Winners picked as best off-grid lighting products in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nairobi, Kenya, May 19, 2010 -- The World Bank Group’s Lighting Africa Program today selected five innovative products as the best able to deliver safe, reliable and cost-effective lighting to millions of people in Africa who currently rely on fuel-based lamps or other low-quality products.  Read more

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20-05-10 11:54

Winners picked as best off-grid lighting products in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nairobi, Kenya, May 19, 2010 -- The World Bank Group’s Lighting Africa Program today selected five innovative products as the best able to deliver safe, reliable and cost-effective lighting to mill... [more...]

20-05-10 11:46

Landmark Conference Aims to Transform Low Cost Off-grid Lighting Sector

Nairobi, Kenya, May 18 2010 – IFC and the World Bank today began hosting the region’s Lighting Africa conference in Nairobi, Kenya as part of an effort to bridge the energy gap in Sub-Saharan Afric... [more...]

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  • AFREA - Africa Renewable Energy Access Grants Program 
  • ASTAE - Asia Sustainable and Alternative Energy Program 
  • ESMAP - Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
  • GEF - Global Environment Facility
  • Good Energies Inc.
  • Luxembourg
  • Norway 
  • PPIAF - Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility
  • REEEP - Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership