Call for Comments: Proposal to Submit Quality Standards to the IEC
Since 2010, Lighting Global has maintained Quality Standards for off-grid solar products with modules smaller than approximately 10 peak watts (pico-solar products). These standards set a baseline level of quality, ...Read More
New GOGLA-IFC Report Shows 3.77 Million Off-Grid Solar Products Were Sold in the Second Half of 2016, Despite Difficult Conditions in Key Markets
Today, Lighting Global, the World Bank Group’s platform to support sustainable growth of the international off-grid solar market, and GOGLA, the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association, launched the latest Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report, ...Read More
In the News: IFC’s Russell Sturm Interviewed by CNBC Africa on Off-Grid Solar Market
On the sidelines of the recent 2017 spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, CNBC Africa’s Nozipho Mbanjwa spoke with Russell Sturm, Global Head of Energy ...Read More
Announcing the 2018 Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo Hosted by GOGLA and Lighting Global
GOGLA and Lighting Global are delighted to announce that the 2018 Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo (formerly known as the International Off-Grid Lighting Conference and Exhibition) will take place ...Read More
Origin Energy, IFC Launch Pay-As-You-Go Power to Energize Rural Papua New Guinea
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced the launch of a pilot Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) project with Origin Energy PNG Ltd, to support renewable energy use in off-grid communities ...Read More
Power for All: A Policy Roadmap for Clean, Rapid Rural Electricity Access
One year ago, Power for All released a report that concluded that ending energy poverty by 2030 could only be achieved for the 1 billion rural poor by accelerating investment in decentralized ...Read More
New In-Depth Report on State and Future of Off-Grid Solar in Africa
Lights, Power, Action: Electrifying Africa is a follow-up to the Africa Progress Panel’s annual flagship report Power, People, Planet: Seizing Africa’s Energy and Climate Opportunities, published in June 2015. The 2015 ...Read More
In the News: Off-Grid Power Key to Bridging Africa’s Energy Gap
IFC Lighting Global was referenced as being at the forefront of building the global off-grid solar market in an article that highlights the latest findings of the Africa Progress Panel—led ...Read More
Lighting Global’s Russell Sturm Interviewed by China’s Global TV News on Leapfrogging to Off-Grid Energy Access
Russell Sturm, Global Head of Energy Access at IFC, was recently interviewed by China’s Global TV News about the game-changing role of off-grid solar products and solar technology in providing ...Read More
Eco Design Note Issue 7 on Product Repair and Manufacturer Best Practices
This new Eco Design Note continues a discussion about product repair, focusing on steps that manufacturers can take to enable and encourage the repair of their products. The Note identifies ...Read More