The Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) is now operational. The off-grid lighting industry association inaugurated its first Board of Director mid-June, with Dr. Harald Schützeichel of SunTransfer elected President, and …Read More
Lighting Africa and a number of its associate companies were recognized at the Rio +20 Summit for their contributions and commitments towards the UN target of sustainable energy for all …Read More
Mr Joseph Danquah is usually a very busy man being the only carpenter in his village, Nimforkrom, which is located some distance away from Sunyani, the capital town of Ghana’s …Read More
After decades of internal strife, Liberia’s children and youth represent tremendous untapped potential for the country’s development. The majority of them have spent more time engaged in war than in …Read More
ToughStuff, the modular solar kit provider, has entered into a partnership with global mosquito net manufacturer and distributor, Bestnet A/S, in order reach more people with solar energy products during …Read More
Pupils of Gatoto primary school, located in the Mukuru kwa Reuben slum in Nairobi, received solar study lanterns earlier this year donated by pupils of FeltonFleet School, just south of …Read More
IFC just released ‘From Gap to Opportunity: Business Models for Scaling Up Energy Access’. The report, published in partnership with the government of Austria, identifies a $37 billion opportunity for …Read More
ToughStuff is one of eleven companies that have won this year’s World Business and Development Award (WBDA) for their efforts to improve living standards in some of the world’s most …Read More
2.5 million people in Africa have embraced the clean, safer solar energy for lighting their homes and businesses in the past three years abandoning the expensive, hazardous and inefficient kerosene. …Read More
Kerosene, which provides lighting for millions of homes across Africa, is not only detrimental to human health and the environment, but also a notable financial burden, a new study just …Read More
