Off-Grid Solar Lighting Up Ethiopia
…leveraging carbon credits and concessional finance to enable off-grid solar,” says Program Manager Venkata Ramana Putti, who leads the World Bank Group’s Climate and Carbon Finance unit which oversees Ci-Dev…
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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,…
The Chinese Edition of IEC Standards Released
…living without electricity worldwide. Lighting Global – managed by IFC and the World Bank – works with manufacturers, distributors, governments, and other development partners to build and grow the modern…
The Chinese Edition of IEC Standards Released
…living without electricity worldwide. Lighting Global – managed by IFC and the World Bank – works with manufacturers, distributors, governments, and other development partners to build and grow the modern…
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…
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…
In the News: By Plugging in Africa, Mobisol Connects a Continent to Change
…light her home in rural Kenya, but that changed when solar panels were installed on her roof. Now that her home is powered by Mobisol—a pay-as-you-go solar energy service company…
Blog | Lighting Nigeria:Tackling Energy Poverty Despite Covid-19
…basic needs but also support the habitability of the earth for generations yet unborn. In an ideal world, everyone ought to have access to electricity. But our world is less…
African Lighting Market Records Explosive Growth, IFC/World Bank Study
…income households and micro-businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa grew by more than 300% between 2008 and 2012, providing an estimated four million people with clean, brighter lighting, a new IFC/World Bank…
Renewable Energy Access Challenge (REACH) Partnership
…energy access from off-grid solar products. Yet despite this incredible achievement, the world is still not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 —universal energy access— by 2030….