Independent auditors of the world’s critical infrastructure

We develop sensors and analytics to measure and improve energy systems, from micro-grids to national grids

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Remote monitoring of power quality and reliability

Our GridWatch technology is built on a novel sensor that plugs into outlets and offers remote monitoring of power quality and reliability. Using our agile deployment methodology and insight-focused dashboards, we support decision-makers in transforming the energy sector.

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Partnerships across Sub-Saharan Africa

GridWatch has been successfully deployed at scale from urban Accra to rural Kenya; from health clinics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to markets in Nigeria.

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Measuring the role of grid reliability and quality in electric cookstove adoption

Nigeria

Assessing business markets for renewable energy system investments

Utility and telecommunications lines crisscross in Freetown

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Measuring electricity impacts on micro and small businesses in Sierra Leone

Photo of the nLine team at a retreat in Dakar, Senegal

We want to make critical infrastructure work for everyone

nLine’s mission is to measure and improve the performance of critical infrastructure in order to meet the needs of all people and support sustainable, inclusive economic development.

We’re inspired by calls for equal access to the benefits of modern systems, inclusionary decision making, and open access to information.

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We’re open to new partnerships, or sharing more with people interested in our work.

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