A key barrier to lighting manufacturers, assemblers, and distributors in reaching these off-grid populations has been a lack of information on which to base their product and market development decisions. …Read More
This Technical Note discusses information found on an LED datasheet and is intended to give engineers, system designers, and manufacturers assistance in reviewing LED packages and making purchasing decisions for …Read More
The Lumina Project and Lighting Africa conducted a full-scale field test involving a switch from kerosene to solar-LED lighting for commercial broiler chicken production at an off-grid farm in Kenya. …Read More
This CNN article is about Evans Wadongo, a trailblazer in helping rural families in Kenya replace kerosene and firelight with solar power. Through his Use Solar, Save Lives program, he …Read More
This adaptable poster uses attractive graphics to explain how off-grid solar lighting works and the many benefits it offers, as well as tips on maintenance and use that help consumers …Read More
This report presents an overview of current and projected market trends for off-grid lighting in Sub-Saharan Africa. It provides industry-level data and analysis on key trends. It relies on the …Read More
Ce rapport dresse un panorama des tendances actuelles et projetées du marché de l’éclairage hors réseau en Afrique subsaharienne. Le rapport fournit des données sur l’industrie ainsi que des analyses …Read More
This report details progress of the Lighting Africa program over the 2009 and 2010 World Bank Group fiscal years, including expansion into four additional African countries.
Lighting Africa’s 2nd International Business Conference and Trade Fair was held in May 2010 in Kenya. The event promoted low-cost, high-quality off-grid lighting products and services that target low-income populations …Read More
A Roadblock to widespread adoption of efficient lighting is being formed by quality problems with LED flashlights; quality issues in the flashlight segment are spoiling the market in general. In …Read More
