
CrossBoundary Access
Building the electricity grid of the future in Africa, one connection at a time
Our Mission
Over 600 million people in Africa do not have power.
Studies show that mini-grids are the least cost method to bring electricity to over 260 million people, with the rest being connected through grid extensions and solar home systems (SHS).
CrossBoundary Access is on a mission to build a distributed utility for rural electrification in Africa.
At CrossBoundary Access, we believe that universal access to electricity is a vital step toward ending poverty. Alongside our partners, we finance, own, and operate mini-grids and adjacent technologies that connect rural households, community institutions, and businesses to high-quality, renewable power.
We’re aiming to bring power to 1 million people by 2025 with our distributed utility – the grid of the future.

Our Solution

CrossBoundary Access is a distributed electric utility that raises capital for portfolios of solar mini-grids that it designs, builds, and manages

Our mini-grids provide households, community institutions, and businesses with clean, reliable, and affordable electricity

Mini-grids are infrastructure, so we use infrastructure finance principles to build the grid of the future
News and Insights
Stay updated on the latest energy access news and insightsÂ
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CrossBoundary Access19.09.2023Press Release
CrossBoundary Access’ Blended Finance Model Attracts $10 Million for Mini-Grids from AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)
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CrossBoundary Access06.09.2023Blog
CB Access speaks on decentralized renewable energy and mini-grids at side event for Africa Climate Summit 2023
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CrossBoundary Access16.08.2023News Clip
Listen to CB Access Managing Director Humphrey Wireko on “The Mini-Grid Business” podcast
Our Team
We are global experts on energy access
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Nairobi, Kenya
InvestmentCrossBoundary AccessManaging Director, Head of Energy AccessGabriel Davies
As Managing Director and co-founder of CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA),…As Managing Director and co-founder of CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA), Gabriel leads Africa’s pioneering project finance facility for mini-grids, mobilizing funding from bluechip investors like ARCH, Bank of America, and… -
Nairobi, Kenya
InvestmentCrossBoundary AccessManaging DirectorHumphrey Wireko
Humphrey is a Managing Director of the Energy Access team…Humphrey is a Managing Director of the Energy Access team and a member of the CrossBoundary Group Council. Prior to joining CrossBoundary Humphrey worked at The Boston Consulting Group where… -
Nairobi, Kenya
InvestmentCrossBoundary AccessAssociate DirectorLynne Wesonga
Lynne Wesonga has a Bachelor of Science in Financial Engineering…Lynne Wesonga has a Bachelor of Science in Financial Engineering from JKUAT. Prior to joining CrossBoundary, Lynne worked as a Private Debt Associate at Gulf Capital based out of Dubai…