africa, targeting returns of up to 8%. Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high - risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong.
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The Old Music Hall, 106 - 108 Cowley Road,, OX4 1JE, Oxford, United Kingdom
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4.7
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638 reviews
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Reply from Energise Africa
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 4-star review of Energise Africa on Trustpilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide! If you have any comments or suggestions to improve our service, please get in touch at help@energiseafrica.com
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The Energise Africa Team
Good cause
Good cause. Combat climate change and help people in Africa.Easy website to use
October 19, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on Trustpilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
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Brilliant way to invest in climate and people
Clear and helpful info on website, which works efficiently and logically. Investment opportunities are explained well and are very worthwhile in terms of the climate and person benefits. It's brilliant that they provide this service to enable people to lend their money to energy development that makes a difference
October 15, 2025
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The Energise Africa team
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
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The Energise Africa team
Great service
Easy to use, clear instructions, everything worked easily. Well done and thanks.
October 3, 2025
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
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The Energise Africa team
I'm not sure I would call it an…
I'm not sure I would call it an experience! Whatever it was it was fine
September 25, 2025
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
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The Energise Africa team
Sustainable and responsible investment
I have been with Energise Africa for more that 10 years now! Living in Europe and Helping in Africa. great investment tool
September 20, 2025
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
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The Energise Africa team
Not for the faint-hearted
Several of my investments have been written off. Energise Africa's latest figures show that 18.3% (~£8m) of total ~£44m borrowing at mid-2025 was either payments overdue or completely written off.
September 17, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
Dear Mark,
Thank you for sharing your review and for investing in projects on Energise Africa.
We are sorry to hear that your experience with Energise Africa has not been as positive as you hoped, and we’d like to address your concerns.
As you are aware, we always make it clear that investing in early-stage businesses, particularly in developing countries, carries inherent risks.
All organisations on our platform undergo a rigorous due diligence process, reviewed by our team and an independent credit committee, to ensure offers are fair, clear and not misleading. However, external factors such as the pandemic, inflation, and currency fluctuations have created difficulties for some issuers, which in a few cases have unfortunately led to business closures.
Despite these challenges, our issuers have collectively repaid more than £30 million in capital and interest to investors to date.
When issuers face repayment difficulties, our team works hard to support recovery wherever possible and to keep investors updated as soon as new information becomes available. At the same time, we are developing new investment products designed to retain strong social impact while giving investors options that reduce risk exposure.
At the heart of Energise Africa is the belief that investments can deliver financial, social and environmental returns. We’re proud that, to date, our investors have helped over 750,000 people gain access to electricity and have contributed to avoiding more than 800,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. While financial outcomes can vary, the positive impact created is substantial and long-lasting.
If you would like to discuss your specific investments and questions in more detail, please don’t hesitate to contact us at help@energiseafrica.com.
Thank you again for your feedback and your support of Energise Africa. It is very valuable to us as we continue working to strengthen the impact and resilience of our platform for all investors.
I feel my investments do more good than…
I feel my investments do more good than just donating to charity. The interest covers the costs of failed investments.
September 17, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
Hello Pat,
We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
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The Energise Africa team
Great to be able to invest and help…
Great to be able to invest and help people in Africa
September 10, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
Hello Peter,
We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
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The Energise Africa team
Easy to use
Easy to use. I have been investing a small amount of money for some time. One of the projects failed but overall I have made money.
August 22, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 4-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
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The Energise Africa team
Easy to set up through the website
Easy to set up through the website, plus telephone support that was also easy to access.
August 18, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
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The Energise Africa team
Anticipate low returns
I have invested in 26 companies on the platform since 2017. Investments have been written down or remain in arrears for 9, and recovery rates have been at the lower end of estimates with updates typically communicating downgrades or extensions. My overall return is slightly negative. I was reluctant to commit significant sums at the outset and spread my investments across companies and feel that approach was sensible as investments on the platform are essentially philanthropic: the interest rates offered would have needed to be at least 5% higher to have adequately compensated risks on the basis of my experience, at least.
