Panasonic releases portable solar lantern
…good design. Panasonic is distributing this lantern in select countries in Africa and Asia to help improve the lives of people living off-grid as part of their 100 Thousand Solar…
Niwa partners with Sun Transfer to Assemble Solar Products in Ethiopia
…value for consumers as well as to make it possible for Ethiopian distribution and retail companies to purchase the most advanced solar products in local currency,” says Ti el Attar,…
Second Round of the Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Grant Challenge Opens
…towards increasing energy access among communities that are not connected to grid electricity. Power Africa, through the U.S. African Development Foundation, has opened the second round of its Off-Grid Energy…
Solux Vision: From Assembly to Full Production within Africa
…manufacturing plants in countries across Africa encountered “almost insurmountable problems” related to absence of a supply chain for lamp components and the high capital investments requirements. The company thus resorted…
d.light’s Solar Home System Brings Clean Light to 650,000
…and can be power an additional two lamps. The product, which can simultaneously light up to five rooms in a home or small business, charges mobile phones and comes with…
Call for Comments on Proposed Integration of Quality Assurance Frameworks for Pico-solar Products and SHS Kits
The following pages contain an outline of a proposed framework that would provide a continuum of support for all products up to 100 W. We believe the proposed framework will…
REPORT | Papua New Guinea is leader in Off-Grid Solar Lighting
…products in the country,” said the lead of IFC’s energy advisory program in the Pacific, Subrata Barman. “To help grow the market responsibly, we are now working with the government…
Pilot Project Confirms Benefits of Solar Lanterns to Maternal Care in Nigeria
…potentially life-saving medical care is often hampered by the lack of adequate lighting after dark that plagues many rural health care centers. Without access to grid electricity, or faced with…
OPINION | Solar and battery storage: A clean solution to a dirty problem
…generators is equal to about 20 percent of the total emissions from vehicles—the environmental equivalent to adding about 22 million passenger vehicles onto the road. In addition to these environmental…
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