…in technology, marketing and policy. It reveals some encouraging findings including an increase in interest and commitment from investors. Over USD 500 million has been raised in the last two…
…Bank for Reconstruction and Development was created in 1944 to help Europe rebuild after World War II. Today, IBRD provides loans and other assistance primarily to middle income countries. IBRD…
…8 percent of the energy market in India. To develop this untapped potential, IFC has expanded Lighting Asia/India in three states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan. Launched in 2012,…
…were coming to my mother’s house to study,” said Rebecca Muthiani, employee of Tambuzi Farm in Nanyuki, Kenya whose income supports a large extended family. With the cost of living…
…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…
…was always complaining about eye irritation which was affecting her revision; breathing was also difficult due to smoke. But now I never hear any complaints.†In coming months, Sunny Money…
…on dangerous and expensive kerosene-based lighting products. When kerosene – or funds to buy it – was in short supply, her family endured total darkness after nightfall. In her search…
…not know what I could be using to buy kerosene if I had not installed this solar unit.” With extreme weather and the economic impact of COVID-19 plunging many Kenyans…
…invested in Tesla TSLA -6.92% and SolarCity. Other investors in Off Grid Electric included SolarCity itself, Zouk Capital and Vulcan Capital, the fund of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. It’s not…
…Lighting Africa has been a key driver in transforming the off-grid lighting market in Sub-Saharan Africa, working as a neutral broker of industry interests and supporting the growth of innovative…
