Based in Battice in Liège province, Enersol has been a key player in energy transition in Wallonia and beyond since 2005. From Brazil to Africa, the business has innovated, fostered local commitment and maintained an international outlook.
Twenty years ago, when solar panels were a rare sight on Walloon roofs, Samuel Bragard and André Jacquinet wanted to get involved in energy transition and founded Enersol. Today, the business employs more than 120 people, has a turnover of more than €30 million and deploys its renewable energy solutions far beyond Belgium’s borders. “We like to see ourselves as pioneers; we’re not the biggest, but we are the most agile, the most innovative,” said Pieter Demandt, the company’s financial manager who has been with Enersol since 2019.
Agile, innovative and, above all, resilient, Enersol diversified its operations in 2013, and began offering its services to SMEs and manufacturers, in addition to private individuals. Their range expanded: photovoltaic systems, storage, electric transport, heat pumps and more. Even with this booming growth, the business stuck to its core values: “Staff are recruited from within the company, drawn from the local region; more than half of our staff are shareholders, and the Enersol Academy is training electricians and technicians in the professions of tomorrow.”
In 2013, a Brazil branch was set up in a market that was still in its early stages. “We had to be bold: for 6 years, we provided the project with financial and technical support. The boom began in 2019.” Their businesses solutions were provided with a Walloon expertise that had been adapted to local needs. In Africa, a different approach was taken: instead of direct involvement, there are local partnerships, which provide electricity to schools, medical centres and business premises, from Burkina Faso to Mozambique. “The impact is real. Together we are creating sustainable jobs.”
Enersol proudly emphasizes its Walloon roots in its flagship industrial collaborations, such as the solar canopy and hundreds of charging points at the Safran Aero Boosters site in Herstal, in Liège province. It is also present in the tailored support the company provides to its clients, featuring responsive service and after-sales teams.
In the coming years, the business aims to continue providing local solutions and growing at the international level, while solidifying its status as a trailblazer.
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