Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…Group in Kipkenyo, near Eldoret town in Kenya’s Rift Valley. She is one of six innovators in her village who were introduced to solar-powered lanterns barely a month ago, and…
Sunny Money hits record sales through its ‘student lights’ campaign
…will be rolling out more school-based solar lighting promotions in the Iringa and Morogoro regions of Tanzania, with plans to also expand its operations in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia. Using…
Women Entrepreneurs bring solar products to the โlast mileโ in Kenya
…on dangerous and expensive kerosene-based lighting products. When kerosene – or funds to buy it – was in short supply, her family endured total darkness after nightfall. In her search…
Reuters | Solar keeps lights, phones on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts
…not know what I could be using to buy kerosene if I had not installed this solar unit.” With extreme weather and the economic impact of COVID-19 plunging many Kenyans…
Selling Solar to Rural Africa is Emerging as a Hot Market
…invested in Tesla TSLA -6.92% and SolarCity. Other investors in Off Grid Electric included SolarCity itself, Zouk Capital and Vulcan Capital, the fund of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. It’s not…
Apply to Test your Solar Home System Kit
…or without appliances (like TVs and fans). We will inform all applicants if their product has been selected for testing shortly after September 22nd. If your product is selected for…
ToughStuff partners with bednet manufacturer to reach more people during crises
…a bigger emergency household starter pack in Haiti, Concern Worldwide in their activity report concluded that: ‘‘…in a package that included a number of essential household and hygiene items; one…
Learn how to better design and apply end-user subsidies through our series of case studies
Following our webinars on the experiences of implementing demand-side subsidies in Bangladesh, Kenya, Rwanda and Togo; the End-User Subsidy Lab is pleased to share in-depth case studies on these programs…
An Emerging Market for Off-Grid Solarโs Newest Frontier: PULSE
…expanding energy access in rural areas. Geographically, the focus of the report is on sub-Saharan Africa with a deeper dive on Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Cote d’Ivoire. It seeks to inform…
An Emerging Market for Off-Grid Solarโs Newest Frontier: PULSE
…gains in productivity, especially in agriculture, where PULSE can have a tremendous impact. The majority of Africa’s off-grid households live in rural areas and are engaged in agricultural activities –…