…cleaner service at a lower cost. Moving forward, this new and ongoing market intelligence not only helps industry members and financiers to make informed decisions, but it also strengthens the…
For rural communities without electricity, lighting the home can be costly and challenging. Although well priced solar products are available on the market, their cost is often beyond the reach…
…a Village program is a simple and cost effective way to provide clean light to off-grid rural communitiesâ€, notes Barefoot Uganda’s Sales and Marketing Manager, Anne Kayiwa Kagwa. “Communities have…
…fossil-fuel powered stopgap technologies. Solar-powered portable lights and home kits offer a better service at lower cost and are presenting a $3.1 billion opportunity. What’s driving the 15-fold increase in…
…Gatoto children who live in the slum without electricity. Many of them study using kerosene lamps, while others cannot study at all in the evening owing to the high cost…
…process and open the door to misconduct. Several respondents commented that the overall cost of testing and quality verification is too high, a concern we hear frequently from companies. We…
…and the high cost of buying kerosene, candles and matchboxes, as well as the time lost in not being able to do any work in the evening. When a Lighting…
…used and their cost. It also includes an evaluation of modern off-grid lighting products. The report reveals that paraffin lamps with simple wick and no cover are the mostly commonly…
…Energy Access Practitioner Network and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is hosting a no-cost webinar on the recent developments in scaling energy access in rural India, focusing specifically on the…
Lighting Africa’s 2nd International Business Conference and Trade Fair was held in May 2010 in Kenya. The event promoted low-cost, high-quality off-grid lighting products and services that target low-income populations…
