Congratulations to the 16 companies that won Lighting Africa awards at the First Global Business Conference for Off-Grid Lighting In Africa, held in Accra, Ghana, earlier this month. All 16 winners are listed below this post. Thanks to Aled Blake, whose article on G24i, one of the winners, led me to the news. The conference was organized by Lighting Africa, a World Bank Group initiative aimed at providing up to 250 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa with access to non-fossil fuel based, low cost, safe, and reliable lighting products with associated basic energy services by the year 2030. That's about half the population who currently have no access to electricity on the continent. 5 criteria were used in selecting the winners: Innovation; Measurability of outcomes; Organizational and financial sustainability; Growth potential; and Realism. The measurability criterion is especially significant. It ensures that we have winners whose performance can be independently accessed, while adding to the growing collection of much needed tools for monitoring and evaluating clean energy initiatives on the continent. The winners clearly deserve the seed funding (up to $200,000) they received to help them scale up the clean, safe and affordable energy solutions they have created. Check out who they are in the list below, or learn more about each award winner here.
Developing a Delivery Model to Support Consumer Financing Schemes for Solar Powered Lighting Systems
COUNTRY: Kenya
PARTNER COUNTRY: None
ORGANIZATION: Energy for Sustainable Development Africa
CONTACT: Charles Muchunku
TEL: +254 20 3871027
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.esda.co.ke
Technology Transfer and Development of Local Entrepreneurs in LED Based Home lighting in Kenya
COUNTRY: Kenya
PARTNER COUNTRY: India
ORGANISATION: THRIVE
CONTACT: Ranganayakulu Bodavala
TEL: +91 40 23736995
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.thrive.in
Kodesha Mwangaza – Rent a Light
COUNTRY: Kenya
PARTNER COUNTRY: None
ORGANIZATION: Solar World EA Ltd
CONTACT: Charles Oteki Rioba
TEL: +254 20 3599
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.solarworldea.com
Rural Lighting Access Program
COUNTRY: Kenya
PARTNER COUNTRY: None
ORGANIZATION: Gpower
CONTACT: Robert Mutsaers
TEL: +254 020 3566591
EMAIL: [email protected]
Recharging Fees for Lamps Can Buy Hours of Solar Light
COUNTRY: Uganda
PARTNER COUNTRY: Laos
ORGANISATION: Sunlabob Renewable Energies Co., Ltd
CONTACT: Andy Schroeter
TEL: +856 21 313 874
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.sunlabob.com
Providing Affordable Home and Business Lighting for Africa with Dye Sensitized Solar and Mesopic LED Technology
COUNTRY: Rwanda
PARTNER COUNTRY: United Kingdom
ORGANIZATION: G24 Innovations Limited
CONTACT: David Slogan
TEL: +44 (0) 2920 837340
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.g24i.com
Providing Affordable and Reliable Solar Systems in Northern Tanzania
COUNTRY: Tanzania
PARTNER COUNTRY: None
ORGANIZATION: Zara Solar Limited
CONTACT: Mohameddrafik Parpia
TEL: +255 28 2502910
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.zarasolar.com
One Child One Solar Light
COUNTRY: Ghana
PARTNER COUNTRY: Germany
ORGANIZATION: Solux E.V.
CONTACT: Juergen Meinecke
TEL: +49 9621 74489
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.solux.org
Power to the Poor: Off-Grid Lighting from Cassava Waste in Nigeria
COUNTRY: Nigeria
PARTNER COUNTRY: None
ORGANIZATION: Global Network for Environment and Economic Development Research
CONTACT: Dr. Joseph Adelegan
TEL: +234 8062843428
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.gneeder.org
Lighting the Way
COUNTRY: Zambia
PARTNER COUNTRY: United States
ORGANIZATION: The Regents of the University of California Office of Research
CONTACT: Kurt Kornbluth
TEL: +530 304 0012
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://eec.ucdavis.edu/
Popularize a Local Solar Lantern
COUNTRY: Burkina Faso
PARTNER COUNTRY: None
ORGANIZATION: CB Energie
CONTACT: Chabanne Arnaud
TEL: +00 226 20 521002
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.cb-energie.com
Solar Energy Provision for Lighting and Portable Water Provision to the Low Income Rural Community of the Nganha village in the Adamaoua Province of Cameroon.
COUNTRY: Cameroon
PARTNER COUNTRY: None
ORGANIZATION: Global Village Cameroon
CONTACT: Dieudonne Thanfg
TEL: +237 22 23 31 52
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.globalvillagecam.org
Lights for Life in Sub-Saharan Africa
COUNTRY: Multi-Country: Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda
PARTNER COUNTRY: Canada
ORGANIZATION: Lights for Life International
CONTACT: Sameer Hajee
TEL: +1 647 8661934
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.lightsforlife.org
Family Pedal Power and Lighting Project – East Africa
COUNTRY: Tanzania
PARTNER COUNTRY: United States
ORGANIZATION: Dissigno
CONTACT: Gary R. Zieff
TEL: +001 415 601 3771
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.dissigno.com
Village Lighting Solutions to Improve Education, Health, Safety and Productivity in Rural Namibia
COUNTRY: Namibia
PARTNER COUNTRY: United States
ORGANIZATION: Lebone Solutions
CONTACT: Hugo Van Vuuren
TEL: +857 928 6482
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: [email protected]
Working Through Faith-Based Organizations to Provide Improved Lighting and Battery Charging for Low-income Households and Street Venders in Rural Communities
COUNTRY: Liberia
PARTNER COUNTRY: None
ORGANIZATION: Center for Sustainable Energy Technology
CONTACT: Augusts Goanue
TEL: 2316559266
EMAIL: [email protected]
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