Hi all,

Over the last 2 days I attended some of the sessions at the Lighting Africa (a World Bank Group initiative) conference at Safari Park, where I learned quite a few things:

1. Africa will have 700 million people without electricity by 2030.

2. Consumers are spending $10-17 billion on fuel-based lighting products. This represents 10-30% of their disposal income. Can you imagine how alternative energy sources could allow them to use their income more effectively (e.g. education, communication)?

3. Potential for SMEs to grow in this area as well as build meaningful ecosystems.

4. How carbon trading actually works and some of the big challenges in getting it to really work for SME.

I am trying to get some of the presentations from the organizers and am willing to share if anyone is interested.

Oscar