…provide energy access to an additional 250 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030 – but has also been codified in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 7: “Ensure…
…kerosene lamps which I was using for years. It has given me a standard of living.” Subrata Barman, who leads IFC’s energy advisory program in the Pacific, has seen strong…
…expensive installation costs that range from Sh 100,000 for low energy consuming homes to Sh 500,000 per unit for high consumers, especially units fitted with water heating systems. Market players…
…Sans Frontières (MSF)’s strict infection control measures require ‘sufficient lighting’ to ensure the safest possible working environment. Stefan Liljegren, MSF’s field coordinator for a new 160-bed Ebola treatment center in…
…specific set of goods entering a country. PVoC procedures work to ensure all imported goods meet a set of specified quality, safety, health, or environmental standards. They also facilitate international…
…The 2018 publication takes stock of the industry across six axes: market fundamentals, sales, the competitive landscape, finance, the enabling environment, and impact. It provides in-depth analysis on current market…
…This new policy has been in place since January 2016, but has not yet been formally announced. For portable non-lighting appliances which do not carry other relevant certifications, a modified…
…the efforts of the Lighting Africa and its partners, with over 500,000 quality off-grid lighting lamps sold on the continent. These clean energy products displace kerosene and other inefficient, polluting…
…in technology, marketing and policy. It reveals some encouraging findings including an increase in interest and commitment from investors. Over USD 500 million has been raised in the last two…
…to scale up clean energy in Africa,” he says. “Everyone has a role to play.” Since its establishment in September 2007, the Lighting Africa program has undertaken a number of…
