Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo)
Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) business models jointly address the challenges of energy access and financial inclusion for the 733milion people — mainly rural and low income — who remain off-grid. PAYGo companies…
EcoMoto: Turning on the Lights in Kenya in Under 48-Hours
…use of existing structures to simply and quickly address the primary issues hampering sales in Kenya today: lack of funds and unavailability of high-quality solar solutions at the last mile….
Innovative Rural Employers Keep Pace with Employee Needs
“I was buying a full jerry can [of kerosene] costing Ksh 600/- ($ 6.40) for my father and mum every month, only for them to see. Then my brother’s children…
Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…Group in Kipkenyo, near Eldoret town in Kenya’s Rift Valley. She is one of six innovators in her village who were introduced to solar-powered lanterns barely a month ago, and…
Sunny Money hits record sales through its ‘student lights’ campaign
…can then buy the lights and enjoy clean, safe and affordable solar lighting. Felista Mlay who lives in Rombo, Kilimanjaro and whose daughter purchased a d.light S1 solar lantern during…
Reuters | Solar keeps lights, phones on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts
…buy kerosene for lamplight. And she can also help others in her area who are without electricity, either because of faults on power lines around the country due to heavy…
Selling Solar to Rural Africa is Emerging as a Hot Market
…. M-Kopa’s round also included funding from Virgin’s Richard Branson and Steve Case, founder of AOL. Using the funds, M-Kopa plans to expand its business to reach 1 million homes…
How Much Does Kerosene Really Cost?
…Africa is conducting on kerosene pricing. This research will help Lighting Africa support existing research and offer new insight into actual kerosene expenses sustained in rural, off-grid households, for illumination….
VACANCY | Communications Consultant (China)
…and mapping stakeholders (e.g. companies versus standards setting bodies). Developing relevant social media and web content for Lighting Global Chinese platforms, including interaction with online audiences; Proactive and reactive media…
Call for Comments: Proposal to Submit Quality Standards to the IEC
…the online form. All comments must be submitted through this online form no later than Friday, June 30, 2017. We thank you for your time and look forward to your…