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Scaling Up Access to Electricity : The Case of Lighting Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Arsh
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T16:21:18Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T16:21:18Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-13
dc.description.abstractThis knowledge note is the first of three case studies that concerns scaling up access to electricity in Africa, Bangladesh, and Rwanda. Lighting Africa, a joint IFC and World Bank program launched in 2007, was the first private-sector-oriented effort to leverage new LED lighting technologies to build sustainable markets that provide safe, affordable, and modern off-grid lighting to communities in Africa that lack access to electricity. By 2030 the program aims to enable the private sector to reach 250 million people who now depend on fuel-based lighting. The case study for Africa is important, because the continent faces a huge rural electricity deficit. Global electrification in 2010 was estimated to be about 83 percent. The deficit of 17 percent encompasses some 1.2 billion people. Achieving universal access to modern energy services is one of the three complementary objectives of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative. Lighting Africa succeeded as a catalyst for the off-grid lighting market in Sub-Saharan Africa. Another success is apparent in the spectacular trajectory of solar lantern sales in Kenya. On the climate front, the program has avoided 274,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of taking 35,000 cars off the road. Important lessons were learned during the first phase of the program. Some interventions were very successful; others could have been done differently. Going forward, the Lighting Africa program will support the geographic expansion of ongoing activities to enable market-based solutions for affordable, modern off-grid lighting. The following challenges will be addressed: solar home systems, consumer awareness, and impact evaluation.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19670619/scaling-up-access-electricity-case-lighting-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18681
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18681
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLive Wire, 2014/20
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO ENERGY
dc.subjectACCESS TO LIGHTING
dc.subjectACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY
dc.subjectADVERTISING
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBASIC LIGHTING
dc.subjectBIO-FUELS
dc.subjectBLACK CARBON
dc.subjectBOTTOM LINE
dc.subjectBURNING COAL
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY
dc.subjectDONOR COMMUNITY
dc.subjectDRY CELL BATTERIES
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKET
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEND USERS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMERS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY DATA
dc.subjectENERGY GENERATION
dc.subjectENERGY INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectENERGY MIX
dc.subjectENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.subjectENERGY PRICES
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICES
dc.subjectENERGY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectESTABLISHED BRANDS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGRID CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEAT GENERATION
dc.subjectHIGH ENERGY PRICES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINFERIOR PRODUCTS
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectKEROSENE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectLIGHTING EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectMARKET BARRIERS
dc.subjectMARKET POTENTIAL
dc.subjectMARKET RESEARCH
dc.subjectMARKET TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARKETPLACE
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE STANDARDS
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPIPELINE
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD
dc.subjectRENEWABLE SOURCES
dc.subjectRETAIL
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOLAR LANTERNS
dc.subjectSOLAR LIGHT
dc.subjectSOURCE OF ENERGY
dc.subjectSUPPLIER
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectTARGET MARKETS
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION SYSTEM
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectWHOLESALERS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectWIND POWER CAPACITY
dc.subjectWIND SITES
dc.subjectWINDS
dc.subjectWORLD ENERGY
dc.subjectWORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.titleScaling Up Access to Electricity : The Case of Lighting Africaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2014-06-13
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:43:43.453924Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19670619/scaling-up-access-electricity-case-lighting-africa
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.report88701
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Markets and Market Access
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Demand
okr.unitEnergy Unit (SEGEN)
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