Innovative Rural Employers Keep Pace with Employee Needs
…farm, which is located in an area with no grid electrification, attended a Lighting Africa conference in Nairobi. She was particularly interested in the fact that many products had undergone…
How Much Does Kerosene Really Cost?
…Africa is conducting on kerosene pricing. This research will help Lighting Africa support existing research and offer new insight into actual kerosene expenses sustained in rural, off-grid households, for illumination….
Path to Profitability
…and profitability. Originally designed as an intensive in-person exercise, IFC developed an online module. “The P2P Capsule,” which provides a virtual introduction and immediate insight for examining profitability drivers is…
Request for Expression of Interest to identify organizations to run an Off-Grid Energy Products Certification Body
…partners that can carry the quality assurance work forward on a sustainable basis. The purpose of this Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) is, therefore, to identify organizations interested in…
We are hiring program managers (Pakistan / Afghanistan and Myanmar/Papua New Guinea)
…This program is one of a portfolio of country programs under the Lighting Global umbrella. For more information and to apply, please follow this link: http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/Careers_Ext_Content/IFC_External_Corporate_Site/IFC%20Careers/Career%20Opportunities/CareerOpportunityPlaceHolder?JobReqNo=160355 2. Program Manager Lighting…
BLOG | Championing the Cause for Quality in Off-Grid Solar Products
…of someone who is interested to buy a solar lighting product. In such a case, how is she to know how long the product will last, if she can trust…
How We Work
…decisions to grow the off-grid market, and increase access where it is needed most. Quality Assurance We developed a quality assurance framework so consumers can buy with confidence. The purchase…
Off-Grid Solar Lighting Up Ethiopia
…where the Carbon Initiative for Development (Ci-Dev), a $125 million fund with a pipeline of 12 pilot projects in Africa, is stepping in. Ci-Dev has just signed an Emissions Reduction…
Access to Finance
…to this significant impact, Lighting Global together with partners, including IFC and GOGLA, have developed analytical tools and services to help build investor confidence in this business model. In addition,…
BLOG | How Lighting Asia/India empowers women through off-grid solar solutions (by Anjali Garg) β on IFC Medium
…8 percent of the energy market in India. To develop this untapped potential, IFC has expanded Lighting Asia/India in three states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan. Launched in 2012,…