Minor updates to the Quality Standards
The Lighting Global Quality Assurance team has made some additional updates to the Quality Standards. These updates do not represent a change in Lighting Global practices, but are only meant…
Latest Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Reveals a Buoyant Market Despite a Dip in Sales
More than 30 million off-grid solar products sold and over $5 billion saved by consumers in energy-related spending since 2010 USA/Netherlands, October 23, 2017 – Today, Lighting Global, the World…
IFC-World Bank Study Establishes Significant Climate Benefit of Solar Lighting Products
Children on the outskirts of Dakar use a solar-powered reading light to do their homework © Bruno Demeocq/Lighting AfricaA new research study published by the IFC-World Bank Lighting Global program…
Our Partners
…programs. International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank work across the globe with manufacturers, distributors, development partners and the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA). The World Bank The International…
IFC-World Bank Study Establishes Significant Climate Benefit of Solar Lighting Products
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…
New World Bank Tool Helps Map Solar Potential
The World Bank, in partnership with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), launched the Global Solar Atlas, a free, web-based tool to help investors and policymakers identify potential sites for solar…
World’s Largest Solar Home System Program Adopts Lighting Global Quality Standards
Quality-verified pico-solar lanterns are electrifying remote off-grid Bangladesh transforming lives © Lighting BangladeshThe World’s largest Solar Home System program, in Bangladesh, has adopted the Lighting Global Quality Standards for pico-PV…
IFC/World Bank Honor Companies Bringing Clean Light to Poor Households
…their rural electrification strategies. The Lighting Global Outstanding Product Awards are designed to spur development of quality, affordable lights for an estimated 1.6 billion people in the world without access…
Renewable Energy Access Challenge (REACH) Partnership
…our energy platform focused on expanding access to clean energy, impacting millions of lives worldwide. We view energy as a catalyst for development, driving low-carbon economic opportunities, resilience, poverty alleviation,…
Quality Standards now Updated
…and Targets, we wanted to first finalize the updates to the Standards and Targets before releasing the new SSS format and policy. Updates to the SSS, the new SSS policy…