Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo)
…enable rural, low income populations to access modern clean energy solutions. Our analytical tools and client services help build investor confidence in this innovative business model. The impact of PAYGo…
Lighting Africa/Tanzania leads the way in Pico PV standards awareness
…for all imported solar Pico products in Tanzania. These standards include benchmarks for product quality, warranties, and performance reporting requirements. In order to pave way for the smooth implementation and…
EcoMoto: Turning on the Lights in Kenya in Under 48-Hours
…the next three years. Tapping into existing banking channels EcoMoto taps into several key banking options already in place in Kenya, including mobile phone banking and banking through local agents….
New Report | Off-grid solar expected to electrify 624 million people by 2030 but βgame changersβ are needed to achieve universal access goals
…industry convened in Nairobi two years ago, with a combination of Covid, war, and inflation. Thankfully, the sector remained resilient, thanks to record capital inflows of $457M in 2021, but…
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Lighting Global is the World Bank Group’s platform to support sustainable growth of the international off-grid solar market as a means of rapidly increasing energy access to the more than…
Off-grid Solar Products Deliver High Satisfaction for Kenyan Consumers
…market, Kenya is also an early adopter of the IEC quality standards for solar products, making it a suitable example of the value of leveraging government support in implementing national…
Webinar 29 March | Designing Public Funding Mechanisms in the Off-Grid Solar Sector, New Report
…and are defined as demand side when they are designed to make off-grid solar more affordable to end users. The funding mechanisms considered in the report include upfront grants, results-based…
H2 2020 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report
…was significant diversity. In contrast to the more positive overall picture in SSA, sales of off-grid lighting in South Asia remained 43% lower than those seen in the second half…
Quality Assurance Update: Management Transition
…future of quality assurance for the sector. In support of that vision, IFC has been working with industry (in partnership with GOGLA), a network of independent test labs, the IEC,…