Deployments
The first micro electric tractor hub in sub-Saharan Africa
Manufacturing hub · Blantyre, Malawi · First hub in the region
Importing machines proves the idea. Building them in southern Malawi is what makes it reach the market it is for.
Localising production
Localising production is the next critical step. A hub in southern Malawi would be the first place micro electric tractors are built in sub-Saharan Africa, using existing local expertise to build a supply chain resilient enough to deliver at scale.
It unlocks an initial accessible market of over $100 million in Malawi alone, on a model that is replicable across sub-Saharan Africa.
Why it matters here
Every machine imported is a machine priced, serviced and supplied from somewhere else. Building in Blantyre changes the cost base, the lead time and where the skilled work sits.
At a glance
SiteManufacturing hub
LocationBlantyre, Malawi
ScaleFirst hub in the region
In use sinceIn progress
ChargingGrid and solar
Attachments in use
The machine on this site
Aftrak AFT-e1. 8 kW, a 5.2 kWh hot-swap battery, a PTO and an ePTO.
View the AFT-e1More spotlights
All 6 deployments →Community siteEmisizini, Malawi · 4 modules · 1 tractorThe demonstration site: four solar modules, one community tractor, and the ground to prove both on.Ehlekweni Full Primary SchoolEkwendeni, north of Mzuzu, Malawi · Over 400 pupils, two sessions a dayEhlekweni Full Primary School at Ekwendeni, north of Mzuzu: over 400 pupils in two daily sessions, some walking up to 15 km.Mzamo villageMalawi · Array and tractor to followFarmers trained on the ground before anything was installed. The array and the tractor follow.