Solar Lighting in Humanitarian Emergency Settings
…that many buyers choose not to invest in modern energy solutions because they are concerned that products will fail prematurely or will not perform as advertised. As a result of…
Productive Uses Leveraging Solar Energy (PULSE)
…in ensuring PULSE appliances reach those that need them most. Since kicking of its first pilot project in Kenya in 2009, creating avenues to finance has been a key pillar…
More Solar Lanterns Pass Lighting Global Quality Tests
…hand-held task light, or the customer can hang the product with the included cord in order to provide ambient lighting. It is developed by Little Sun, a social business…
Key Off-Grid Players Awarded Zayed Future Energy Prizes
…over 500 homes per day, but putting our best efforts into scaling our reach faster, in order to reach millions of homes in years to come,” says Mr. Moore. Another…
Azuri secures £1m working capital from Barclays to scale-up in sub-Saharan Africa
…importers and distributors stock up better in order to effectively service the needs of customers across the continent. Azuri’s award-winning Indigo technology and business model combines mobile phone and solar…
Solar Light: My Chance to Pass Exams
…Village Elementary School in Denver, Colorado went on a fundraising mission in order to supply Daisy and her classmates with solar lights. This was undertaken as part of an international…
Removing the blindfold: testing for COVID-19 in the absence of grid electricity
…we have. In order to do so, says Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, “all countries should be able to test all suspected cases. They cannot…
MFIs, SACCOs Key to Clean Lighting for Women
…up and expand their work with women through Lighting Africa’s Women Initiative in order to catalyze further uptake of the solar lighting products by women consumers, and to usher women…
Quality Assurance Update: Management Transition
…University / Schatz Energy Research Center, test laboratories, and industry stakeholders—to bring assurance to buyers and investors in off-grid solar technology. Lighting Global has worked with industry and a wide…
Policy Engagement
…16 additional countries having completed their IEPs in the last 2 years. This underscores how well established the essential role that off-grid solar must play in order to achieve SDG7…