On World Energy Day a look at one innovative OPIC partner that delivers solar...
On World Energy Day, we feature a young girl in Nigeria who is able to do her homework after dark with the help of a solar light powered by Lumos, an OPIC partner that provides off-grid solar...
View ArticleOPIC featured on State Department’s Dipnote Blog
A home lit at night by an off-grid power program in Nigeria. “This year has been declared the “Year of Light.” It is easy to see why.” OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth Littlefield wrote in a recent...
View ArticleFeatured photo: Diversifying Peru’s energy production
Plant workers join Peruvian President Ollanta Humala for a ceremony dedicating a 20 MW photovoltaic plant near Moquegua, Peru on November 10. Supported by an OPIC loan, the Solarpack project is...
View ArticleFeatured photo: Solar panels offer a clean source of electricity in rural India
As the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) brings together leaders from every end of the globe to share ideas on what we can do to combat climate change, we’re highlighting one of the several projects...
View Article“The most predictable economic transformation in modern times:” OPIC COO John...
Renewable energy investment in developing countries jumped 36 percent between 2013 and 2014 and now exceeds the level of renewable energy invested in developing economies, OPIC Chief Operating Officer...
View ArticleDeveloping countries play a vital role in the health of the earth
Thirty-six years after the first Earth Day demonstrations, there is a growing understanding that as we work to build a healthier earth, we must consider the whole earth — from the major cities of our...
View ArticleHow to make every day Earth Day
While investment in renewable energy in developing countries continues to set records, “OPIC is cognizant of how much remains to be done,” OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth L. Littlefield writes in a...
View ArticleFeatured Photo: Homework continues after the sun goes down
Two students in India continue working on their homework after the sun goes down with the use of Greenlight Planet’s portable solar light. OPIC provided a $5 million in financing to help Greenlight...
View ArticleOPIC committed to continued support of renewable energy projects in India
OPIC supports multiple renewable energy projects in India, including Simpa Networks, which provides solar-as-a-service in rural India. This week’s historic agreement between the U.S. and India to...
View ArticleOPIC partner Lumos recognized in “transformational business” awards
Lumos home solar systems are portable and easy to install. Nova Lumos, an OPIC partner that is introducing home solar systems in Nigeria, was recognized with a special commendation in Financial...
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