Solar-powered charging stations along African rivers creating the continent's largest electric motorbike network
HippoGrid builds modular solar-powered charging stations strategically placed along rivers and waterways where communities already gather. We're solving the critical lack of charging infrastructure for the growing electric motorbike market while bringing reliable electricity to riverside communities.
A rider in rural Kenya who's never had electricity pulls up to a HippoGrid station, swaps their depleted battery for a fully charged one in under 30 seconds, and watches their phone light up while local families charge devices and power LED lights from the same solar hub — the grid comes to them.