About us

Battery Bank Africa is an ecosystem enabling storage-as-a-service platform for the mini-grid sector.

BBA uses alternative financing, algorithmic software, innovative control architecture and an asset leasing approach to address the high cost and technical complexity that mini-grid operators face adding and replacing storage.

Founded in 2020, Vittoria Technology is a social enterprise dedicated to achieving progress for people and the planet. We believe access to clean, affordable electricity is critical to achieving this shared progress. We are an international team applying technical design and creative interventions to scale renewable energy across developing markets in Africa.

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Battery Bank Africa launches scalable mini-grid project in Uganda

Vittoria Technology’s happy to announce the launch of our project in Uganda, in partnership with FRES Uganda & AVSI Foundation and financed by EEP Africa.

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Thought Leadership: Scalable Mini-Grid Design Requires Expandable Systems

Smart mini-grid design requires expandable systems with “modular” finance and technology that enable these systems to grow alongside demand.

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Innovation to Impact – Battery Expansion at Mahama Refugee Camp

Last month Vittoria Technology and MeshPower installed 33kWh of 2nd life li-ion batteries on a solar mini-grid at Mahama Refugee Camp in Rwanda.

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Update on Impacts at the Kukuna Health Clinic

An update on our battery demo at Kukuna Health Clinic in Sierra Leone and the impacts of sustainable, scalable battery solutions on rural healthcare in Africa.

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BBA Pilot Launch in East Africa

We are excited to bring our Battery Bank Africa platform and more affordable & expandable storage to the mini-grid sector in East Africa.

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Battery Bank Africa Explained

Co-founders Liam Murphy and Nathan Sermonis sat down with Agence Française de Développement to explain how Battery Bank Africa increases access to energy.

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BBA wins AFD’s Digital Energy Challenge

Vittoria Technology is honored to be recognized as a winner in Agence Française de Développement’s Digital Energy Challenge for our Battery Bank Africa platform. The award will allow us to build

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Energy Catalyst Round 9 Winners

Vittoria Technology and its partners Aceleron & MeshPower were selected as winners in Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst Round 9. The announcement was made by the UK government at COP27.

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Launch of Innovative Partnership

A partnership of leading renewable energy access innovators has launched the project “Innovating Advanced Battery Expansion for Scalable, Sustainable Mini-grids” in support of Sustainable Development Goal 7 pursuing affordable, reliable,

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Green Energy Impact in Africa

The founders of Vittoria Technology believe that the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 to provide access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 is critical to

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Promoting clean energy access for productive use

Vittoria Technology’s co-founder & CEO Nathan Sermonis joined the Sankalp Forum to discuss advanced batteries’ role in clean energy access for productive use.

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