The Future of Lighting Global
IFC winds down Lighting Global Support to focus on mobilizing investment for Off-Grid Solar sector, World Bank expands program with ESMAP A Letter from Russell Sturm & Dana Rysankova Colleagues,…
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…shared prosperity in a sustainable way. The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in…
Lighting Africa Featured In International Innovation’s Energy Focus Week
…rural areas where so many of these energy-poor live, modern, high-quality off-grid products can sustainably meet the lighting and – increasingly – the energy needs of people who aren’t connected…
Off-Grid Solar Market Returns to Robust Growth, According to Latest Sector Report
…through market intelligence, quality assurance, business support services and consumer education. About the World Bank Group The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and…
The Chinese Edition of IEC Standards Released
…840 million people around the world still lack access to electricity, and 1 billion additional people are living without reliable electricity. Most of the populations who lack electricity live in…
The Chinese Edition of IEC Standards Released
…840 million people around the world still lack access to electricity, and 1 billion additional people are living without reliable electricity. Most of the populations who lack electricity live in…
As New Report Estimates the Off-Grid Solar Market has Provided Improved Energy Access to 360 Million People Globally, Sector Leaders Gather in Hong Kong to Chart the Future of the Industry
…to take stock of progress and discuss future trends in the off-grid solar sector. Organized by GOGLA and the IFC-World Bank Lighting Global program, and supported by the World Bank’s…
“You Can See the Future from Here” The World Bank Solar Village
…in off-grid technology. As return visitor, Riccardo Puliti, Senior Director of Energy & Extractives at the World Bank noted while touring our solar village with then-interim President of the World…
Experiencing Solar Products in the Dark Sheds Light on their Power
…tents in the atrium of the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., with support from the Lighting Global Program. The tents were outfitted to resemble the inside of a rural…
Blog | Enjoying the Blissful Agony of the World Cup: Off-Grid Energy’s Benefits Reach Beyond Productive Use
©Mobisol By Jennifer Lynch If you are one of the 3.2 billion World Cup viewers from around the globe, you likely know the full range of emotions that accompany the…