About Lighting Africa
Lighting Africa, a joint World Bank and IFC program, seeks to accelerate the development of markets for modern off-grid lighting products in Sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 10 to 30 percent of household incomes is spent on hazardous and low quality fuel-based lighting products.
The goal is to mobilize and provide support to the private sector to supply quality, affordable, clean and safe lighting to 2.5 million people by facilitating the sale of 500,000 off-grid lighting units by 2012 while, at the same time, creating a sustainable commercial platform that will realize the vision of providing 250 million people with modern off-grid lighting products by 2030.
This platform will provide an avenue for social, health and economic development, especially for households and small businesses that will realize significant cost savings and increases in productivity.
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In partnership with:
- 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
