Lighting Africa

Efficient lighting technologies such as those products containing the latest LED, florescent, human-cranking and solar technologies make it possible for the first time in history to offer energy services to consumers that are clean, efficient and reliable, at price points that are comparable to typical expenditures for kerosene. Lighting Africa works to facilitate an industry alliance to support market development, supporting the international lighting industry as well as local entrepreneurs, businesses, CSOs, governments and other stakeholders to drive the innovation, development and delivery of these superior lighting products and services to the African marketplace, in turn creating options and opportunities to transform lives and livelihoods. The main components of this work programme include: Market information (sharing critical business intelligence with companies and organizations interested in entering the Africa off-grid lighting market); Quality Assurance (development of a multipronged quality assurance program); business linkages (strengthening ties between the global lighting industry and local service providers to design, develop and deliver lighting products to off-grid communities in Africa); and, Consumer awareness (conducting consumer awareness and information campaigns). The programme is currently being piloted in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia. Six additional countries will be added to programme activities over the next 2-3 years.