Dates / Project duration
January 2011 - December 2013 / 3 years
Field of action :
Development of energy efficiency and renewable energies
Branch : 
Monaco
Location :
Laos
Project sponsor(s) :
Sunlabob Renewable Energy Ltd
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Sunlabob has developed a range of rechargeable lanterns powered by solar energy. In each village, an entrepreneur recharges the portable lanterns and distributes them among the various homes in the village in return for a fee.
The system was designed to compete with and substitute the traditional use of kerosene lamps. It creates jobs, generates income and promotes the setting up of micro-enterprise in deprived areas which are not connected to the power grid.
