Zero Gate Labs (ZGL) is a decentralised research and technology consulting company that provides bespoke solutions designed with a service-first approach to enable emerging countries to leapfrog the energy transition. Providing technological infrastructures that accelerate the energy transition in emerging countries. Our mission is to create, distribute, and spread innovative green technologies appropriate for use in developing African nations. Whilst also building the largest open innovation challenge in the world to boost electrification rates in rural African communities, we are taking a multifaceted approach to support energy research. By speeding up the timeframe for the most effective contextualised electrification, we are helping the underdeveloped African economy. We want to create, communicate, and spread innovative green technologies appropriate for emerging market environments.