In its efforts to promote educational performance in off-grid schools, HES Sarl under its Klep30 (Kerosene Lamp Eradication Programme – Vision 2030) launched its new business model last Wednesday, September 23, 2015 on the campus of PCSS Munyenge. The Business model is based on credit sales payable within…

SolarAid's latest Impact Report was released today, sharing what SolarAid and our social enterprise, SunnyMoney, have achieved over the last 12 months as well as latest developments.

The last financial year saw some pretty big milestones for SunnyMoney including…

Here is the first blog in French about access to energy. You will find photos, informations, interview and analyses about the sector:

Indil Energy - Les Afriques de l'électrification rurale

Feel free to contact me so as to discuss about it!

http://techmoran.com/skypower-to-donate-two-million-home-solar-kits-in-kenya/#sthash.i0Hme9Mw.dpbs. Whereas the promise of being the first grid tied solar development in Kenya is welcome,there is a disturbing aspect:The 2 mn #solar kits will distort the market as they'll be competing products financed by private capital into Distributed…

Every night, more than a billion people live in the dark when the sun goes down. They experience a different world than that of people in developed countries. Their only source of light, where available, comes from kerosene – a fuel that is expensive, dirty and potentially dangerous. Consequently, their immediate environment is often filled with smoke and fire, thereby making it difficult to even see properly.

Ten years ago, alternatives to kerosene were hard to find. Today is a very…

New Publication Highlights Effective Policies to Accelerate

 Cost-Effective, Healthy Solutions

Creating favourable conditions for modern solar lighting markets can provide a low-cost solution to reducing carbon emissions, indoor air pollution and health risks, while bringing electricity to an estimated 600 million people in Africa who lack access to the power grid, says new report by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The report, entitled…

by Koen Peters

The off-grid lighting and energy sector has seen some exciting improvements over the past two years. In recent years the market has grown very fast (in some years over 100%). Growth is estimated to remain at 55% per year for the next years, and the market over the long term is valued at $50 billion. The technology behind it is also improving rapidly. The industry players are multiplying and diversifying, while companies become more…

Last month Lighting Global published another article in our Technical Notes series focused on procurement efforts for pico-solar products. The Note has a strong focus on avoiding proscriptive solutions for bulk purchases, choosing instead to provide advice on system components so that organizations can make decisions that best suit the particular needs of their individual programs.  The Note is intended for any bulk procurement effort but we tried to keep a firm eye on humanitarian relief…

by Wolfgang Gregor

Almost five years ago, in May 2010, during the 2nd “Lighting Africa Conference” in Nairobi, the idea of creating an Off Grid Lighting association was born. Initiated by IFC, more than 20 companies, NGOs and other stakeholders signed a respective LOI based on an IFC concept paper. What was the main idea behind this visionary approach? The IFC proposition was indeed visionary:

“The joint World Bank/IFC Lighting Africa…

I posted a few episodes of my podcast "Entrepreneurs and Economic Development" Podcast on LuminaNet a few months ago and received some great feedback. Hopefully the community likes my recent content. I'm also now based out of Nairobi if anyone bases by on business and wants to grab a beer. 

Episode 6: Joshua Pierce – Off.Grid:Electric…

Intelligent Solar Box becomes only PAYG (Pay As You Go) Integrated audio featured solution in the world. Rent to Own(R 2 O)Pre-Paid Solar Home Systems

This Solar home system is specially designed for developing countries being only one in the world which has integrated 4 in 1 audio feature (FM radio/ SD card slot / MP3 / head Phone plug) whereas other similar systems offer radio facility as self standing single unit as an optional purchase. 

There are…

Hi Everyone - tomorrow is the day my 3-year book project goes live - if you live where you can buy the book, check it out on…

It is surprisingly easy to bring electricity to entire communities that don’t currently have access to the grid.  There are 4 main factors that need to covered in order to ensure success:

1. Identifying and communicating your intentions with the target community.  

2. Raising the necessary funds to by every home in the community it’s own individual power and light source (anywhere between 20 to 100 dollars per home depending on the size of the…

Статья посвящена знакомству с жизнью, научной и общественной деятельностью «забытого научного новатора» С. А. Подолинского, которого Вернадский считал одним из своих предшественников в разработке учения о живом веществе, биосфере и ее эволюции в ноосферу. Вернадский ставил его научные достижения в один ряд с творчеством Майера, Томсона, Гельмгольца. Подолинский заложил основы новой теории труда как экономической, естественно-исторической и нравственной категории и показал, что…

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Energy serves as an important force that liberates half the population and supports the efforts of promoting women rights worldwide. Why is it right?!

The ninth meeting of the Commission for…

Social enterprises have made great progress is developing effective solar lighting alternatives to the dirty and costly kerosene prevalent in the homes of more than 1.2 billion people. Additionally, finance mechanisms have further improved the favorable lifetime costs of kerosene replacement. So why haven't these energy access solutions seen viral uptake among low-income consumers? 



Clearly, the answer lies in the behavior patterns of potential customers relative…

My organization, MicamaSoley, has been importing and distributing solar lamps in Haiti for a little over five years.  I have partnered with several NGOs to channel these lamps through existing networks.   Fonkoze, the largest MFI in Haiti, has given me access to their credit customers.  I work with CARE and their Village Savings and Loan Associations as well as smaller projects with other organizations.  We have been selling Lighting Global approved products starting with Barefoot Power then…