‘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…
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
…company’s commitment to quality when Barefoot Power won four Lighting Africa Outstanding Product Awards in May, 2010. The awards and recognition have assisted Barefoot Power in its marketing efforts. Lighting…
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….
Path to Profitability
…own copy of the the online class, please email us and we will share the program download link. A webinar (held on May 6th, 2021) walks you through the module…
Call for comments on draft Test Methods and Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits
…to prepare responses in advance of filling out the online form, the questions are listed in this document, however, all comments must be submitted through the online form. Comments…
BLOG | How Lighting Asia/India empowers women through off-grid solar solutions (by Anjali Garg) – on IFC Medium
…sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. A number of modern solar-lighting technologies that are cost-effective, reliable, and efficient have emerged globally over the past decade. Yet, they account for less than…
Innovative Rural Employers Keep Pace with Employee Needs
“I was buying a full jerry can [of kerosene] costing Ksh 600/- ($ 6.40) for my father and mum every month, only for them to see. Then my brother’s children…
Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…would buy paraffin worth Sh20 everyday for my koroboi (open-wick) and pressure lamps but it was often only enough to see us through our evening meal; my children could not…