Off-grid Solar Products Deliver High Satisfaction for Kenyan Consumers
…in driving the high levels of user satisfaction,” says Dana Rysankova, Global Lead for Energy Access at the World Bank. This study was the first of its kind and sought…
ToughStuff wins World Business and Development Award
…in Kenya.†The international panel of judges for the WBDA includes members of the International Business Leaders Forum, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the United Nations Development Programme. This…
Lighting Africa Featured In African Business Magazine
The May 2016 issue of African Business Magazine had a special focus on the “energy revolution” taking place in Africa. One of the articles highlighted the latest Lighting Global Market…
How Much Does Kerosene Really Cost?
…not get to study very long and cannot learn. When the kerosene runs out there is only darkness.” Rural villager, Fatick, Senegal New Lighting Africa research on kerosene pricing in…
International Electrotechnical Commission Test Methods Now Cover Plug-and-Play Solar Home System Kits up to 350 Watts
…methods already serve as the foundation for many quality assurance programs—both voluntary and mandatory—around the world. The new edition of this document (IEC/TS 62257-9-5:2018) was approved in December 2017 and…
IFC’s Lighting Pakistan and Aga Khan Agency for Habitat Offer Affordable Solar Lighting Solutions
(left to right) Nawab Ali Khan, Chief Executive Officer of AKAH, and Marco Indelicato, Program Manager for IFC Lighting Pakistan ISLAMABAD: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is…
Quality Assurance Update: Management Transition
…collect the program fee from companies. Companies will still be required to comply with all Lighting Global rules and policies. We hope this new simplified process will reduce the administrative…
Off-Grid Energy Has Key Role in Kenya’s New Electrification Strategy
Off-Grid energy’s tremendous impacts – and potential for more – have been recognized in the newly launched (December 2018) Kenya National Electrification Strategy (KNES). KNES lays out a strategy for…
African Lighting Market Records Explosive Growth, IFC/World Bank Study
…income households and micro-businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa grew by more than 300% between 2008 and 2012, providing an estimated four million people with clean, brighter lighting, a new IFC/World Bank…
Off-Grid Energy Solutions Present a Three Billion-Dollar Market Opportunity for Investors, New Report Finds
…with no access to the grid, according to a new report released today by the World Bank Group and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), in collaboration with the Global Off-Grid…