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$\"Tonye$ <\/p>\n

Tonye Irims is a South African based Nigerian businessman. He is the founder and CEO of WiSolar Clean Energy. Tonye Irims was born on December 2, 1970 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.<\/p>\n

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\n Name<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n Tonye Irims <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Real Name<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n Tonye Irims <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Date of Birth<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n December 2, 1970<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Age<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 50 Years (2020)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n State of Origin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n Rivers <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Nationality<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n Nigeria<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Religion <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n Christian <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Tribe<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n –<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Occupation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n CEO WiSolar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Known for<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n WiSolar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Net Worth<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n Under Review <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/span>Educational Background<\/span><\/h2>\n $\"Tonye$ <\/p>\n Tonye Irims attended Corona Nursery and Primary school, Apapa, and Imola Day Primary school, Alasia, Lagos.<\/p>\n Tonye Irims obtained his SSCE certificate from Command Secondary School, Jos, Nigeria and a Bachelors degree in marketing from the University of Port Harcourt in 1986 and 1991 respectively.<\/p>\n He also studied Clean Power specialization program from the Imperial College London, and a Blockchain specialization from INSEAD, France.<\/p>\n <\/span>Career and Business<\/span><\/h2>\n $\"WiSolar$ <\/p>\n At the age of 23, Tonye Irims relocates to South Africa where he did a lot of odd jobs to make ends meet.<\/p>\n In 1996, he joined the now defunct Housewares Exclusive, a multi-level marketing company.<\/p>\n *Read Also <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n* *Balarabe Ilelah Biography, Age, Career and Net Worth<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n* *Baba Suwe Biography, Real Name, Age, Career and Net Worth<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n* *Corinna Kopf Biography, Age, Career and Net Worth<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n* *Tonye Irims switched to modeling in 2001, where he modeled for different companies and brands till 2004.<\/p>\n* *Tonye Irims met Nigeria’s billionaire businessman and industrialist Dr. Mike Adenuga. Dr Adenuga mentored Tonye Irims and he on the other hand did volunteer work for Dr. Adenuga till 2011.<\/p>\n* *In 2007, Tonye Irims introduced the first dual sim phones in South Africa.<\/p>\n* *He attempted to launch a social payment app FriendsChip, in the United States in 2011 but could not succeed<\/p>\n* In 2016, Tonye Irims founded WiSolar Clean Energy, a multinational renewable energy company in Africa. He also registered a patent for prepaid solar electricity system for variable loads in December 2020.<\/p>\n *The system was configured to enable users purchase low-cost solar electricity per kwh as required for larger households and commercial users via their banking app or recharge vouchers.<\/p>\n* <\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Personal_Life\"><\/span>Personal Life<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tonye Irims was the first of 6 boys of his late father Capt. B.T Irimagha, a master mariner who served under the Nigerian Navy, Mobil and NNPC Nigeria. His mother was late Muriel Irimagha (Ama-Opuorubo) was a businesswoman of royal Bonny kingdom descent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_8964.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9327\" alt=\"Tonye Irims Net Worth \" width=\"750\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contents101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_8964.jpg 750w, https:\/\/contents101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_8964-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tonye_Irims_Net_Worth\"><\/span>Tonye Irims Net Worth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tonye Irims projected capital investment for the Solar-as-a-service prepaid system is $40M per country per annum within Africa. 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