The joint IFC-World Bank Lighting Africa program, in partnership with Senegal’s Agency for Rural Electrification, invite the media to attend or cover the Third International Off-grid Lighting Conference and Trade Fair in Dakar, Senegal, November 13 – 15, 2012.
Lighting Africa will release the findings of the Africa Off-Grid Market Report. An estimated 600 million people in Africa live without electricity Solar Lighting for the Base of the Pyramid – Overview of an Emerging Market, Lighting Africa, 2010.. The global energy-for-the-poor market is valued at an unexploited $37 billion From Gap to Opportunity; Business Models for Scaling up Energy Access, IFC, June 2012..
Over 500 industry players will meet to showcase the latest developments in off-grid lighting technologies, and discuss innovative business models.
Dates: November 13 – 15, 2012
Venue: King Fahd Palace
Dakar, Senegal
Speakers:
M. Momar Nguer, Senior Vice President, Africa and Middle East for Supply and Marketing, TOTAL
Richenda van Leeuwen, Executive Director, Energy and Climate, Energy Access Initiative, United Nations Foundation
Jean Louis Ekra, Chairman and President of the African Export-Import Bank
SOURCE : International Finance Corporation (IFC) – The World Bank – Press Release – 25 October 2012
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