Off-grid industry association comes to life
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 initiatives applauded at Rio +20 for increasing energy access
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
The sun lights up rural Ghana’s dark nights
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
Nokero partners with ChildFund to power Liberia’s learning passion
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 partners with bednet manufacturer to reach more people during crises
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
UK school donates solar lanterns to Nairobi slum school
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
New IFC report on the access to energy market
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 wins World Business and Development Award
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
Africa’s solar lanterns bring light to Washington DC
More than half a million homes and businesses in the US have had to endure darkness after a week of storms, Reuters reports. But solar lanterns designed for Africa’s “unelectrified” ...Read More
New York University, Abu Dhabi wins Global Hult Energy Challenge
The New York University, Abu Dhabi beat four other student teams with innovative ideas on how to increase access to solar lighting in Africa, emerging overall winner of this year’s ...Read More