Lighting Global Quality Assurance Update 2012
…quality lighting off the grid extends beyond Africa and there is an opportunity to work towards a globally harmonized QA framework that rigorously protects consumers with a simple, stable framework.…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Invests $5 million in Little Sun to Increase Access to Clean, Affordable Lighting in Africa
…working with the Lighting Africa Program to increase access to clean lighting, sells its lamp through a distribution network of local entrepreneurs in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Nigeria, Senegal, South…
Expanding Women’s Role in Africa’s Modern Off-Grid Lighting Market
This report focuses on women’s role in the expanding market for modern off-grid lighting. In the context of access to energy and lighting, the aim of this work is to…
ToughStuff launches million dollar fund to accelerate solar uptake
…in the region. According to Toughstuff, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often cite lack of working capital as a bottleneck to purchasing solar lighting products in meaningful quantities, which frustrates…
Fragile and Conflict States
Local entrepreneurs sell Lighting Global Quality Verified products in Kabul, Afghanistan. Lighting Global work in Fragile and Conflict States The World Bank Group has had a long history of supporting…
Our Impact
…services to people living without access to electricity around the globe. Through our activities, including quality assurance work, market development, and policy advisory services, we have helped to enable off-grid…
In the News: Off-Grid Solar Market and Lighting Myanmar Featured in Local Publication
…sustainable market for high-quality off-grid energy solutions, including solar lanterns, solar home systems, and potentially mini-grids. The focus of this work will be in central Myanmar, with a target of…
LuminaNET: Join the new global off-grid knowledge sharing network
The Lumina Project in November launched LuminaNET, a global social network for the off-grid lighting community to share knowledge, discuss emerging technologies and business models and to draw on each…
d.light’s Solar Home System Brings Clean Light to 650,000
…lighting. d.light, whose founders were in March among 37 outstanding persons named the 2014 Social Entrepreneurs of the Year , is working at reaching 50 million people without access to…
Solar Lighting Products Improve Energy Access for 28.5 Million People in Africa
…result of Lighting Africa’s market development work, implemented in partnership with various players along the supply chain. “At this rate we are confident that sustainable energy for all in the…