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Lighting Africa Report Will Help New Players Enter Africa’s Off-Grid Lighting Market

Lighting Africa Report Will Help New Players Enter Africa’s Off-Grid Lighting Market

01 March 2011

Lighting Africa has released a comprehensive report on the off-grid lighting market in Sub-Saharan Africa that features a wealth of information on consumer behavior and the latest market trends. The ...Read More

The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off

The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off

28 February 2011

The African market for off-grid lighting products is projected to achieve 40 percent to 50 percent annual sales growth, with 5-6 million African households owning quality portable lights (primarily solar) ...Read More

CDM rewards high-quality off-grid lighting products

CDM rewards high-quality off-grid lighting products

12 February 2011

By Evan Mills, Ph.D. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Few project developers have bothered to qualify their LED lighting programs for carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The requirements ...Read More

University of Nairobi conducts first low cost tests for solar lamps

University of Nairobi conducts first low cost tests for solar lamps

31 January 2011

Importers and local distributors in East Africa are closer to getting a source of testing solar lanterns destined for their markets as the University of Nairobi opened a laboratory to ...Read More

Lighting Africa’s Consumer Education Campaign is in Full Swing

Lighting Africa’s Consumer Education Campaign is in Full Swing

06 December 2010

It takes more than good products to make consumers move to clean energy. Lighting Africa, a joint IFC and World Bank program, has launched an education campaign to encourage rural ...Read More

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