Nearly 80 million Indian households, approximately 400 million people, do not use grid electricity as the main source of lighting. Of these, almost 94 percent live in rural areas. Out of the 180 million rural households in the country, nearly 43 percent still use kerosene as the primary fuel for lighting (Census of India, 2011). … Read More
Why, one might ask, should we care about product quality assurance if our goal is to increase access to modern energy services? To answer this, let us use the example of someone who is interested to buy a solar lighting product. In such a case, how is she to know how long the product will last, … Read More
Lighting Global has just published a new market analysis report – The Rise of Solar Market: Evolution of Off-Grid Lighting in Three Kenyan Towns. This study provides evidence that can be used to evaluate the efficacy of programs like Lighting Africa and Lighting Global that seek to combat market spoilage and improve consumer access to … Read More
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The World’s largest Solar Home System program, in Bangladesh, has adopted the Lighting Global Quality Standards for pico-PV products. This means importers, distributors and retailers of solar lighting products whose quality has been verified using the Lighting Global testing methods will not be subjected to additional tests once they land in Bangladesh. “Testing and verification … Read More
Lighting Global is working on creatinga new, faster framework for product quality verification. This Accelerated Verification Method (AVM) will be an optional alternative quality verification pathway that is faster than the standard Quality Test Method (QTM) testing pathway. We expect the proposed AVM to cut the QA verification time from the status quo of about … Read More
The United Nations has designated 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies to raise awareness on light science and how light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to global challenges such as energy, education, agriculture and health. The official launch of the year (IYL2015) takes place on January 19-20, 2015 in … Read More
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Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 27, 2014—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today launched Lighting Papua New Guinea, a project to help half a million people get safe and affordable solar off-grid lighting that will boost business, allow children to study, cut household costs, and help women stay safe on the streets. With IFC’s help, … Read More