Sigora International

A provider of utility management systems engineered for frontier markets. Sigora International is offering the first fully vertically-integrated energy payments and control platform engineered for last-mile and grid-edge connectivity in frontier markets. For both established urban grid utilities and rural micro-grid developers, Sigoras platform tra... nsforms energy access for underserved markets into bankable business. Sigoras smart meter hardware and complete energy-management software system provide the operating system for financeable micro-grids. Of the nearly 1.3 billion people without access to electricity today, more than 250 million people live in urban areas in close proximity to the central grid, or even under the grid itself, while a further 520 million people living in rural areas are prime candidates for the development of mini-grids. Integrated utility-management for the last mile. Conventional utility-management systems are not suited to the conditions that have prevented 1.3 billion people from connecting to modern electricity. By re-imagining what a meter can do, Sigora makes it possible for utilities large and small to build bankable grids in unconnected and underserved communities. Sigora stands to tip the balance in expanding energy access by making micro-grids an investable proposition. Conventional metering infrastructure provides zero visibility into grid operations while cash-based and post-pay systems leave utilities susceptible to payment default, billing errors, and outright fraud. Near 100% bill collection is achievable with Sigoras seamless, secure, pay-as-you-go platform. By eliminating cash and introducing PAYG grid-connected electricity purchases, Sigoras purpose-designed payments and billing platform streamlines revenue collection, reduces billing errors, fraud, and non-payment. Tariffs below cost recovery are an endemic feature of the electricity sector in most frontier markets. Sigora meters allow utilities the option to leverage existing assets and implement a captive portal ...Read More