Six manufacturers of off-grid lighting products have successfully put a number of their products through the rigorous Lighting Africa quality assurance process. These manufacturers now qualify to apply to become…
…problems associated with poverty. Both The Rockefeller Foundation and Acumen believe that early stage investing can create new pathways to solving some of the most intractable social problems. Through the…
…produced a 4-part video series on sustainably electrifying schools and health facilities. The above video provides an overview, the series also includes: Sustainably Electrifying Schools and Health Facilities: The Need…
…be marking 2012 – the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. “During the two years I lived and volunteered in remote northern Ghana, I discovered how deeply the lack…
Lighting Africa facilitated the Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA) stakeholder deliberations on the Kenyan draft National Energy Policy, on 29 November in Nairobi. Key stakeholders in the energy sector, such…
…solar cells for comparison. This list will keep up with the newest technologies, with a continually expanding collection of benchmarks. “Over and above the cell efficiency, Fraunhofer ISE PV-Charts also…
…supply and enabling environment and other aspects of market attractiveness (such as the size of population not connected to reliable electricity and policy incentives for renewable energy); and • Additional…
…to solar lighting projects for a long time, but it has historically been too complicated, costly and inefficient to capture for companies like Barefoot Power who distribute an extensive product…
…and investors. We invite you to participate in the virtual Marketplace Webinar on 8 July. This event requires registration: https://seforall.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zM_VHGHWSuyl1dMY5J2BKA Once you submit your registration, you will receive a confirmation…
…households now make an average additional $35 per month, more than 50% of monthly GDP per capita. 44% report spending more time working with new light making previously dark hours…
