On the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, many villages go dark at night. There is no electrical grid, and generators are too expensive. Solar lamps present an affordable and sensible alternative, but they aren’t cheap. That’s why bankers and fishers are turning to the Filipino bank CARD, which finances the lamps with microcredit loans… More Information: www.dw.de www.dw.de www.dw.de

Most people in southern Senegal get their energy from batteries and environmentally toxic gasoline or diesel generators. But some villages are now looking to produce power from the sun – with the help of German solar companies.Solar power units are already providing energy to a hospital and charging stations for lanterns and cell phones. It seems diesel and petroleum are on their way out.