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Reliable solar power for homes and businesses in Tanzania and Zambia.

We design, install and look after solar and battery systems for homes, businesses and utilities. One team handles the whole job, from the first site visit to day-to-day running, and we monitor every system remotely.

Lumia installers in hard hats fitting solar panels on a rooftop

Markets

02

Tanzania and Zambia, with our own field teams

Aurora demand

9.3 MW

Of home demand already signed up

Monitoring

24/7

Every system is watched remotely by our team

Hidden costs

0 ZMW

Your rate is fixed for the whole contract

Government licensed

Licensed by the Contractors Registration Board of the United Republic of Tanzania.

The Contractors Registration Board (CRB) of the United Republic of Tanzania is the government body that licenses construction and engineering firms. We are licensed for both solar installation and electrical works. A firm’s class shows the size of project it is approved to deliver.

Solar installation · Class 2

Specialist electrical contractor for renewable energy (solar)

Reg. No.SPE2/541/11/2026

Electrical works · Class 5

General electrical contractor

Reg. No.E5/598/11/2026

Solar for homes, businesses and investors.

Whatever the size of the job, one Lumia team takes care of it: the survey, the installation, the meter and the maintenance.

Solar panels on a home roof with the sun behind them

For homes

Project Aurora, Lusaka pilot

We put solar panels on your roof, fit a smart meter and look after the system. You pay one simple rate for your power.

Check eligibility
Rows of solar panels on a commercial rooftop

For businesses

Energy-as-a-Service

We design, supply and build solar systems for factories, shops, offices and utilities, and connect them safely to the grid.

Request a proposal
A ground-mounted solar array beside farmland

For partners & investors

Utility-scale & PPAs

Long-term power purchase agreements and utility-scale solar projects across Tanzania and Zambia.

Explore opportunities
A homeowner in front of his house with solar panels on the roof

Solar for your home. We install it, run it and fix it.

Aurora is our home solar service in Lusaka. We put panels on your roof and take care of them for you. You pay one clear rate, you can check your usage on a smart meter, and if something goes wrong, we fix it.

  1. 01

    Apply

    Fill in a short form and send us 3 to 5 photos of your roof or yard. We tell you within 7 working days if your home qualifies.

  2. 02

    Survey and offer

    We visit, check your roof and wiring, and design your system. Then you get a written offer with your rate, your meter details and, where it makes sense, a battery.

  3. 03

    Installation

    Our team installs the system and the smart meter and switches you over. From then on, we monitor and maintain it.

24/7

Our team monitors your system day and night

7 days

To tell you if your home qualifies

10 kW+

Minimum system size for a home

Some of the best sunshine on earth, and millions of homes still in the dark.

Families and businesses here pay for power cuts every day, in diesel, spoiled stock and lost hours. The sun is already there. Our job is to turn it into electricity people can rely on.

560M+

people in Sub-Saharan Africa still have no electricity at home

85%

of everyone in the world without power lives in this region

Source: Tracking SDG7, The Energy Progress Report (IEA, IRENA, UN, World Bank, WHO), 2025 and 2026 editions.

Our mission and vision
Students learning in a classroom powered by solar
Reliable power changes what a school, a clinic or a small business can do. See the World Bank solar map on our investor page.

Investors & partners

A local partner investors can rely on.

We find, permit, build and run solar projects across Tanzania and Zambia, under power purchase agreements and Energy-as-a-Service contracts.

Our engineers and installers work from Dar es Salaam and Lusaka.

Meet the team

Let’s talk about your power.

Whether it’s for your home, your business or a partnership, tell us what you need and the right person will get back to you.

Head office · Tanzania

Plot No. 253/11
Makunganya Street
Dar es Salaam

+255 750 127 239

jesse.ntemi@lumia-energy.com
Strategic partnerships

Lusaka office · Zambia

Plot No. 10, Spectrum House
Great East Road, Jesmondine
Lusaka

+260 980 061 048

aurora@lumia-energy.com
Aurora

Rafael.Izani@lumia-energy.com
Lusaka office