energy
Case Study
02.11.2026
Case Study
02.11.2026
Case Study
Power supply in practice: diesel and cost reductions for digital infrastructure
In weak-grid markets across Africa, telcos spend up to 40% of operating costs on energy, relying on mostly on diesel.
Key project details
Sector: digital infrastructure
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Average uptime: 100%
Average diesel reduction: 70%
In weak-grid markets across Africa, telcos spend up to 40% of operating costs on energy, relying on mostly on diesel.
In Freetown, Sierra Leone, CrossBoundary Energy introduced hybrid energy systems for the rollout of the country’s first 5G towers. The locally built project achieved 100% uptime, cut diesel use and generator runtime by 70%, and saves an estimated 330 tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions annually.
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