Solar for Africa Blog

The Economist recently published an article entitled ‘Electricity does not change poor lives as much as was thought.’ On reading the article, you get the sense that the author is questioning...

https://johnkeane1.wordpress.com/2019/02/21/electricity%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Ayou-cant-fight-poverty-without-it/

Great to see President Obama taking the time to look at some of the pioneering solar solutions which have been developed to serve markets in Africa during his visit to Kenya. If you’ve not seen...

https://johnkeane1.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/watch-obama-take-the-time-to-look-at-some-pioneering-solar-solutions-in-africa/

This is too exciting not to post. (Fast forward to the 50th Minute of the video!) Hillary Clinton issues a call to action at the Clinton Global Initiative on ‘The challenge of Energy Poverty.�...

https://johnkeane1.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/hillary-clintons-call-to-action-on-the-challenge-of-energy-poverty/

1. Kerosene lamps trap families in poverty. 2. Kerosene lamps prevent children from learning. 3. Kerosene lamps fill homes with toxic fumes that cause respiratory disease. 4. Kerosene is low-hang...

https://johnkeane1.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/5-reasons-why-we-should-kill-off-kerosene-lamps-for-good/

The Sierra Club and the Center for American Progress (CAP)  have just launched the world premiere of their video series, “Harnessing the Sun to Keep the Lights on in India.” With 400 million...

https://johnkeane1.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/harnessing-the-sun-to-keep-the-lights-on/

In March this year SolarAid celebrated one million solar lights in Africa and whilst there is still much to do, I used this milestone to take a moment to look back and reflect. 13 years ago I was...

https://johnkeane1.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/from-tanzania-to-uganda-looking-back-and-moving-forward/

I’m thrilled to announce the release of my book: PICO-SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEMS: THE EARTHSCAN EXPERT GUIDE TO THE TECHNOLOGY AND EMERGING MARKET   You can order it HERE  (Please share and retwe...

https://johnkeane1.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/pico-solar-electric-systems-book-release/

As we celebrate achieving 1 million solar light sales across Africa, now feels like a good time think a little about how this incredible milestone has been achieved. In truth, there is no single ...

https://johnkeane1.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/1-million-solar-lights/

SunnyMoney is expanding into new countries! Next stops: Senegal and Uganda. We’re looking for two people who can do the outstanding jobs for us which our mission to eradicate the kerosene lamp...

https://johnkeane1.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/opportunities-to-join-sunnymoney-in-uganda-and-senegal/

Some great pictures which our SunnyMoney team in Tanzania sent through recently. They show how challenging it is to reach certain rural populations with solar lights. Our teams across Kenya, Mala...

https://johnkeane1.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/getting-solar-lights-out-to-rural-africa/