…a home for the program to ensure support for the market’s development in the long-term. CLASP was competitively selected to work with IFC and GOGLA to steward the program into…
…1.1 billion people worldwide who presently live without access to affordable, reliable and safe modern energy. Lighting Global supports the country program work of Lighting Africa and Lighting Asia through…
Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern electricity and cooking technologies remains limited in Burundi. Only around 10% of Burundians have access to electricity, and in rural areas energy use…
…and of insufficient quality to meet every day needs. For example, it may be difficult for people to acquire steady jobs; attract business opportunities; secure a reliable source of clean…
This report maps the availability of, and access to, off-grid lighting products in Senegal. It finds that reliable lighting is limited, especially in rural areas, and that solar portable lanterns…
…her home is powered by Mobisol—a pay-as-you-go solar energy service company delivering renewable energy solutions to off-grid communities in East Africa—she doesn’t have to travel to the next village just…
…solar lighting distributer. Lighting Africa supports the Tanzania Rural Energy Agency (REA) and its Lighting Rural Tanzania (LRT) grant competition. d.light is one of 10 LRT grant competition winners, receiving…
Children on the outskirts of Dakar use a solar-powered reading light to do their homework © Bruno Demeocq/Lighting AfricaA new research study published by the IFC-World Bank Lighting Global program…
…their mitigation. Key barriers include low purchase power of a large portion of off-grid lighting users, high costs of market development and distribution chains in rural Senegal, and low quality…
…their mitigation. Key recommendations include increased political participation, enhanced awareness and education, addressing product quality issues, making high-quality products affordable and available in the market, and creating an enabling environment…
