Co-creating business with partners
to achieve SDGs in Africa

Akari Saeki
Global Relations Department
Global Business UnitNEC Corporation© NEC Corporation 2023

UNIDO and NEC signed MOU on ICT solution forinclusive and sustainable industrial development(August 2019, TICAD7)✓ Co-creation and global development of projects utilizing advanced ICT to further
promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development—the mission of UNIDO—
in developing countries and economies in transition.

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Mr. LI Yong /Director General of UNIDO, Mr. Kuniyoshi /Deputy Director General,
Norihiko Ishiguro/Senior Executive Vice President of NEC,Toshiya Matsuki /Vice President of NEC

NEC Hybrid Storage Solution is
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo’s STePP registered.

http://www.unido.or.jp/en/technology_db/8602/

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Our Businesses & Technologies

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NEC Corporation
Around 117,000 employees worldwideAbout USD 27.4 Billion net sales
289 consolidated subsidiaries
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan123 years of brand success

Chairman of the Board
Takashi Niino

World's Top 100 Most Innovative Organizations
Fortune Global 500 company* Data as of March 31, 2022

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President & CEO
Takayuki Morita

NEC in Africa

1st Business 1963
in Ethiopia

Supplied in 53 Countries■PastNigeria

Kenya

Landline Exchange

Satellite
Communication

Radio・TV Transmitter■Currently
Telecom

Public Safety

Smart Energy

HQ in Africa
South Africa- South Africa- Nigeria- Kenya
NEC XON Pty Ltd;
Main hub for Sub-Saharan countries(Johannesburg, SA)
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Infra for Mobile

SubmarineCable

Face Recognition

Finger Recognition

Renewable Energy

ProblemResource: Polarium
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NEC Hybrid Storage Solution（HSS）
NEC HSS® Hybrid Storage Solution, developed by NEC Corporation and NEC XON, is a flexible,
configurable and fully integrated turnkey solution with modular and scalable design that can be
rapidly deployed to enable Telecommunications Operators and Tower Companies to reduce costs
and increase plant efficiency.
Optimizing energy supply by saving more than 50% of diesel generator fuel with NEC HSS
NEC Hybrid Energy Battery Storage

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Environmentally friendly energy supply
Hybrid Storage Solution | Enhanced off grid reliability with IOT intelligence

Environment

HSS system with Solar PV, Li-ion Battery and remote monitoring service enables stable, cost effective and green operation✓ IOT monitoring✓ Remotely configurable✓ UNIDO registered

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Smart Energy
Renewable Energy Storage System for Base Station of Telecom Operator (30-40% Reduce OPEX)Power SystemTower

GridTransmission
Equipment

PVDiesel Generator

Fuel Saving
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BeforeAfrica Mobile Network Operator Base Tower Station

40 Liters
Diesel Generator

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AfterAfrica Mobile Network Operator Base Tower Station

40 Liters

5.4 hours
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18.4 Liters

Market Opportunities
NEC is looking for Partners for African business activities.
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Partners for sustainable commercial business.
Business funding support from EU funds, Government Aid and Grants,
export credit agencies, etc.
Hedging the credit, country and currency risks of African businesses
with EU corporate partners.

- Priority country• West Africa（Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Nigeria）• East Africa（Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda）

Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure
Environment

Communication<Project Outline>✓ Over 1500 tower sites✓ Since 2018
✓ Operation & Maintenance✓ Supply hybrid energy system✓ Centralized remote sitemonitoring✓ Fuel haulage✓ Communication network 24/7 available✓ NEC contributes to provision of stable voice,data and digital services for Digital Economy
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✓ Clean and sustainable energy source✓ Less Diesel consumption, Less CO2 emission

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NEC XON Contact（Africa）