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2009
• Greenlight Planet is founded in 2009 and produces a range of Sun King plug and play products.
• The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was officially founded in Bonn, Germany, on 26
January 2009. Abu Dhabi was selected as the location for the headquarters with the Innovation and
Technology Centre located in Bonn, Germany. There are currently 161 member countries. IRENA has taken
a lead role in supporting governments to develop renewable energy plans and targets.

Table 28: World Bank Group Solar Projects in Developing Countries: Approved 2000-2009

PV Total Project Year
Country Project Systems Capacity Costs # Approved
(kWp) ($ millions)

World Bank Projects
Power and Communications Sectors Modernization
Ecuador 2200 110 1.5 2001
and Rural Services Project (PROMEC)
Bangladesh Rural Electrification & Renewable Energy Development 198000 9900 91.4 2002
Sri Lanka Renewable Energy for Rural Economic Development 85000 3400 28.3 2002

Bolivia Decentralized Energy, ICT for Rural Transformation 60000 2600 38.6 2003
Nicaragua Off-grid Rural Electrification * 7500 2100 23.0 2003

Mali Household Energy and Universal Access Project * 10000 420 5.0 2003
Mozambique Energy Reform and Access Project 9600 1012 12.5 2003

Mozambique PV for Schools and Health Clinics 200 84.5 1.0 2003
Cambodia Rural Electrification and Transmission 10000 400 4.0 2003
Philippines Rural Power 135000 9000 107.0 2003

Burkina Faso Energy Sector Reform * 8000 300 3.0 2004

Senegal Electricity Services for Rural Areas * 10000 420 5.0 2004
China Renewable Energy Development 400000 10000 144.9 2005
Papua New
Guinea Solar Lighting Kits for Teachers 2500 100 2.2 2005
Peru Rural Electrification 7500 8000 5.3 2006
Mongolia Renewable Energy and Rural Access 50000 520 5.2 2006

Tanzania Energy Development and Access 16200 810 12.2 2007

Bangladesh Grameen Shakti Solar Home Systems - Carbon 1000000 50000 320.0 2007
Finance
Pacific Islands Regional Sustainable Energy Finance 21000 630 16.5 2007
Renewable Energy for Rural Economic Development -
Sri Lanka 50000 2500 25.0 2007
Additional Financing
Argentina Permer Renewable Energy Additional Financing 16130 3042 36.5 2008

Ethiopia Second Electricity Access Rural Expansion 40200 407 20.5 2008
Solar PV Systems to Increase Access to Electricity
Ghana 15000 750 15.0 2008
Services (GPOBA)
Zambia Increased Access to Electricity Services 10250 410 6.2 2008

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