In a feature-length magazine article published in the New Yorker Magazine, the dynamic evolution and impact of the off-grid solar industry in Africa is profiled at length, including references…
…The KEREA and its members are advocating for a great role for decentralized renewable energy technologies in the new national energy policy, to increase energy access in the rural areas…
…performance targets are no longer needed. The updated minimum quality standards also introduce a new performance reporting requirement for light output and daily run time. This new requirement is intended…
Three new studies have been published to help policy makers navigate the off-grid lighting policy process. The publications focus on West Africa where 178 million people are not connected to…
…import tax – VAT on solar products, etc. and develop strategies to remove them from the region systematically. This will serve to draw new actors to the market, and support…
Barefoot Power has released its fifth product, a new plug-and-play solar home system, the Connect 600 , which is one of three products that have met the Quality Standards for…
Six new solar lighting products have met the Lighting Global Quality Standards in the past month bringing more choice to consumers not connected to the electric grid. The new products…
This document describes the feedback received on the revised design of the Standardized Specification Sheets (Spec Sheets) for Lighting Global quality-verified products. With the transition to using the new version…
…off-grid households and micro-enterprises across the agricultural, industrial, commercial, and public sectors. A market for these new applications is emerging, and is explored in our new report, “The Market Opportunity…
The Lighting Global team released a new policy that presents requirements and guidelines for performance reporting on product packaging. The policy is intended to ensure that all those making purchasing…
