…McGregor of the US Department of Energy, which is the lead agency for the Global LEAP said: “Quality-assured, super-efficient low voltage appliances build consumer trust and reduce costs of energy-poor…
Solar home systems and other solar powered appliances are made affordable through innovative pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) financing. PAYGo jointly addresses the challenges of energy access and financial inclusion for the more…
Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) enabled solar home systems and pico-solar products are rapidly expanding in market share, using new approaches to connectivity and emerging mobile money systems to provide low-cost financing for…
…a budding ecosystem of small providers – if critical barriers to commercial market development can be overcome. In particular the issues of low consumer affordability, limited access to hard currency…
…help increase access to affordable, clean and safer lighting for more than 30 percent of Nigeria’s population who live in rural areas, and have low incomes and no access to…
…equipment used in an integrating sphere testing system with an emphasis on low cost options for testing pico-powered and solar home system lighting products. It also provides details and references…
…clean, affordable, and reliable solar energy. It offers an alternative to fossil fuels for low-income African households, reducing carbon emissions by 35,000 tons a year—equivalent to taking more than 7,000…
Children on the outskirts of Dakar use a solar-powered reading light to do their homework © Bruno Demeocq/Lighting Africa A new research study published by the IFC-World Bank Lighting Global…
…institutionalize its test methods and quality metrics through the IEC. A global standard for modern, portable lighting products will make clean lighting more accessible to low income households by laying…
…that uptake of solar products is dramatically accelerated by consumer awareness, making sales cheaper, and easier, attracting more distributors, leading to more competition and lower prices – all underscoring the…
