Deep Dive Supply Chain Report, Tanzania
…also noted that solar lanterns uptake is driven by affordability and availability, whereas solar home kits uptake is driven by the functional usage – multiple uses for the product, such…
SunnyMoney Sales Soar to Record Levels
…night to cleanly and safely light a home means that the message is really getting out there.” SunnyMoney uses an innovative business model to sell solar lights in off-grid areas…
New lighting products pass quality standards, debut in market
…two-lamp home lighting system that can charge mobile phones—met the quality standards. It is manufactured by British company Azuri Technologies, which uses a pay-as-you-go financing model to help decrease the…
Designing Responsible End-User Subsidies for Energy Access
…The document is centered around a design framework that has been developed based on learnings from end-user subsidy (EUS) programs to date and uses examples and case studies where relevant….
Expanding Energy Access While Reducing GHG Emissions
…than a billion people marking it last year. In those same 20 years, however, annual global emissions have continued to rise, from 25.11b tons in 2020 to 36.4b tons in…
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…business, and other productive uses. A group of studying children switch from kerosene to solar – for a brighter, safer light. ©Lighting Africa Lighting Global is the World Bank’s initiative…
Solid-State Lighting on a Shoestring Budget
…inexpensive, perform well, and meet the needs of potential end users. At present, relatively few products meet all three of these goals (e.g., see Mills and Jacobson, 2008). In this…
“You Can See the Future from Here” The World Bank Solar Village
…same services that are used by grid connected neighbors. And as the technology continues to leap forward – even as prices fall – we are now expanding our focus to…
Putting “Last-Mile” Consumers First in Kenya
…training, run by Lighting Africa/Kenya in collaboration with local civil society organization Practical Action, aims to engage women in the solar value chain as entrepreneurs and consumers. Shining a Light…
Women Entrepreneurs bring solar products to the ‘last mile’ in Kenya
…Thanks to that training, Onyong’e was among the first in her village to sell solar products. The training, run by Lighting Africa/Kenya in collaboration with local civil society organization Practical…