Tell Stories of Energy Poverty and Get Rewarded!
…of electricity affected the lives of my neighbors,”Βsays Peter. “Having it, they explained, would allow them light to study and cook with, machinery, refrigeration, and a standard of living that…
Lighting Asia/Bangladesh wins bronze at Flame Awards for Consumer Education Campaign
…added up and the shortlisted entries are then deliberated over at the jury meet to finally determine winners.” (Flame Awards Asia 2018) For further information about the awards: https://www.facebook.com/Flame-Awards-180748405445544/ http://www.flameawards.com/index.php…
Innovative Rural Employers Keep Pace with Employee Needs
…employees pockets,” Maggie said. Tambuzi Farm is currently rolling out the second phase of the initiative, this time offering employees the choice of buying subsidized bicycles, water tanks, iron sheets…
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…Through the World Bank Group (WBG), ESMAP works to accelerate the energy transition required to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern…
Off-Grid Solar Market Returns to Robust Growth, According to Latest Sector Report
…to fight poverty and improve living standards for people in the developing world. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org, www.miga.org, and www.ifc.org. About GOGLA GOGLA is the voice of the…
Lighting Africa: time to build on success
…to a farm in southern Indiana. He clearly remembers walking into the new farmhouse and spending five minutes, awestruck, flicking the electric light on and off. Having clean, bright light,…
Targeting Schools to Reach Whole Communities
Referring to climbing fuel prices, Dr. Moody, a local doctor, businessman and resident of Mafia Island off the southeast coast of Tanzania, said “not many families can use kerosene at…
Illuminating the Pecking Order in Off-Grid Lighting
…The test achieved lower operating costs, produced substantially more light, improved the working environment, and had no adverse effect on yields. A strategy using conventional solar fluorescent lighting also achieved…
Latest Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Reveals a Buoyant Market Despite a Dip in Sales
…unpredictable market conditions,” explained Koen Peters, Executive Director of GOGLA. “As the association representing the sector, we see an increasingly urgent need to work with governments, investors, and other stakeholders…
Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…secondary school exams, one for the father, and fuel-allowing, another for the mother’s evening household chores. When the paraffin ran out, they would use light either from their cell phones,…