Narrowing the Energy Gap: Mobisol Receives IFC Investment Boost
Less than a quarter of households in Kenya are connected to the national electric grid, but solar energy solutions are narrowing the energy gap. Thirty percent of unconnected households ...Read More
By Plugging in Africa, Lighting Global Program Associate Mobisol Connects a Continent to Change
Jacinta Auma used to stock kerosene lamps, flashlights, and candles to light her home in rural Kenya, but that changed when solar panels were installed on her roof. Now that ...Read More
d.light Secures Additional US$10.5M in Funding for Off-Grid Solutions
Off-grid solar solution manufacturer and Lighting Global Program Associate d.light has raised an additional USD 10.5 million in funding to expand its operations in Africa and Asia, which brings the ...Read More
Bloomberg Off-Grid & Mini-Grid Q1 2017 Market Outlook
In its inaugural market outlook report focusing on off-grid and mini-grids, Bloomberg heavily references the latest GOGLA-IFC Global Off-Grid Solar Semi-Annual Market Report, which found that more than 4M off-grid solar ...Read More
New World Bank Tool Helps Map Solar Potential
The World Bank, in partnership with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), launched the Global Solar Atlas, a free, web-based tool to help investors and policymakers identify potential sites for solar power ...Read More
Lighting Global Releases a New Eco Design Note
The Lighting Global team has released a new Eco Design Note on the subject of product repair. Eco Design Note Issue 6 “Renewable Energy Product Repair Part I: Overview” reviews ...Read More
IFC And CLASP Announce New Partnership To Sustain Quality Standards For Consumers In Off-Grid Solar Markets
In Washington, D.C., USA: Rahim Kanani Lighting Global Phone: (202) 437-8941 E-mail: rkanani@ifc.org In Washington, D.C., USA: Allison Kimble CLASP Phone: (202) 750-5124 E-mail: akimble@clasp.ngo In Utrecht, Netherlands: Darragh Cotter ...Read More
Webinar On 15 November: Upcoming Changes To Lighting Global Quality Assurance Framework
We are now working to integrate the test methods for pico-products and SHS kits into a single quality assurance framework that covers off-grid energy kits with PV power up to ...Read More
Register For The International Forum & 11th New Energy Technology Annual Conference At SMQ: 17 November 10 AM – 5 PM
Shenzhen Academy of Metrology & Quality Inspection (SMQ) and the Lighting Global Quality Assurance Team are partnering to offer the Lighting Global International Forum & 11th New Energy Technology Annual ...Read More
Improving the accuracy of our impact reporting through the Multi-Tier Framework
Why 59.9 million is equal to 15.8 million Access to modern, reliable energy is crucial to sustainable development. This fact underpins not only the mission of our work – to provide energy ...Read More