Apply to Test Your Solar Home System Kit
…complete this application form prior to March 16, 2015. With support from the Africa Renewable Energy Access Program at the World Bank, this second round of testing will be offered…
Reuters | Solar keeps lights, phones on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts
…into darkness, alternative energy sources are increasingly important – even for families connected to the grid, said Pamela Mukami Njeru, a community health volunteer in the central Mt. Kenya region….
H2 2020 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report
Every six months, GOGLA and The World Bank Group’s Lighting Global program publish the Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report, a market intelligence series on sales and impact of off-grid solar…
Quality Assurance
…test methods and quality standards for pico-products and solar home system kits up to 350 Wp and worked with governments around the world to encourage the adoption of harmonized policies…
Key Off-Grid Players Awarded Zayed Future Energy Prizes
…“This is in our minds the most prestigious award in the world for renewable energy companies and comes with a generous US $1.5M cash prize, which we shall use to…
Solar Light: My Chance to Pass Exams
…almost impossible task of caring for herself as well as for her frail grandmother. But despite this hardship, the silver lining in her world has been school. Being able to…
Case Study: Lighting Africa/Kenya’s Solar Lighting Entrepreneurs
The World Bank and IFC jointly launched the Lighting Africa program, with the aim of providing modern lighting and energy products by 2030 to 250 million people who currently live…
Solar Energy Foundation wins National Energy Globe Award – Again!
…just won a National Energy Globe Award for its outstanding work in Ethiopia. The award will be officially granted on 5 June 2013, UN World Environment Day. This is the…
Google backs SolarAid to scale solar lighting in rural Africa
…Sir Richard Branson, will help SolarAid get 144,000 solar lights to rural families in Africa and create jobs for over 400 solar entrepreneurs, taking the UK charity a giant step…
Quality Assurance for Off-Grid Solar Powered Lights:
…also entered the off-grid lighting market and threaten to spoil customer trust of the technology. Lighting Global—a joint IFC and World Bank program—is working to support sustainable growth of the…