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A Refugee Marketplace in Kenya

…potential to support a more formal energy market provided by commercial firms. Considering the high prices for energy in the camp,home solar solutions such as those provided by M-Kopa and…

Bettalights excels in business management

© Lighting Africa South African solar lights manufacturer, Bettalights , has been recognized for good business management in the country’s 2012 Technology Top 100 Awards, where it competed in the…

Path to Profitability

…critical role in ensuring household connections and number of people reached — the main evaluation criteria for many off-grid solar companies. As business models become more complex and forge deeper…

Pro-Poor End-User Subsidies

…– and thereby undo the tremendous success the sector has had in expanding access thus far. To address this issue, together with GOGLA, EnDev, and ACE, we have created the…

BLOG: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar

…other milestones, has the advantage that the risk of failure is borne by the company rather than the funder, and is proven to be effective at incentivizing companies to enter…

Lighting Global Extends Support to Solar Home System Kits

…testing, contact shs@chief-lighting-global.clientapp.com. Tests are expected to take approximately four months. Costs will vary dependent on the test laboratory and product complexity. In addition to quality assurance support, Lighting Global…