Lighting Global Extends Support to Solar Home System Kits
…some of the most popular pico-solar lanterns sell for less than US$10, these larger solar home system kits range in price from approximately US$200 to over US$1000. Despite the higher…
Lighting Global Extends Support To Solar Home System Kits
…pico-solar lanterns sell for less than US$10, these larger solar home system kits range in price from approximately US$200 to over US$1000. Despite the higher price, demand for these larger…
Quality Assurance
…Buyers, governments, and institutions around the world have used our standards to protect consumers and effectively regulate the marketplace. More than 20 national governments have adopted standards based on those…
Targeting Schools to Reach Whole Communities
Referring to climbing fuel prices, Dr. Moody, a local doctor, businessman and resident of Mafia Island off the southeast coast of Tanzania, said “not many families can use kerosene at…
Building product screening know-how for western Africa
…is poor, there is a cheap battery and a metal rod has been put inside to add weight,â€Β says James Wafula, the head of the University of Nairobi lighting laboratory….
New Report on Evolution of Off-Grid Lighting in Three Kenyan Towns
…cheap, plastic torches to quality-verified lighting systems with warranties. In the short span of six years, these three markets have undergone dramatic changes, with potential lessons to be learned for…
In the News: Russell Sturm Quoted on Small-Scale Solar Leapfrogging Traditional Electric Grids in Africa and Asia
A surge in cheap solar power has been a boon to the developing world, where villages in Asia and Africa still lack regular access to light and power. About 1.2…
Quality Matters
…to increase the prevalence of quality verified products in the global market.” Results also suggest the need for additional research to more fully understand the quality of “cheap” pico-solar products…
d.light Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Product
…via the mobile payment pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system through M-KOPA Solar. The PAYG system allows customers with low incomes to buy a solar product on credit; the consumer makes an initial…
Deep Dive Supply Chain Report, Tanzania
…standards for quality verified products and access to finance through the entire value chain to ensure POB customers in rural areas can easily access and buy quality verified products …