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Children read a school book with a solar lamp in Dakar, Senegal.© Bruno Déméocq/Lighting Africa The IFC/World Bank-supported Lighting Global Quality Test Methodology has become the world standard for clean…

…companies about the issue of addressing quality and scaling the off-grid lighting market,” says Russell Sturm, Head, Energy Access, IFC Advisory Services. “IEC is the reference point for the world…

…and regulations to establish a regional market with harmonized policies that will attract larger market players for the benefit of all participating countries.” Although stand-alone solar systems have a large…

A lively read for companies, investors, governments, and other key players interested in the opportunities and challenges presented by the dynamic off-grid solar market. The report tracks the groundbreaking technological…

…most impactful industries in the global economy today,” said Russell Sturm, Global Head of IFC’s Energy Access and World Bank Group’s Lighting Global program. “This is the third in a…

…National Electrification Plan, which aims to achieve universal access to sustainable electricity services by 2030. To support this goal, the project will assist international and Myanmar-based companies in creating a…

  On the sidelines of the recent 2017 spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, CNBC Africa’s Nozipho Mbanjwa spoke with Russell Sturm, Global Head…