A Refugee Marketplace in Kenya
…example, a photo studio with a computer, printer, and lights was charged KES 1,500 a month and only provided power in two four-hour blocks. When a household connects to a…
Niwa partners with Sun Transfer to Assemble Solar Products in Ethiopia
…order to achieve the same performance and high international quality standards of the products assembled in Ethiopia. The assembly plant will help the two companies improve product supply and availability,…
Second Round of the Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Grant Challenge Opens
…towards increasing energy access among communities that are not connected to grid electricity. Power Africa, through the U.S. African Development Foundation, has opened the second round of its Off-Grid Energy…
Solux Vision: From Assembly to Full Production within Africa
…by April 2013. Solux, which began designing portable solar lamps for off-grid communities in 1992, has two products which have passed the rigorous Lighting Global quality tests; the Solux LED-50…
d.light’s Solar Home System Brings Clean Light to 650,000
…home lighting systems. The D20, the first d.light D Series product to have met the minimum quality standards for off-grid lights comes with two mountable lamps and a portable lantern,…
REPORT | Papua New Guinea is leader in Off-Grid Solar Lighting
…to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. IFC’s work in Papua New Guinea is guided by the Papua New Guinea Partnership. Australia, New Zealand and IFC are working together through…
Pilot Project Confirms Benefits of Solar Lanterns to Maternal Care in Nigeria
…minor surgical procedures after dark. To address this major challenge, a pilot project implemented by Lighting Africa under the Nigerian State Health Investment Project delivered quality-verified solar lighting products to…
OPINION | Solar and battery storage: A clean solution to a dirty problem
…people living and working nearby. Generators contribute to air pollution and health burdens. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies exhaust from diesel engines as carcinogenic, and pollutants found…
Kerosene-powered night fishing untapped market for clean lighting, study
…to attract fish into their nets. Tanzania’s lakes and oceans are a major center for this activity, involving over 100,000 lanterns used in 17,000 boats. “This market is particularly ripe…
Second Round of the Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Grant Challenge Opens
…working towards increasing energy access among communities that are not connected to grid electricity. Power Africa, through the U.S. African Development Foundation, has opened the second round of its Off-Grid…