Access to Finance
…PAYGo > Public Funding Needed to Close the Gap While commercial debt markets, particularly at the local level, remain largely out-of-reach to most market players, there are signs of the…
Lighting Africa Featured in Fast Company Magazine
BY: NATE BIRD An innovative program aims to light up off-the-grid Africa by boosting supply and demand for portable solar lamps. FOR NEARLY 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, sundown…
Government of Kenya Releases Data to Public on Easy to Use Web Portal
…developers. Set on a flexible, user-friendly format, it allows users to view and compare information at country-wide and county levels. Users can also generate maps and other visualizations and directly…
BLOG | Championing the Cause for Quality in Off-Grid Solar Products
…to rigorously evaluate product quality without interfering with the ability of manufacturers to innovate. This is done by using a non-prescriptive approach that focuses primarily on product durability and on…
VACANCY | Communications Consultant (China)
…and analytical skills. Able to produce written materials and content relatively quickly while coordinating with communication counterparts in Lighting Global Ability to think strategically, capitalizing on moments of opportunity throughout…
New report: African Women Stand to Gain from Modern Off-Grid Lighting
…modern off-grid lighting. Modern off-grid lighting products could be an immediate solution for African businesswomen who often run small retail businesses – exactly the type of businesses that benefit most…
Solar behavior change campaign underway
…launch of the campaign in July. “This is a truly worldwide campaign. Our ultimate goal is for the PSAs to reach every person in the world who has no access…
Off-grid industry association comes to life
…incorporation is timely as recently published studies such as IFC’s ‘From Gap to Opportunity’ highlight the massive untapped potential and viability of the nascent energy-for-the-poor sector. IFC values the global…
African Lighting Market Records Explosive Growth, IFC/World Bank Study
…from five in2007/8 to more than 20 currently, and product distribution in more than 20 countries up from just three; Entry of multinationals into the market which previously was dominated…
New Quality Standards Become Effective on January 1, 2014
…performance targets are no longer needed. The updated minimum quality standards also introduce a new performance reporting requirement for light output and daily run time. This new requirement is intended…