Call for comments on draft Test Methods and Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits
Lighting Global and the regional Lighting Africa, Lighting Asia, and Lighting Pacific programs are in the process of extending support to larger (10W to 100W) solar home system kits in ...Read More
Pilot Project Confirms Benefits of Solar Lanterns to Maternal Care in Nigeria
An estimated 36,000 women in Nigeria die each year during pregnancy or childbirth – equal to about 13% of maternal deaths worldwide. Numerous factors contribute to these tragic numbers, while ...Read More
World’s Largest Solar Home System Program Adopts Lighting Global Quality Standards
The World’s largest Solar Home System program, in Bangladesh, has adopted the Lighting Global Quality Standards for pico-PV products. This means importers, distributors and retailers of solar lighting products whose ...Read More
IFC, World Bank Lighting Programs Improve Energy Access for 47m
About 47.7 million people without access to the grid now benefit from modern energy services as a result of having purchased solar-powered lighting products supported by the Lighting Africa, Lighting ...Read More
Call for comments on Accelerated Verification Method
Lighting Global is working on creatinga new, faster framework for product quality verification. This Accelerated Verification Method (AVM) will be an optional alternative quality verification pathway that is faster than ...Read More
Mobile Money Catalyzes Clean Energy Uptake among Off-Grid Consumers, Study
Mobile money is dramatically accelerating uptake of clean energy solutions among cash-strained off-grid consumers in developing countries, according to a new study by the IFC/World Bank Lighting Global program. By ...Read More
Mobile Money Catalyzes Clean Energy Uptake among Off-Grid Consumers
Mobile money is dramatically accelerating uptake of clean energy solutions among cash-strained off-grid consumers in developing countries, according to a new study by the IFC/World Bank Lighting Global program. By ...Read More
Oct 26 2015, 4th International Off-Grid Lighting Conference & Exhibition
The 4th International Off-Grid Lighting Conference and Exhibition is the premier event for the rapidly growing off-grid solar lighting and services industry. This year it will be co-organized by the ...Read More
IFC Launches Lighting Pakistan Program to Help Bring Affordable Solar Lighting to 1.5 Million
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has launched the Lighting Pakistan program to help provide safe, affordable, high quality lighting to more than a million Pakistanis, easing the ...Read More
IFC Invests in Fund to Improve Access to Finance for Off-grid Energy Solutions in Africa, Asia
Washington DC, April 1, 2015—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Shell Foundation will invest in a new investment fund dedicated to providing financing to manufacturers and distributors ...Read More