French company Moon introduced a new off-grid solar kit designed to operate for ten years without maintenance, targeting five African countries: Benin, Burundi, Chad, Mozambique, and Niger. The solution features a remote management platform that monitors battery and panel performance, even in areas with unreliable network coverage, and alerts local teams to malfunctions. Unlike traditional product sales, Moon’s model operates on a service-based subscription, where users pay a monthly fee for electricity via a prepaid system, aligning the company’s revenue with long-term system performance. The modular design allows for on-site repairs by replacing individual defective components, addressing common issues like early failures due to lack of spare parts or qualified technicians. Collaborations with local operators and institutional partners such as the World Bank and the EnDev program are central to financing and deploying the kits across these markets.