Daystar Power Group has reached 6,884 kilowatt-peak (kWp) of installed solar capacity across Nestlé’s West African manufacturing network, with systems now operational at four facilities spanning Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Senegal. The company describes it as one of the largest commercial and industrial solar partnerships in the region.
Daystar Power operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc within its Renewables and Energy Solutions business, and provides solar hybrid energy solutions to commercial and industrial clients across Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Togo under lease, lease-to-own, power-as-a-service, and software-as-a-service models.
From One Site to Four Countries
The partnership began with a single project and has since expanded across three countries and four manufacturing sites. The rollout covers two facilities in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Nestlé’s factory in Tema, Ghana; and a plant in Dakar, Senegal.
In Côte d’Ivoire, Daystar Power has delivered 3,447 kWp across the two Abidjan sites. In Ghana, a 2,547 kWp system powers the Nestlé Tema factory. In Senegal, an 890 kWp installation operates at the Dakar facility.
Each system has been tailored to the specific grid conditions and operational needs of its location.
What the Numbers Represent
Daystar Power CEO Yischai Beinisch said the scale of the deployment reflects the strength of the working relationship with Nestlé. “Nearly 7 megawatts across four Nestlé facilities is a number we are proud of, but what it represents matters more than the figure itself. It means that one of the world’s most demanding manufacturers has tested our model, trusted it, and came back. Our job now is to keep earning that, across every market where industry needs energy it can count on,” he said.
Beinisch was appointed CEO in September 2025, joining from Shell’s power business, where he serves concurrently as General Manager, Emerging Markets Power.
For Nestlé, the expansion aligns with the company’s broader sustainability commitments. Each system is designed to deliver measurable environmental benefits, including reduced greenhouse gas emissions and improved energy resilience, while supporting Nestlé’s publicly stated net zero commitments.
C&I Solar Gains Ground in West Africa
The Daystar-Nestlé partnership sits within a broader shift towards commercial and industrial solar adoption across the region. Persistent grid instability and high energy costs have pushed large manufacturers to look beyond the utility grid for reliable power, with solar hybrid systems increasingly filling the gap.
Nestlé’s manufacturing presence extends across West Africa, including markets where Daystar Power has its deepest operational roots. With a delivery record now spanning three countries and nearly 7 megawatts of installed capacity, the infrastructure and the relationship are in place to support what comes next.
The Nestlé account now stands as a reference deployment for the scale and complexity Daystar can execute, and signals a growing appetite from multinationals operating in West Africa to integrate solar at the facility level rather than as a supplementary measure.
