Liters of light

An innovative lighting solution taking off in the Philippines, with 10-year old roots in Brazil:

NURU Light and RENEW in Toronto's Financial Post

Last month Rahul Barua spoke from Kigali to Toronto's Financial Post on renewable energy entrepreneurship in Rwanda, and a groundbreaking BoP venture called NURU Light. NURU delivers a micro-franchising model to address the challenge of off-grid lighting in low income markets. Village-level entrepreneurs are provided "PowerCycles" to charge LED lights; the lights are rented to village residents on a daily basis, and mimic the payments required for micro-purchases of kerosene.

Read the FP article here, and learn more about NURU's innovative approach below.