…study at night, little did she know it would become essential to her and her neighbours in Gakunga village, central Kenya, during the coronavirus pandemic. Wanja, a 48-year-old farm worker,…
…Customers pay for the solar system, which costs about $200, with a small up-front sum followed, usually, by daily micro-payments for a year. If the customer stops paying, M-Kopa can…
…products that suit their needs. The new-generation lamps offer features that consumers are demanding, such as cell phone chargers. The prices of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), solar components, and batteries have…
…Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, Ghana and Kenya suggests that the amount users actually pay per liter is likely to be quite a bit more than the documented expenditures claim. Previous estimates…
…to help improve and maintain the test methods (IEC/ TS 62257-9-5). During these update processes, we aggregate feedback from a broad range of stakeholders, including manufacturers, distributors, micro-finance institutions, NGOs,…
…clarify the process and eligibility criteria. Companies that are interested in applying for funding, are encouraged to submit an expression of interest before Tuesday, 17 November, COB EST. Submissions will…
…biennial anchor of the Lighting Global, ESMAP & GOGLA franchise of market data and trends reports, which is the go-to source of sector information for companies, investors, industry members, policy-makers,…
…of United States, Italy, Austria, and Australia. The Program is partnering with manufacturing companies (Barefoot Power, D.light Energy, ECCO Electronics, Greenlight Planet, Omnivoltaic, Orb Energy, Panasonic India Pvt Ltd and…
…Africa consumer studies focused on Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. Lighting Africa partnered with IFC’s Women in Business (WIN) program to author the report. For more information, visit www.ifc.org/gender…
…down in a kerosene lamp accident, Risper Onyong’e understood that she, too, had to find an alternative. Married with one child, this rice farmer in a small village in Kenya…
