India Energy Access Summit Off-Grid Networking Event On 12 August 2016
…and Fans – to meet and explore ways to collaborate and do business in the fast-growing off-grid market. WHEN? 12th August, 2016 (This is a side event at the India…
Latest Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Reveals a Buoyant Market Despite a Dip in Sales
…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…
BLOG | How Lighting Asia/India empowers women through off-grid solar solutions (by Anjali Garg) – on IFC Medium
…8 percent of the energy market in India. To develop this untapped potential, IFC has expanded Lighting Asia/India in three states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan. Launched in 2012,…
New Report: Navigating Taxes for Companies Importing Off-Grid Solar Products into India
India is a federal country, and prior to introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), multiple indirect taxes were levied on transactions in India. Some of the taxes such…
BLOG: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar
…public funding, market growth can be accelerated whilst also ensuring no one gets left behind. The complete report will be published at www.lightingglobal.org in early 2020. If you would like…
Practitioner Network & IFC webinar, “Towards Energy Access in India: The Role of End-user Engagement around Quality Lighting Solutions”, 29 March 2016
…Energy Access Practitioner Network and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is hosting a no-cost webinar on the recent developments in scaling energy access in rural India, focusing specifically on the…
Power for All Interviews Praveen Kumar of Lighting India on How Best to Run Last Mile Consumer Education Campaigns
How do you educate last mile consumers in India about new technologies? Visit 9,000 villages and engage over 200,000 people. With only 54 percent of India’s rural population exposed to…
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…
d.light Founder Wins National Peace Corps 2011 Shriver Award
…safe, clean and affordable lighting for all.” d.light is an Lighting Africa Associate. Go to d.light’s website: https://www.dlightdesign.com/home_global.php Learn more about past Shriver Award Recipients: https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/about/awards/the-sargent-shriver-award/ Story adapted from: https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/2011/10/social-entrepreneur-sam-goldman-wins-the-shriver-award/…
Case Study: Women Entrepreneurs Light the Way for Solar Products in India
Building markets for solar lighting, particularly among a widely distributed, low-income customer base, requires technical and business-model innovation. IFC’s Lighting Asia/India program accomplished both by partnering with solar distributors in…