…include the East African drought, the continued effects of demonetization in India, and increasing commodification in smaller product categories. Despite these external factors, companies are continuing to expand into new…
Happy World Environment Day! Although we celebrate this day during a difficult time when millions of people around the globe are reeling under the impacts of the coronavirus, there…
With the number of new coronavirus cases continuing to rise, it is clear we are still firmly in the pandemic’s grip. The past week saw a peak global average of…
…may seem hard to come by these days, it’s really heartwarming to see the various ways in which our off-grid industry has responded to this challenge. Collectively, we have found…
Lighting Africa comes to Nigeria © Bruno Demeocq/Lighting AfricaThe Lighting Africa program, a joint initiative of IFC and the World Bank, was today launched in Nigeria where it will help…
…by the industry and adopted by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) as the global standard. Lighting Africa is currently active in more than 10 countries,where more than 35million people have…
Inspired by the impact that the joint IFC/World Bank Lighting Africa program has had on the lives of more than 10 million people in Africa, IFC is expanding its support…
…Africa and Lighting Asia India programs by testing products and publishing results online in comparable, downloadable standard specification sheets. Jr me Crtgny, Senior Country Officer responsible for IFC operations in…
…of IFC and GIZ, is the third country program outside Africa India and Papua New Guinea. During the program launch in October, Tobias Becker – Country Director of GIZ in…
…challenges. The success of the joint IFC-World Bank Lighting Africa pilot has also inspired new off-grid lighting market development programs in Bangladesh, India and in Papua New Guinea. Other countries…
