I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Leroy Nyangani the co-founder and Team Lead at Need Energy, a SADC (but Zim-born) startup that was selected for the Techstars Equinor Accelerator. This makes it only the second startup with a Zimbabwean founder to be selected for a US-based accelerator. The only other startup is Afriblocks which has Zim's very own Tongayi Choto as a co-founder.On this episode we talked about: What is Need Energy as a startup and its origins Why Need Energy is "betting the farm" on smart meters How the startup is using data to create renewable energy markets at the end of the grid The way Need Energy's platform allows Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to sell energy to end users How it created Zimbabwe's first Virtual Energy Grid Need Energy's work with traditional gas and electricity providers to create a smart energy mix for its SADC markets The future of Renewables in Africa and the world over What this opportunity means to Need Energy as it scales Techstars Equinor Announcement: https://www.techstars.com/newsroom/announcing-the-2023-equinor-and-techstars-energy-accelerator-classNeed Energy's website: https://www.needenergy.io/Leroy Nyangani's LinkedIn: https://zw.linkedin.com/in/leroy-t-nyangani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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