fosera’s new Solar TV Takes Home Outstanding Off-Grid Appliance Award
…of the Pico Solar Home System in 2011. It has its main factory in Bangkok, Thailand and several local assembly lines in India, Mozambique, Kenya and Ethiopia. The local assembly…
Women and Solar Lighting
…launched a “Fund-a-Project” competition, which would provide up to US$10,000 in matching funds per project idea to applicants with the best business plan for promoting the financing, sales and distribution…
COVID-19 Resources
…energy access Blog, Koen Peters: COVID-19 Drives 26% Drop in Sales H1 2020 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Power Africa “Best Practices” for Off-grid Solar Companies Energy Access COVID-19 Relief…
Announcing the First-Ever Key Performance Indicator Framework for the Off Grid Solar Pay-As-You-Go Sector
Story Highlights: The Distributed Energy Service Company sector is growing rapidly, especially the segments that use a variation of the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) business model, which alone has provided more than…
Lighting Africa Program Kicks Off in Nigeria
…and creating new channels through local distribution companies that will help build robust supply chains for off-grid lighting products. Itotia Njagi, Program Manager for Lighting Africa program said, “Lighting Africa…
Article: How Off-Grid Solar Access Impacts Literacy
…the way people live, learn and work around the world. It’s more than likely that you’re reading this on a smart phone or laptop; technologies we rely on in our…
India Energy Access Summit Off-Grid Networking Event On 12 August 2016
…WHY? The global off-grid appliance and solar home system (SHS) market is growing rapidly, and is transforming the lives of millions of un- and under-electrified people throughout the developing world….
How We Work
…of an off-grid lighting or energy product can represent a significant investment for many families or small businesses, and consumers simply can’t afford to purchase something that doesn’t work well…
Portable Solar lights in Commercial Farming: Illuminating the Pecking Order
Mr. Karanu successfully runs a commercial chicken farm in Maai Mahiu, Kenya, despite having no connection to the grid. He has a contract with Kenya’s dominant chicken distributor, Kenchic Ltd.,…