Lighting Global Impact Data June 2018
…and mid-income countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific are where you can find quality verified products for sale Quality Standards…
SolarAid Partners with University of Edinburgh on Managing Waste from Solar Lights
Electronic products on sale at a market in Dakar, Senegal © Bruno Demeocq/Lighting Africa SolarAid and the University of Edinburgh announced a three year research partnership to look at waste,…
In the News: Off-Grid Solar Market and Lighting Myanmar Featured in Local Publication
…a target of supporting the sale of 800,000 quality-verified products by June 2022. For more information, visit Lighting Myanmar, or contact Bill Gallery, Program Manager for Lighting Myanmar at bgallery@ifc.org….
OPINION | Kenya Energy Minister says, “Kenya making strides for off-grid households”
This article originally appeared at Standard Media By Charles Keter, Kenya Cabinet Secretary for Energy The robustly growing Kenyan market for solar home systems has continued to have positive impact…
IEC adopts Lighting Global Quality Standards
…from harmonized regulations and a reduction in barriers to trade that allow them to enter new markets. Greenlight Planet, one of the leading companies in the off-grid solar sector and…
Job Opportunity | STC Lighting Global Off-grid Expert
…Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, the Rockefeller Foundation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the World Bank. The Lighting Global program supports the delivery of modern energy services…
IFC/World Bank Set Global Standard for Clean Off-Grid Lighting
…the U.S. It has tested over 100 off-grid lighting products, of which 46 have met quality and performance standards and are on sale and in use across Africa and Asia….
Orb Energy Secures Funding to Replicate Indian Business Model in Kenya
…negotiating with some of Kenya’s largest banks and micro-finance institutions. The company has 170 branches in 8 states across India and plans to expand this network to some 500 branches…
Off-Grid Solar Lighting Up Ethiopia
…credit line under the Electricity Network Reinforcement and Expansion Project (ENREP). Another $20 million line of credit was approved by the World Bank Board of Directors in May 2016 as…
Myanmar
…systems, and potentially mini-grids. The focus of this work will be in central Myanmar, with a target of supporting the sale of 800,000 quality-verified products by June 2022. In its…