Capacity Building
Strengthening Government Capacity As the off-grid lighting and energy sector is relatively new and still developing in many countries, there is often a skills gap in public sector energy access…
QUALITY ASSURANCE | Ethiopia Streamlines Importation for High-Quality Solar Products
…Local inspection of imported equipment, coupled with capacity limitations of laboratories, often led to disruptive delays and fees for importers. By implementing PVoC requirements for solar equipment imported into Ethiopia,…
Kenya: Consumers want more from off-grid lighting products
…using clean energy such as solar lighting, and due to increased availability of quality-assured, affordable lighting products. In the last four years, the joint IFC/World Bank Lighting Africa program has…
Lighting Africa Program Kicks Off in Nigeria
…Essien Lore, IFC Country Manager for Nigeria said, “Part of the World Bank Group’s targeted interventions in the power sector includes off-grid solutions that make access to power more inclusive….
Changes to Lighting Global testing: Transition to IEC 62257-9-5:2018 (ed.4)
In June 2018 the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published a new edition of the test methods used for testing solar products, IEC 62257-9-5:2018 (also written as IEC 62257-9-5 ed. 4)….
IFC, World Bank Lighting Programs Improve Energy Access for 47m
…through Lighting Asia, which operates in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. In the Pacific region, the program is underway in Papua New Guinea. The programs work with manufacturers, distributors and others…
Chinaβs SMQ Lab Joins Lighting Global Quality Testing Network
…in Arcata, California. This work is supported by a global network of laboratories including the Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy in Freiburg, Germany, the Lighting Research Center in Troy, New…
The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge
…your insights in the Energy Sector Brief. The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge is a global challenge platform for university students to come together and develop innovative solutions to…
Putting Household Energy on the Climate Change Agenda
…for partnerships and climate financing make it possible to improve access to energy for low income households in Africa. At the Expo, local and international innovators showcased the new generation…
Lighting Africa Inspires Expansion into Asia and the Pacific
Inspired by the impact that the joint IFC/World Bank Lighting Africa program has had on the lives of more than 10 million people in Africa, IFC is expanding its support…