July 26, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Energise Africa
Dear Jim,
Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We appreciate all feedback, as it helps us reflect and improve how we support our investor community.
We're sorry to hear that your overall return has been disappointing, and we’d like to address some of the concerns you’ve raised.
Investing in early-stage businesses, particularly those operating in developing markets, does carry risks. We are transparent about this from the outset, and we always recommend spreading investments across a portfolio to help mitigate those risks. And we’re pleased to hear you took a diversified approach.
While some investments have unfortunately resulted in losses or delays, we’re proud that to date, over £27 million in capital and interest has been repaid to investors via the platform.
Our due diligence process is thorough, with every investment opportunity individually assessed by our team, reviewed by a credit committee, and subject to regulatory oversight to ensure all promotions are fair, clear and not misleading. Even so, unexpected global and local challenges, such as the pandemic, inflation, and currency fluctuations, have impacted some issuers and the communities they serve.
When issues do arise, we work hard to engage with the businesses involved, including negotiating with administrators where necessary, and we update investors whenever meaningful information is available. These situations can take time, but please rest assured that recovery efforts remain a priority for us.
It’s also important to clarify that Energise Africa is not a philanthropic platform. Our mission is to offer investors the opportunity to earn a reasonable financial return while supporting businesses that are addressing major global challenges like energy poverty and climate change.
Offering significantly higher interest rates, as you suggest, would undermine our ability to provide affordable finance to these impactful enterprises.
We do believe that even when repayments are delayed or lost, the social and environmental outcomes of these investments remain valuable. Thanks to our investors, over 750,000 people now have access to clean electricity, and more than 736,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions have been avoided.
Looking ahead, we are also launching more investment opportunities that are backed by Results-Based Finance agreements, designed to help reduce risk and improve investor confidence, while still delivering direct positive impact.
We’d be happy to discuss your experience further—please feel free to contact us at help@energiseafrica.com if you’d like to talk more.
Thank you once again for your feedback and for being part of the Energise Africa community.
Yours,
The Energise Africa Team
Very clear & easy to manage website
Very clear & easy to manage website. Good to Invest to help others
Excellent return
July 21, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
Hi Jennifer,
We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
Yours,
The Energise Africa team
Competitive returns on worthy investments.
If you lower the carbon footprint of a continent the size of Africa, that can only be good for the planet. Energise Africa are doing just that, very well indeed. Feel good about what your investment is funding.
July 11, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
Yours,
The Energise Africa team
Easy to invest in making a difference
It's good to invest in projects that really make a difference. The projects are clearly explained and the website is easy to use. I've invested in over twenty projects over the years. Out of these, one project hasn't met the repayment schedule - it remains to be seen whether it will make the final payment or not, but that's the risk you take with an IFISA. If I lose money, I'm happy to know that it will still likely have improved people's lives.
July 8, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
Yours,
with Energise Africa AFISA investments are easy
it was so easy because I had money in ifsa in energise Africa.
June 20, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
Yours,
The Energise Africa team
Energise Africa are great
Energise Africa are great! I found all their information to be good quality and clear. The investment document was very helpful and informative and the actual process of purchasing the investment was smooth.
May 30, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
Hi Adam,
We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
Yours,
The Energise Africa team
Easy to use website.
May 21, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
Hello,
We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
Yours,
The Energise Africa team
Who made this website? It's totes ace!
Who made this website? It's lit, Bro!!!
I love investing with energised Africa, it's so easy, and although I hate capitalism and colonialism (inc. neocolonialism, obvs), it is good to know that these investments are actually useful to real people, and until the revolution that supplants, it with a more equitable system, this is probably the least unethical thing you can do with surplus income except simple charity.
May 16, 2025
Reply from Energise Africa
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We just wanted to say a quick thank you for leaving a 5-star review of Energise Africa on TrustPilot. We appreciate you taking the time to do this and are delighted you are happy with the service we provide!
Yours,
The Energise Africa team
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