Join us on Wednesday March 21st, 2:30pm – 3:30pm CET as speakers from Lighting Global, ESMAP, GOGLA, and Dalberg share key takeaways from the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo and the 2018 Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report, and discuss what’s next for the off-grid solar energy sector. Register here.
The Lighting Global/GOGLA 2018 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report is now available. This is the fourth report in a biennial series established over the past 8 years as the report of record for the off-grid solar industry. The 2018 publication takes stock of the industry across six axes: market fundamentals, sales, the competitive landscape, finance, … Read More
Off-Grid Energy Solutions Present A Three Billion-Dollar Market Opportunity For Investors, New Report Finds WASHINGTON, March 3, 2016— By 2020, the sales of off-grid solar products in emerging markets are expected to reach $3.1 billion, providing access to improved energy to 99 million households with no access to the grid, according to a new report … Read More
Mobile money is dramatically accelerating uptake of clean energy solutions among cash-strained off-grid consumers in developing countries, according to a new study by the IFC/World Bank Lighting Global program. By providing financing and increasing connectivity throughout the supply chain, mobile money has led to the birth of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) business models that are enabling off-grid … Read More
Three new studies have been published to help policy makers navigate the off-grid lighting policy process. The publications focus on West Africa where 178 million people are not connected to the electricity grid. The first study, Life for Life: Identifying and Reducing the Health and Safety Impacts of Fuel-Based Lighting, compiles and synthesizes information on the … Read More
A new research study published by the IFC-World Bank Lighting Global program finds that replacing all kerosene lamps in use with solar lights would reduce the equivalent of 5 percent annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, or 12 percent of India’s annual emissions. The study confirms that modern solar lighting products designed for … Read More
The New York University, Abu Dhabi beat four other student teams with innovative ideas on how to increase access to solar lighting in Africa, emerging overall winner of this year’s Hult Global Case Challenge announced at the end of April. The NYU Abu Dhabi team developed a trust-based model which sought to address issues of … Read More
GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile (GPM) program published its bi-annual report, with the support of the International Financial Corporation (IFC), and in partnership with the Government of the Netherlands. The fifth edition summarizes the developments within the program and the sector. It focuses on key trends for success within Green Power for Mobile; innovation from … Read More
The African Energy Ministers Conference, Road to Durban: Promoting Sustainable Energy Access in Africa, that took place in Johannesburg on September 15-16, 2011, recognized the potential of low-cost household energy solutions, such as solar LED lighting, in advancing its access for energy agenda. Lighting Africa and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves organized a side … Read More
Lighting Africa facilitated the Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA) stakeholder deliberations on the Kenyan draft National Energy Policy, on 29 November in Nairobi. Key stakeholders in the energy sector, such as KEREA, the Energy Regulatory Commission, the Kenyan Investment Authority, GIZ, Carbon Africa, UNIDO and the Independent Power Producers met to make comments on the … Read More