‘Word of Honor’ secures loans for solar lights
…of many rural consumers. The NGO Appropriate Rural Technology Institute of Tanzania (ARTI-TZ) has figured out how to provide credit to help rural consumers buy solar lamps. Using a system…
Lighting Africa Featured in Fast Company Magazine
…pump priming would matter without customers who are willing and able to buy Greenlight Planet’s Sun King, say, or Barefoot Power’s Firefly 12 Mobile. And getting buyers is a challenge….
Bloomberg Philanthropies Invests $5 million in Little Sun to Increase Access to Clean, Affordable Lighting in Africa
…lowest end of the market, the bottom of the pyramid. “Over the next 20 years, Africa is poised to hold the world’s largest un-electrified population,” said Felix Hallwachs, Little Sun…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Invests $5m In Little Sun To Increase Access To Clean Lighting In Africa
…electricity grids. To provide the greatest number of people with access to the benefits of solar-powered lighting, the Little Sun lamp is designed and priced for affordability at the lowest…
Cost of kerosene in rural Africa threatens access to lighting
…of kerosene for rural communities, who typically buy kerosene in small quantities generally much less than a litre, is even higher than previously estimated. On average, rural households in five…
The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off
…this development by designing a quality assurance program that allows manufacturers, distributors and other bulk buyers to test and improve the quality and design of their lighting products. Eight products…
Greenlight Partners with Angaza to Launch PAYG Consumer Platform
New customers purchase their Pay-As-You-Go Eco Easy Buy kits © Angaza DesignGreenlight Planet has launched a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) platform, the Sun King™ Eco Easy Buy, to enable low-income customers purchase…
Greenlight Partners with Angaza to Launch PAYG Consumer Platform
New customers purchase their Pay-As-You-Go Eco Easy Buy kits © Angaza Design Greenlight Planet has launched a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) platform, the Sun King™ Eco Easy Buy, to enable low-income customers…
Farm Workers Enjoy the Benefits of Solar Lighting
…set of four solar LED lamps and a 5W solar panel and battery for recharging, through a scheme sponsored by the farm. Farm employees have the option to buy either…
Path to Profitability
…and investment costs) and then using that cost to determine the price/margin needed for investment profitability. ONLINE CAPSULE The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for the PAYGo sector’s productivity…