May 5 2008 - 16:56
May 8 2008 - 16:56
Etc/GMT-5
Location:
Accra, Ghana
Accra, Ghana
description:
The World Bank Group and its partners are proud to announce Lighting Africa 2008, the first global business conference and development marketplace competition for off-grid lighting in Africa. The conference is designed for investors, financiers, private firms, end users, and development agencies to showcase and expand business opportunities targeting low income populations in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The event will take place May 5-8, 2008 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana.
Lighting Africa is a joint IFC and World Bank initiative that seeks to provide modern lighting by 2030 to the 250 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa who lack access to electricity.The conference's main objectives are to increase investor awareness of the significant market opportunities for improved lighting products and services in sub Saharan Africa; to link global investors with local suppliers and service providers; to share business and financing model structures for lighting projects; and to showcase project opportunities.
Journalists and reporters will be able to meet and interview CEOs, industry representatives, Bank Group officials, and top innovators in the field. Winners of the Bank Group’s 2008 global lighting competition will be announced and granted up to $200,000 for their ideas on design and delivery of innovative, low-cost products that can provide high-quality, non-fossil lighting to low-income consumers.
More than 300 participants are expected, bringing together a diverse array of global players, including representatives of the global lighting industry, international financial institutions, private developers, governments, and civil society.
For more information and to register, visit: www.lightingafrica.org [1]
The World Bank Group and its partners are proud to announce Lighting Africa 2008, the first global business conference and development marketplace competition for off-grid lighting in Africa. The conference is designed for investors, financiers, private firms, end users, and development agencies to showcase and expand business opportunities targeting low income populations in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The event will take place May 5-8, 2008 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana.
Lighting Africa is a joint IFC and World Bank initiative that seeks to provide modern lighting by 2030 to the 250 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa who lack access to electricity.The conference's main objectives are to increase investor awareness of the significant market opportunities for improved lighting products and services in sub Saharan Africa; to link global investors with local suppliers and service providers; to share business and financing model structures for lighting projects; and to showcase project opportunities.
Journalists and reporters will be able to meet and interview CEOs, industry representatives, Bank Group officials, and top innovators in the field. Winners of the Bank Group’s 2008 global lighting competition will be announced and granted up to $200,000 for their ideas on design and delivery of innovative, low-cost products that can provide high-quality, non-fossil lighting to low-income consumers.
More than 300 participants are expected, bringing together a diverse array of global players, including representatives of the global lighting industry, international financial institutions, private developers, governments, and civil society.
For more information and to register, visit: www.lightingafrica.org [1]