Policy Engagement
Through ESMAP, Lighting Global’s off-grid experts are embedded into World Bank operational teams to advise on the off-grid components of energy-access projects. We help to develop country-specific strategies to increase…
Through ESMAP, Lighting Global’s off-grid experts are embedded into World Bank operational teams to advise on the off-grid components of energy-access projects. We help to develop country-specific strategies to increase…
…global off-grid lighting market. In order for customers to invest in solar lights, they must be confident that the product they purchase will perform as promised and last for a…
…strengthen the quality standards and performance targets of off-grid lights in order to keep up with, and anticipate market trends, and to incorporate new research findings, for example, on end-user…
…increased productivity and reductions in post-harvest losses. Increase farm productivity: Most land in SSA is tilled, ploughed, and weeded by human hands (65%) or animal power (25%). The use of…
…(in alphabetical order): Africa Renewable Energy Access Program (AFREA), Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), Finland, France, Germany, Global Environment Facility (gef), Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania,…
Lighting Global seeks to build on existing success and lessons learned in order to expand off-grid markets to reach more than 600 million additional people with products that provide Tier…
…to live above the poverty line. Basic needs such as food, housing, shelter, education, and finance are all adversely impacted by energy poverty and its limitations on a community. Energy…
…be counted as being ‘connected’ despite the fact that a critical set of basic energy needs were being met, whereas a family with a grid connection would be counted as…
This compliance guide details the consumer-facing information that pico-solar and solar home system kit manufacturers must include in order to meet the Lighting Global Quality Standards. It is intended for…