Our Partners
…related country programs in Asia and Africa are implemented in partnership with the following in alphabetical order: Africa Renewable Energy Access Program (AFREA), Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Energy Sector Management…
Shape the Sector and the Quality Standards
…to submit your comments. Please submit comments by 17 May 2019. We value your feedback and plan to use the insight you provide to ensure that the final document best…
BLOG: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar
…connection, take years to complete, and require professional installation. Recent Multi-Tier Framework (MTF) surveys suggest off-grid solutions also help to address equity issues, since they mostly benefit lower income consumers,…
‘Word of Honor’ secures loans for solar lights
For rural communities without electricity, lighting the home can be costly and challenging. Although well priced solar products are available on the market, their cost is often beyond the reach…
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…
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…
VACANCY | Communications Consultant (China)
…education. Read more about our program here: www.lightingglobal.org/about In 2016, Lighting Global began working in China with the intention of increasing awareness of Lighting Global Quality Verification and methodology and…
Quality Assurance
…meaning that consumers can purchase quality-verified products at a lower price. In other cases, quality-verified products may qualify for specific financing options, such as through bulk procurement schemes via the…
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…
How We Work
…decisions to grow the off-grid market, and increase access where it is needed most. Quality Assurance We developed a quality assurance framework so consumers can buy with confidence. The purchase…