Lost trading hours
Stalls close early when light and power run out.
Pre-launch · pilot & validation stage
Energy a trader uses to earn.
Not backup power. A clean, portable battery that lets micro-traders in Nigerian markets work longer, add services, and cut fuel costs.
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The unit
1 kWh LiFePO₄
HCapital CleanTech is the clean energy arm of H Capital International.
The gap
Unreliable, expensive power costs traders hours and income.
Grid outages and costly fuel cut the working day short and eat into thin margins. The usual fix — a generator — is loud, dirty, and expensive to run.
High fuel spend
Generator fuel is a daily cost against a small margin.
No room to grow
Without steady power, a trader can't add a paid service.
The approach
Battery-as-a-Service, built around earning.
A simple loop. Every step is about income, not renting for its own sake.
01
Access a charged unit
A trader collects a charged 1 kWh unit from a neighbourhood swap point. No generator, no fuel run.
02
Trade longer hours
Lighting and power extend the working day into the evening, when footfall is high.
03
Add a paid service
Phone charging, clippers, a chilled-drinks cooler — a new line of income from the same stall.
04
Swap and repeat
When the unit runs low, swap it for a charged one. The loop keeps earning, every day.
Projected impact
See the full impact caseA case built on ranges, not headline numbers.
Projected
1.5–3×
Evening trading hours addedModelled from a longer working day. To be validated in Phase 1.Projected
15–40%
Projected lift in daily takingsFrom added hours and a new paid service. Range, not a promise.Projected
0.3–0.8t
CO₂ avoided per unit / yearDisplaced generator fuel, calibrated to measured benchmarks.Pre-launch — no live operations
Where we're starting
Focused on Ikotun Market, Lagos.
Our first candidate community. Selected for dense micro-trader activity, high outage exposure, and strong productive-use potential. Other locations are under consideration.
Candidate location
Ikotun Market, Lagos — map & site visual placeholder
Backed & supported by
H Capital InternationalDemonstration partner — TBCResearch partner — TBCSupply partner — TBC
Partner names are editable placeholders, confirmed before launch.
The invitation
We're building the validation case now. Let's talk.
Investor and partner conversations are open. See the work behind the model and where it goes next.