BLOG: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar
…play’ product, it can be quickly distributed and installed by the customer. Grid connections delivering Tier 3-5 access, in contrast, cost governments anywhere from $370 to $1500 or more per…
Non-Plug-and-Play Terminals Policy
…installation must be able to be made without the use of tools. In cases where non-plug-and-play connectors are used for permanently installed connections, the connections must be straightforward to make,…
Lighting Africa: Moving Consumers Up the Energy Ladder
…kits that can be installed by consumers without professional expertise. “Quality has been, and will continue to be the bedrock of the off-grid solar lighting market,” says Dan Murphy, the…
Sales & Impact Data Report H2 2018
…December 2018 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Globally, we can report the sale of 3.9 million off-grid solar lighting products in the second half of 2018 with an installed stand-alone…
Comparison of the Lighting Global and IDCOL Quality Assurance Frameworks
…QA framework of the Bangladesh Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) Solar Home System program. Bangladesh has the largest off-grid solar market in the world, with over 3 million systems installed…
The sun lights up rural Ghana’s dark nights
…the sun sets, life comes to a near standstill. “Even our little midwifery has no lights! We manage only by prayers,†he states. “All my children for instance were born…
Outdoor Cable Policy
…(10-20 years). Outdoor cables are defined as any cables intended to be used outdoors, such as the cable to the PV module or cables connecting components that are installed outdoors….
In the News: Russell Sturm Quoted on Small-Scale Solar Leapfrogging Traditional Electric Grids in Africa and Asia
…institutions aren’t in place to even absorb that kind of money and build a system that functions.” But individual solar installations or small-scale “micro-grids” can leapfrog over industrial-scale power projects…
Rapport Lighting Africa sur les tendances du marché 2012
…d’un marche émergent » de 2010 qui offrait un instantané du marché de l’éclairage hors réseau et fournissait des données sur l’industrie ainsi que des analyses des principales tendances observées….
Schneider Electric Releases New Portable Solar Light
…six hours of very bright light, and even more hours on the low medium setting. Schneider also produces the Indiya 2, a long-lasting bright light meant to be installed indoors….