Communities Reap Multiple Benefits from Clean, Safe Solar Lights
…she used to spend over 15% of her income buying kerosene to light her home each week. She now buys less kerosene which, even after the cost of the $6…
Reuters | Solar keeps lights, phones on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts
…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…
BLOG | Championing the Cause for Quality in Off-Grid Solar Products
…distinguish between poor and good quality products, the disappointment that these buyers experience when buying a low quality product could undermine confidence in all off-grid energy products. This would suppress…
‘Library’ of Solar Lights puts pico-PV in the hands of approximately 55,000 rural Senegalese
…are studying for longer now because other lighting products would not allow them to study for a long time. I am no longer buying batteries for them. It is a…
Path to Profitability
…own copy of the the online class, please email us and we will share the program download link. A webinar (held on May 6th, 2021) walks you through the module…
Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…would buy paraffin worth Sh20 everyday for my koroboi (open-wick) and pressure lamps but it was often only enough to see us through our evening meal; my children could not…
BLOG: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar
…is playing a vital role in providing a basic level of service. For example in Ethiopia, 25% of those with access – around 12 million people – are connected through…
BLOG | Kerosene for home lighting: A key Indicator to prioritize Districts for Clean Energy Initiatives in India
…India 2011 Contact Us: For more information on the program, please visit: www.lightingasia.org or send an email enquiries@lightingasia.org About Lighting Asia/India Lighting Asia – India is an IFC market transformation…
As New Report Estimates the Off-Grid Solar Market has Provided Improved Energy Access to 360 Million People Globally, Sector Leaders Gather in Hong Kong to Chart the Future of the Industry
…solutions. Situated within the World Bank, ESMAP influences billions in loans for development projects, leverages public and private financing, and shapes global policy. To find out more, go to www.esmap.org….
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…stakeholders to unlock key market barriers in order to enable affordable access to off-grid solar technologies for the hundreds of millions of people living without electricity around the globe. We…