How Much Does Kerosene Really Cost?
“My children use the kerosene lamp to study at night, but on the days when I can only afford to buy a very small amount of kerosene my children do…
BLOG | Championing the Cause for Quality in Off-Grid Solar Products
…in Asia, Africa, North America, and Europe, has tested over a 130 products using the Quality Test Method procedures described in IEC Technical Specifications. Currently about 50 products meet the…
Sunny Money hits record sales through its ‘student lights’ campaign
…campaigning to wait for more lights to be imported. Even so sales have been running at 150% of budget resulting in over 50,000 solar study lights benefiting students in these…
Renewable Energy Access Challenge (REACH) Partnership
…investing sector that followed, Acumen used its 20 years of learning and experience to create an online school of social change called Acumen Academy. This university re-imagined has over 1.3…
Cost of kerosene in rural Africa threatens access to lighting
…of kerosene for rural communities, who typically buy kerosene in small quantities generally much less than a litre, is even higher than previously estimated. On average, rural households in five…
The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off
The African market for off-grid lighting products is projected to achieve 40 percent to 50 percent annual sales growth, with 5-6 million African households owning quality portable lights (primarily solar)…
A Refugee Marketplace in Kenya
…Most informal energy providers have more than one generator with 100–150 connections. Rates are negotiated connection by connection, and the amount is based on a rough estimate of usage. For…
Path to Profitability
…and investment costs) and then using that cost to determine the price/margin needed for investment profitability. ONLINE CAPSULE The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for the PAYGo sector’s productivity…
Call for comments on draft Test Methods and Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits
…to prepare responses in advance of filling out the online form, the questions are listed in this document, however, all comments must be submitted through the online form. Comments…
BLOG: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar
…is playing a vital role in providing a basic level of service. For example in Ethiopia, 25% of those with access – around 12 million people – are connected through…