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…decentralized energy systems will continue to be vital, especially in rural areas. Among those living without access to electricity in 2020, 80 percent lived in rural areas around the world,…
PRESS RELEASE | 2020 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report
…840 million people living without electricity world-wide. Lighting Global – managed by IFC and the World Bank – works with manufacturers, distributors, governments, and other development partners to build and…
Job Opportunity | STC Lighting Global Off-grid Expert
…Program (ESMAP) is a global knowledge and technical assistance program administered by the World Bank and supported by 18 bilateral donors. Its mission is to assist low- and middle-income countries…
The Symposium on the Quality Assurance System and Testing Technology for Off-grid Solar Products Was Successfully Held
…“Shenzhen Quality Month” series of activities. Russell Sturm, Global Head of Energy Access at World Bank Group’s IFC and “Father of Lighting Global”, Li Zhong, Secretary of the Leading Party…
IFC And CLASP Announce New Partnership To Sustain Quality Standards For Consumers In Off-Grid Solar Markets
In Washington, D.C., USA: Rahim Kanani Lighting Global Phone: (202) 437-8941 E-mail: rkanani@ifc.org In Washington, D.C., USA: Allison Kimble CLASP Phone: (202) 750-5124 E-mail: akimble@clasp.ngo In Utrecht, Netherlands: Darragh Cotter…
Lighting Africa/Nigeria: Tackling Energy Poverty At Its Source
…billion annually on expensive but low-quality, unsafe lighting alternatives. Today, close to 600 million people in Africa are without access to electricity. This number represents 60 percent of the world’s…
70 Million People Gained Energy via Off-Grid Solar Despite COVID – New Report Shows
…power since 2019. The Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2022: State of The Sector report published today by the World Bank’s Lighting Global, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), GOGLA, Efficiency…
IFC/World Bank Set Global Standard for Clean Off-Grid Lighting
Children read a school book with a solar lamp in Dakar, Senegal.© Bruno Déméocq/Lighting Africa The IFC/World Bank-supported Lighting Global Quality Test Methodology has become the world standard for clean…
IFC/World Bank Set Global Standard for Clean Off-Grid Lighting
Children read a school book with a solar lamp in Dakar, Senegal.© Bruno Déméocq/Lighting AfricaThe IFC/World Bank-supported Lighting Global Quality Test Methodology has become the world standard for clean off-grid…
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International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) and The INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (“World Bank”) (jointly the ”World Bank Group”) have been made aware that various individuals or organizations are posting…