Power that never leaves you in the dark.
The Thakadu Power Box is a portable solar battery backup with AI monitoring — financed through Pay-As-You-Go mobile money so dependable energy is affordable from day one.
- Multi-day
- backup capacity
- PAYG
- mobile-money plans
- 24/7 AI
- live monitoring
+1.2 kWh gained today
No faults predicted
Why Thakadu
Built to close the gaps others leave open.
We studied where today's solutions stop short for African households and small businesses — then designed the Power Box around exactly those gaps.
vs. entry solar kits
e.g. Sun KingBrilliant for a single lamp or phone — but hard to grow when a household or shop needs real backup.
Modular Power Box expands from a light to a fridge to a workshop without starting over.
vs. PAYG pioneers
e.g. BBOXXProved mobile-money financing works, yet real-time, predictive intelligence is often thin.
Every unit ships with AI that forecasts low charge and flags faults before the power dies.
vs. premium stations
e.g. EcoFlowExcellent hardware, but priced and sold for export markets — no local financing or install.
Priced for South African households and SMEs, with mobile-money PAYG and on-the-ground support.
Pay-As-You-Go, over the mobile money you already use.
Financing isn't an afterthought — it's the first thing we solved. Reserve with a small deposit, then top up in affordable instalments over M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money and more. Your Power Box unlocks as you pay, and full ownership transfers when your plan completes.
- No bank account or credit history required
- Small, predictable payments that fit a weekly budget
- Maintenance & AI monitoring bundled into every plan
Thakadu PAYGThis week's top-up
R60.00
Illustrative — no real transaction
The Power Box
One dependable box. Everything a growing home or business needs.
Integrated solar charging
High-efficiency modules top up the battery every sunny hour — clean, silent power with no fuel and no fumes.
AI monitoring & alerts
On-device and cloud AI predicts low charge, catches faults early and prioritises your essential loads automatically.
Modular by design
Start with the Core, then clip on extra battery and solar modules as your home, farm or clinic grows.
Multi-day battery
Sized for real load-shedding — keep lights, phones, a fridge and Wi-Fi running through long outages.
Pay-As-You-Go financing
Affordable mobile-money instalments unlock the unit. No bank account or credit history required.
Installed & maintained
A local, Thakadu-trained technician delivers and installs it. Maintenance and remote diagnostics are included.
How it works
From no power to always-on in four simple steps.
Pick your plan
Use the AI Advisor or talk to us. Choose a Power Box configuration matched to your needs and budget.
We deliver & install
A local technician sets everything up and shows you how it works — usually within days.
Pay as you go
Top up in small instalments over mobile money. The unit unlocks as you pay, then it's yours.
AI keeps it running
Live monitoring optimises every charge, warns you early and dispatches maintenance when needed.
Who it's for
Reliable energy where it changes everything.
We build for the places the grid forgets — low-income households, small businesses, farms, schools and clinics across energy-challenged regions of Africa.
Households
Keep the lights, phones, TV and fridge on through every outage.
Small businesses
Never lose a sale — power tills, fridges, tools and card machines.
Farms
Run pumps, cold storage and equipment far beyond the grid's reach.
Schools
Reliable light and connectivity so learning never stops after dark.
Clinics
Protect vaccines and equipment with power a clinic can depend on.
Energy that grows communities
Light for study, power for work, cold chains for care.
Not sure what you need? Let our AI design it.
Answer a few questions and get a tailored Power Box configuration and Pay-As-You-Go plan for your home, business or facility — in seconds.
Your tailored plan appears here
Tell us about your situation and our AI designs a Power Box configuration and a Pay-As-You-Go plan matched to your needs and budget.
60
Power Boxes in early deployment
1,200
units targeted by Year 3
5
sectors served: homes, SMEs, farms, schools, clinics
Early voices
What reliable power feels like.
Illustrative pilot feedback — sample stories for launch.
“Before Thakadu, load-shedding closed my salon for hours. Now the lights and clippers never stop — and I pay a little each week over my phone.”
Nomsa D.
Salon owner, Soweto
“The app warned me the battery was low the night before a cloudy week. Our vaccine fridge stayed cold the whole time. That warning matters here.”
Sister Amara K.
Nurse, rural clinic
“We started with one unit for the lights and added a solar module for the water pump. Growing it piece by piece is what made it affordable.”
Thabo M.
Smallholder farmer
Plans
Priced for real African budgets.
Monthly figures are your Pay-As-You-Go rate over mobile money. Reserve today with a small, fully-refundable deposit — you're only charged the monthly rate once your unit is installed.
For households
Home Essential
- Power Box Core unit
- LED lighting, phone & laptop charging
- TV + Wi-Fi router, small fridge
- AI monitoring & SMS alerts
- Mobile-money PAYG over 24 months
Fully refundable · secure checkout
For shops & farms
Business Boost
- Core + 1 battery + 2 solar modules
- Runs tills, tools, cold storage
- Priority fault dispatch
- Predictive load-budgeting AI
- Flexible PAYG instalments
Fully refundable · secure checkout
For schools & clinics
Community Care
- High-capacity modular array
- Vaccine-fridge & equipment ready
- Multi-day autonomy
- Dedicated monitoring dashboard
- On-site maintenance included
Fully refundable · secure checkout
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FAQ
Questions, answered.
You pay a small deposit to reserve your Power Box, then top up in affordable installments over mobile money (M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money and more). The unit unlocks as you pay, and full ownership transfers once your plan completes. No bank account or credit history required.
The base unit comfortably powers lights, phone and laptop charging, a TV, Wi-Fi router and a small fridge. Because the design is modular, you can clip on extra battery and solar modules to run larger appliances, tools or medical equipment as your needs grow.
Every Power Box streams battery health, solar yield and usage to our cloud. On-device and cloud AI predicts low-charge before it happens, spots faults early, and sends alerts over SMS or the app — so a clinic fridge or a shop till never goes dark unexpectedly.
The high-capacity battery is sized for multi-day autonomy, and AI power-budgeting automatically prioritises your essential loads during low-solar periods. You can also top up from grid or a generator when available.
Yes. A local Thakadu-trained technician delivers and installs your unit, and your monthly plan includes maintenance and remote diagnostics. If the AI flags an issue, we dispatch a fix — often before you notice a problem.
We're beginning with South Africa and expanding across energy-challenged regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Join the waitlist and tell us your region so we can prioritise the rollout near you.