Lighting Africa/Nigeria: Tackling Energy Poverty At Its Source
…night; nor the number of candles burnt every night in search of a flickering light. Unmistakably, the number of lanterns and candles pressed into duty every night will run into…
Lighting Africa Featured in Fast Company Magazine
…pump priming would matter without customers who are willing and able to buy Greenlight Planet’s Sun King, say, or Barefoot Power’s Firefly 12 Mobile. And getting buyers is a challenge….
The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off
…this development by designing a quality assurance program that allows manufacturers, distributors and other bulk buyers to test and improve the quality and design of their lighting products. Eight products…
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…
Faulu Reaching the Base of the Pyramid with Off-Grid Lighting
…also purchase one.” Shabaan, Malindi Faulu Advisory Services (FAS), a subsidiary of Faulu Kenya Deposit Taking Microfinance Institution (FKDTM), provides advisory and consulting services to catalyze growth of micro, small…
BLOG | Championing the Cause for Quality in Off-Grid Solar Products
…First and foremost, many buyers would unwittingly purchase low quality products, which could lead to frustration and a financial loss. Moreover, because buyers would not have good information to help…
Call for Comments on Integration of Test Methods and Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits
…Standards which are all linked above. 2. Provide your feedback in the online form. All comments must be submitted through this online form no later than Friday, June 17. We…
BLOG: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar
…relatively low-cost solution that can address major market barriers such as the lack of local currency financing for on-lending to end-users, and the lack of working capital to buy stock….
Off-Grid Solar Lighting Up Ethiopia
…Purchase Agreement (ERPA) with DBE to deliver additional funding to the project through the purchase of greenhouse gas emission reductions. The funding will address concerns over insufficient warranties and battery…
Quality Assurance
Protecting Consumers …the up-front costs of a solar lantern – let alone a Solar Home System – are comparatively high, and most consumers simply cannot afford to purchase something that…