Quality Matters
…all the tested products had some combination of technical issues that would lead to relatively short lifetimes and could contribute to consumer dissatisfaction. The most common deficiencies include the following:…
Building Awareness is Critical to Building Markets
…from Hollywood fame), while the multi-country Lighting Global education campaigns have led the way in awareness raising through engaging media content: from television adverts, to radio, billboards to comic books….
CSR IN CLEAN ENERGY: What Are India’s Top Companies Up To?
This report analyses the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives of the top 100 companies (with the largest CSR spending from the BSE 500) with regards to promoting energy access.
Quality Communication: Quality assurance in Kenya’s off-grid lighting market
…performance as the market grows towards 10’s to 100’s of millions of users served. Fundamentally, QA is a process of ensuring that accurate and trusted information about product quality is…
Lighting Africa’s Consumer Education Campaign wins Kenyan Marketing Award
…including road shows and community forums, and engages with religious groups, women groups and Savings and Credit Cooperative organizations to explain the health, cost and environmental benefits of modern solar-powered…
d.light new product range passes Lighting Global Quality tests
d.light design next-generation product line of portable solar lanterns comprised of the d.light S2, the d.light S20 and the d.light S300 just passed the Lighting Global minimum quality standards and…
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…