Nthabiseng Mosia
South African Ghanaian clean energy entrepreneur and co founder of Easy Solar, bringing pay as you go solar and appliance finance to off grid families in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Nthabiseng Mosia grew up between Ghana and South Africa, where recurring blackouts made one reality clear: energy access shapes opportunity. That early constraint became a lifelong question. How do households and micro businesses thrive without stable electricity.
In 2016, she co founded Easy Solar after meeting her partners at Columbia University. Their mission was direct: make reliable solar and essential appliances affordable through pay as you go finance.
Her work shows how distribution plus finance can turn clean energy into a daily utility for families beyond the grid.
Key Numbers
Easy Solar footprint reported in 2023 to 2025.
Sources: Nthabiseng Mosia official bio 2025, Lionesses of Africa profile 2023, ABH 2023 finalist page, AP report October 2024.
The Story
From lived constraints to scalable solutions.
Mosia studied finance and economics at the University of Cape Town, then worked in consulting across Africa. But the practical energy question stayed open: how do families function when the grid does not arrive.
At Columbia SIPA, she specialized in clean energy finance and policy. There she met her co founders and refined the Easy Solar model: deliver high quality solar systems, phones, and appliances, financed through small daily or weekly payments.
Easy Solar scaled by building last mile distribution networks and by keeping repayment simple. The company now operates nationwide in Sierra Leone and across much of Liberia.
Ventures
Company co founded by Nthabiseng Mosia.
Easy Solar
Co founder, Chief Commercial OfficerOff grid solar and appliance company using pay as you go finance to serve families without reliable electricity. Active across Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Contribution to Africa
What changes because Easy Solar exists.
Direct Impact
Structural Impact
- Market making: Proved off grid solar can scale nationally with consumer finance.
- Last mile rails: Built trusted sales and service networks outside capitals.
- Financial inclusion: Pay as you go repayment builds credit habits for unbanked users.
- Climate resilience: Reduced reliance on high emission lighting and backup power.
Signal
Nthabiseng Mosia official biography and impact figures (updated 2025).
Lionesses of Africa profile (August 2023).
Africa Business Heroes Top 10 finalist list (September 2023).
Associated Press report on Easy Solar scale (October 2024).
nthabisengmosia.com | africabusinessheroes.org
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