Energy as a Service · C&I + Humanitarian

End the diesel generator era.

ZERO replaces fuel generators with solar + battery systems on commercial, industrial, and humanitarian sites. We finance the asset. Local partners install and maintain it. You pay only for the clean kWh you consume and save energy cost mitigating tons of CO2 emissions from day one.

The liability

Fuel generators are fast to deploy — and expensive forever.

Diesel gensets are a short-term answer that turns into a long-term liability: volatile fuel costs, heavy emissions, fragile supply chains, and constant maintenance.

$0.60–1.50per kWh of diesel-generated power on remote C&I and humanitarian sites
2.7 kgCO₂ per litre of diesel burned — most of it avoidable today
24/7fuel logistics, theft risk, and downtime that gensets quietly impose
Rooftop solar PV array on a commercial building in warm sunlight
On-site solar PV — sized to displace the genset
How EaaS works

Energy as a service — from sun to socket.

One contract. No capex. No fuel logistics. Just clean kWh, metered and billed like a utility.

  1. 01

    Local installation & O&M

    Installation and ongoing operations and maintenance ensured by local partners — for the full lifetime of the system.

  2. 02

    ZERO finances the asset

    We own and finance the system. You commit zero capex — no balance-sheet burden, no upfront cheque.

  3. 03

    Pay only per kWh consumed

    A fixed long-term tariff for every clean kWh delivered. Predictable, lower than diesel, hedged against fuel prices.

  4. 04

    One utility-grade contract

    One contract, one counterparty, one bill. Metered clean energy delivered like any other utility service.

Battery storage cabinet installed alongside a solar PV system
On-site storage — diesel-free after dark
Storage

Daylight by day. Stored power after dark. Diesel-free 24/7.

Batteries absorb surplus solar during the day and discharge through the evening and night, turning intermittent sun into a dependable round-the-clock supply — without ever firing up a generator.

Sectors served

Built for the sites where diesel still rules.

One EaaS model for two demanding sectors — commercial & industrial operators and humanitarian agencies — wherever fuel gensets are the default.

Commercial & Industrial

Factories, telecoms, mines, agri-processing

Cut energy costs, hedge fuel volatility, decarbonise without touching capex.

  • · Lower, fixed tariff vs. diesel
  • · Scope 2 emissions cut at source
  • · No capex, no O&M overhead
Humanitarian operations

UN agencies, NGOs, field hospitals, refugee settlements

Reliable power without fuel convoys, generator noise, or security exposure.

  • · Resilient supply for critical operations
  • · Predictable cost per kWh, multi-year
  • · Aligned with donor decarbonisation goals
De-risking by design

One pooled portfolio. Many geographies. Many sectors.

Some sites stay on the system for a decade. Others are decommissioned in under 24 months as operations move on. We pool solar generators from across the globe and across sectors into a single portfolio — the blended revenue underwrites a profitable, scalable utility, and lets us keep deploying where the diesel is loudest.

Backed by

Mission-aligned capital and partners.

Transforming Energy Access
ZE-Gen
Lightrock
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Zero Emission Utility
Paul-Lincke-Ufer 8d
10999 Berlin, Germany
www.zero-emission.energy