Sustainable Off-Grid Lighting Solutions Can Deliver Major Development and Climate Benefits
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- Published on Friday, 22 November 2013 12:31
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Replacing the millions of kerosene lamps, candles and flashlights used worldwide with modern solar lighting can provide an increasingly low-cost solution to reducing carbon emissions, indoor air pollution and health risks, and boosting green jobs, according to new studies from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
UNEP also announced today a new strategic partnership with the private sector to facilitate a market shift towards energy-efficient, off-grid lighting and to reduce the estimated 74 million tons of annual carbon emissions from fuel-based light sources commonly used in developing countries.
The collaboration with the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) will see the launch of an international effort to accelerate the deployment of enabling policies towards sustainable off-grid lighting.
To underscore the new partnership, the UNEP-led en.
Kenya: Use of Solar Lanterns Grows By 300 Per Cent
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- Published on Friday, 22 November 2013 12:29
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THE fast growth in use of solar lanterns in Kenya and other African countries at 300 per cent is piling supply pressure on manufacturers and importers, a new report shows.
The Lighting Africa Market Trends Report by the International Finance Corporation indicates that in Kenya, about 2.5 million people are using off-grid lighting products that are solar powered surpassing the one million target set for last year.
"A trade finance facility for 17 local importers is being organised in partnership with a local bank," said IFC head of the Lighting Africa Program Arthur Njagi.
He said the corporation will not offer funds for on-lending to local banks but rather offer a guarantee to the banks for their trade finance service to the importers.
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Growth in Use of Solar Lanterns Overwhelms Importers
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- Published on Friday, 22 November 2013 12:28
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THE fast growth in use of solar lanterns in Kenya and other African countries at 300 per cent is piling supply pressure on manufacturers and importers, a new report shows.
The Lighting Africa Market Trends Report by the International Finance Corporation indicates that in Kenya, about 2.5 million people are using off-grid lighting products that are solar powered surpassing the one million target set for last year. "A trade finance facility for 17 local importers is being organised in partnership with a local bank," said IFC head of the Lighting Africa Program Arthur Njagi.
He said the corporation will not offer funds for on-lending to local banks but rather offer a guarantee to the banks for their trade finance service to the importers.
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Dutch Businesses in Kenya on Trade Mission
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 November 2013 10:28
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The aim of the trip was to further strengthen diplomatic and economic relations between the Netherlands and Kenya. The main themes of the trade mission were agriculture and infrastructure, particularly maritime infrastructure.
Kenya is a developing country with an active economy that offers many opportunities