…activities in other regions and for global public goods, leveraging synergies across different geographies and between the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Key principles of the renewed…
…on the socio-economic fabric of our society. Indeed, according to a recent World Bank-funded study, Kenya has now become the world’s second largest stand-alone solar home systems market after India,…
Despite many recent successes in advancing national markets for quality-assured off-grid solar products, low-quality products continue to flood markets around the world. In response, many more governments are turning to…
…milling, and refrigeration, etc.). Our upcoming report, “Market Research on Productive Use Leveraging Solar Energy (PULSE)” provides an overview of the market for PULSE micro-applications, which can be powered by…
International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) and The INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (“World Bank”) (jointly the ”World Bank Group”) have been made aware that various individuals or organizations are posting…
…been adopted by the IEC, a global quality assurance framework has been established. National governments are adopting IEC/Lighting Global quality standards for their markets at a growing rate. IFC established…
…of the earth for generations yet unborn. In an ideal world, everyone ought to have access to electricity. But our world is less than ideal and energy access is expensive….
…flooding in key markets. Sales of off-grid solar solutions remained stable in West and Central Africa, with 354,000 and 130,000 units respectively; however, this stability hides differences at the national…
…means living, working, and studying by flickering candlelight or polluting kerosene lamps. Rural electrification is proceeding, but it’s outpaced by population growth. So Lighting Africa, a program of the World…
Off-Grid energy’s tremendous impacts – and potential for more – have been recognized in the newly launched (December 2018) Kenya National Electrification Strategy (KNES). KNES lays out a strategy for…
