COVID-19 Resources - Lighting Global

As the COVID-19 pandemic creates health and economic shocks worldwide, global and regional markets are experiencing acute challenges. The solar off-grid sector and the rural users it serves are no exception. Below you will find a collection of resources to provide policy makers and off-grid solar companies insight into how other industries, development partners and consulting agencies are attempting to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.

OFF-GRID INDUSTRY INSIGHTS	COVID-19 Energy Relief Response: The latest information from SIMA Funds about the industry-wide response dedicated to maintaining the sector’s progress in providing energy access Blog, Koen Peters: COVID-19 Drives 26% Drop in Sales H1 2020 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Power Africa “Best Practices” for Off-grid Solar Companies Energy Access COVID-19 Relief Summit: Virtual Event Recap Energy Access Sector Comes Together for Sector Relief Fund \| CLASP Ministerial roundtable discussion on the impact of COVID-19 \| IEA An Open Letter to Stakeholders Off-grid solar: An Essential Service in the Fight against COVID-19 Energy Requirements of the Screening Sites in a COVID-19 Hub and Spoke Testing Approach Lighting Global Path to Profitability Webinar How PAYGo Solar Can Offer Customer Relief During COVID-19 (Next Billion) Op-Ed, Riccardo Puliti: Energy access takes center stage in fighting COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and powering recovery in Africa Lighting Global Webinar: Mitigating the threat of COVID-19 in the Solar PAYGo Industry \| Watch the Recording \| Download Slides GOGLA COVID-19 Resource Center GOGLA Webinar: Coordinating an industry response for the off-grid solar sector \| Watch the Recording \| Download the Slides GOGLA Guidance to members during the COVID-19 pandemic GOGLA open letter to governments in response to the COVID-19 crisis Renewable energy as a critical need during COVID-19 (IKEA Foundation) COVID-19 and the need for an urgent response (Part 1 \| Part 2) Guidance from Greenlight Planet Enterprise in the time of coronavirus (NextBillion)
BUSINESS GUIDANCE	COVID-19 in Emerging Markets (BFA Global) Government funding response to COVID-19 (Deloitte UK) CGAP Resource Center: COVID-19 & Inclusive Finance 7 Key steps for brands (Kantar) Tracking the Global Impact of the Corona Virus Impact (Bain) COVID-19 Capital Relief Database (Duke) How companies should respond (Ernst & Young) Special Coronavirus Coverage (Harvard Business Review) Leading through the Crisis (McKinsey) Tackling COVID-19 in Africa (McKinsey) The COVID-19 Survival Toolkit for Small Businesses COVID-19 – Virtual Business Survival Bootcamp The Impact of COVID-19 on Livelihoods in Africa (Digital Frontiers Institute)
WORLD BANK & INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION RESPONSE	IFC and COVID-19 (Coronavirus Resources) Lighting Myanmar Supporting Rural Communities through Pandemic IFC Helping Small Businesses Navigate through COVID-19 IFC Feature Story: Ebola-era lessons for the private sector Lessons Learned from Ebola: Thoughts from IFC Field Teams Press Release: IFC Increases COVID-19 Support to $8 Billion to Sustain Private Sector Companies and Livelihoods in Developing Countries Website: World Bank Group and COVID-19 (coronavirus) Press Release: World Bank Group Launches First Operations for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Emergency Health Support, Strengthening Developing Country Responses Feature Story: The World Bank Group Moves Quickly to Help Countries Respond to COVID-19 Fact Sheet: How the World Bank Group is helping countries with COVID-19 (coronavirus)