COVID-19 Resources
…Renewable energy as a critical need during COVID-19 (IKEA Foundation) COVID-19 and the need for an urgent response (Part 1 | Part 2) Guidance from Greenlight Planet Enterprise in the…
Market Intelligence
…used to inform the development of World Bank energy access projects, while manufacturers, companies, and investors benefit from the detailed information on market size, the demands of end users and…
Virtual Event | From idea to action: Using end-user subsidies to achieve universal energy access
…policies, and other market enablers, remain critical, allowing companies to charge a consistent price for their products, even when it costs them more to reach and service a customer. To…
University of Nairobi Lighting Laboratory Becomes First Accredited Off-Grid Lighting Test Lab in Africa
…Accreditation Services (KENAS), Mr. Martin Chesire, presents the certificate to the Vice-Chancellor, UoN, Prof. Peter Mbithi. Since then, the UoN-LL has worked closely with the Lighting Global and Lighting Africa…
Lighting Africa Program Kicks Off in Nigeria
…countries including Nigeria. The program, which has enabled more than 28.5 million people across Africa access clean, affordable lighting, has also inspired programs in Bangladesh, India, and Papua New Guinea….
Lighting Africa Featured In International Innovation’s Energy Focus Week
…option of simply flipping a switch to turn on the lights, they largely turn to kerosene lamps, candles and torches, all of which, unfortunately, come with serious drawbacks. These lighting…
Uganda student uses off-grid lighting for phone charging business, boasting earnings and higher marks in school
…his family. He had dreamed of being able to help take the burden off his elderly father, MuzeeErina Albino, from having to pay for his educational materials – books, pens,…
Pro-Poor End-User Subsidies
…supply-side interventions. These market support activities, including consumer education campaigns, VAT exemptions, publicly shared market intelligence, and funding financing facilities have been tremendously successful, contributing to the sale of over…
Sierra Leone to benefit from US$200 million electrification project
…(RDBs). The RDBs will help manage lines of credit which can be accessed by commercial banks, debt funds, micro finance institutions, leasing companies, securitization firms, and others. The unelectrified, living…
Lighting Africa Program Kicks Off in Nigeria
…countries including Nigeria. The program, which has enabled more than 28.5 million people across Africa access clean, affordable lighting, has also inspired programs in Bangladesh, India, and Papua New Guinea….