d.light Founder Wins National Peace Corps 2011 Shriver Award
…the world through his start-up, d.light design (www.dlightdesign.com), which aims to improve the quality of life of 50 million people by 2015 and 100 million people by 2020, by replacing…
BIMAS Kenya Ltd recognized among Top Companies in Kenya
…have also been previously featured in the 2013 and 2015 surveys. The annual top 100 medium-sized company survey seeks to identify Kenya’s fastest growing medium sized companies so as to…
About Seven Million People Now Using Clean Solar Lights in Africa
…test methods and quality standards. The framework is designed to encourage truth-in-advertising and product quality while also allowing for innovation. Over the past three years, an increasing number of companies…
GOGLA REPORT: The Economic Impact of Off-Grid Solar
…households now make an average additional $35 per month, more than 50% of monthly GDP per capita. 44% report spending more time working with new light making previously dark hours…
Latest Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Reveals a Buoyant Market Despite a Dip in Sales
…To realize this goal, critical barriers to growth need to be addressed. “Today’s report shows that companies working in the off-grid lighting and electrification sector operate in difficult and often…
In the News: In Kenya, A Solar Program Puts “Last-Mile” Consumers First
…now employs three people and has saved enough money to buy a piece of land to build a house and to send their son to private school. With the additional…
In the News: By Plugging in Africa, Mobisol Connects a Continent to Change
…wide-ranging needs of this market. For example, Mobisol systems come in varying sizes, from 80 to 200 Watt peak, and can meet the entire energy needs of an off-grid household—powering…
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…
As New Report Estimates the Off-Grid Solar Market has Provided Improved Energy Access to 360 Million People Globally, Sector Leaders Gather in Hong Kong to Chart the Future of the Industry
…Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and 12 additional sponsors, the event comes at a time in which the industry is seeing remarkable growth. Globally, 130 million life-changing solar products…
New Products Incorporate Additional Features
Three lighting companies have recently released products that meet the off-grid lighting Minimum Quality Standards. These new products come with new features including remote controls, extended warranties and brighter settings…