After nearly three years of operation, Instollar, a Lagos-based platform that connects solar companies with certified technicians, has officially launched.
The launch brought together friends, family, business associates, and supporters, marking a formal debut for a company that has quietly become a key player in the country’s clean energy workforce development.
Founded in 2022 by Chinwe Udo-Davis, Instollar operates as a workforce management and recruitment platform designed to close the skills gap in Nigeria’s fast-growing solar energy sector.
The company has already facilitated over 2,000 solar installations and registered more than 1,200 technicians across the country.
Udo-Davis, speaking at the launch, said the platform was built to address one of the biggest bottlenecks facing renewable energy firms, the shortage of qualified, reliable technicians.
She said, “Panels and batteries don’t install themselves. If Africa’s energy transition will be sustainable, we need a trained and trusted workforce to drive it.”
Over the past few years, Instollar has provided solar companies with vetted professionals who meet quality and safety standards, helping them deliver projects efficiently.
For technicians, the platform offers not just job opportunities, but a path toward formal employment and steady income in a field that has long been dominated by informal work.
At the launch, two engineers trained through Instollar, Engr. Promise Okon and Engr. Ibrahim Adulwaheed, shared personal accounts of how the platform helped them secure consistent work. Adulwaheed said, “Before Instollar, jobs came once in a while. Now, I can plan my life better because the work keeps coming.”
Another highlight of the event was InstallHER, an initiative by Instollar focused on training and empowering women in solar technology. The programme aims to train 10,000 women technicians by 2030, giving them access to technical skills, certifications, and employment in the renewable energy sector.
One of the programme’s trainees, Grace Gbengero, shared how the opportunity changed her career path. She said, “Before InstallHER, I didn’t think I could fit into energy work, even though I studied electrical engineering. Now I’m not only working, but I have also met my target as a technical sales manager even before the end of the year”
By linking workforce development with the energy transition, Instollar is helping to formalize an important part of Nigeria’s green economy — one job at a time.
