Winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy Announced
May 13, 2025
Aftrak was awarded the $1 million Grand Prize to advance green energy in Africa. The Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy is the second in the Milken–Motsepe Innovation Prize Program, a series of multiyear, multimillion-dollar global innovation competitions and awards aimed at advancing technological progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Meeting the teams and witnessing their work and determination to solve one of the biggest challenges facing Africa was truly inspiring,” said Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe, member of IWF South Africa and Co-Founder and CEO of the Motsepe Foundation.