Operating company
Nuvo Consulting
Development, project, cost and construction management across Africa.
Companies
What we build.
What we own.
From operating companies to long-term infrastructure and scalable platforms. NUVO's role differs by business — from founder and operator to partner and long-term shareholder.
Core portfolio
Operating company
Nuvo Energy Africa
Renewable-energy solutions designed and delivered across Africa.
Asset platform
Nishati
Developing, financing and owning renewable-energy infrastructure for the long term.
Growth platform
Crunch Carbon
Turning renewable generation into scalable carbon value.
Operating company
INC Africa
International design-and-build capability, delivered locally across Africa.
Operating company
Ant Trails
Smart metering and multi-source energy billing for commercial property, managed end to end.
Ventures / emerging
Growth platform
Grid Supply Africa
Connecting energy partners with the products, tools and infrastructure required to deliver better energy projects.
Growth platform
Gridly
Gridly is a local-energy orchestration platform helping municipalities, homeowners and businesses coordinate, measure and reward distributed solar energy.
Impact
NUVO has built its own impact ventures and also supports established organisations whose work aligns with our values.
Impact
Historic NUVO impact venture
Vigor Africa
Practical social and economic development, built with an entrepreneurial approach.
Organisations NUVO supports
Independent organisations — not owned or managed by NUVO, and not part of the portfolio.
Bokamoso Education Trust
Bokamoso Education Trust helps provide educational opportunities for disadvantaged South African children through collective donor support, funding schooling and longer-term educational development.
Visit Bokamoso →Qhubeka
Qhubeka uses bicycles to help people move forward, improving access to schools, clinics, employment and economic opportunity.
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Closed, merged and exited businesses are part of NUVO's company-building history — not something to hide. Each one taught us something we still use.
Alumni
Exited · May 2020 – June 2024
NuHome Africa
NuHome Africa was an early residential Energy-as-a-Service venture that helped pioneer subscription-style solar and home-energy solutions in South Africa.
Alumni
Merged into Nuvo Energy Africa
String IoT
String IoT developed Internet of Things and digital automation solutions before its capabilities were ultimately merged into Nuvo Energy Africa.
Alumni
Closed
Integrated Project Alliance
Integrated Project Alliance was a specialist consultancy alliance focused on design, risk, contract and cost management for African construction projects.