Niwa Releases New Product with Mobile Phone Charging
…lowest setting, it can run for 16 hours. All three of Niwa’s portable solar products, the Niwa Multi 300 XL, the Niwa Uno 50, and now the Niwa Multi 100…
Madagascar Off-Grid Market Assessment Report
Access to electricity in Madagascar is among the lowest in Africa. Grid extension is not economically viable due to the need for high capital expenditures coupled with the fact that…
Niwa Releases New Product with Mobile Phone Charging
…lowest setting, it can run for 16 hours. All three of Niwa’s portable solar products, the Niwa Multi 300 XL, the Niwa Uno 50, and now the Niwa Multi 100…
Kenya: Tax Cut on Solar Panels to Light Up More Homes
…duty at 25 per cent and 10 per cent which in effect makes local manufacture unattractive. This comes as a boost to solar equipment dealers who are gearing up to…
Kenya: Consumers want more from off-grid lighting products
…their higher prices are still a concern,†says a May 2012 Lighting Africa consumer report. The latest survey found that most consumers see hire purchase as the best option for…
Lighting Africa: Moving Consumers Up the Energy Ladder
…include portable solar lanterns, task lights and single room lights, some of which can charge cellphones and radio batteries. They typically draw less than 10 watts in total power. As…
Latest Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report Reveals USD 922 Million Has Been Raised Since 2012, While an Estimated 130 million Products Have Been Sold to Date, Reaching 360 Million People with Life-Changing Technology
…and USD 8 billion in revenues in 2022. “Over the next five years, technology performance and cost improvements could reduce prices by up to 40%, and consumer incomes are rising…
PAYGo Market Attractiveness Index
…as standard features. Prices of these systems increase in accordance with increases in system size. As such, PAYGo is growing in importance as a means of improving access to higher…
A Growing and Evolving Market for Off-grid Lighting: Market Presence in 3 Kenyan Towns
…about the diversity of products available, estimated prices, and weekly sales volumes of products. The emergence of high-quality solar lighting products and their rapidly expanding market share was also tracked….
A Refugee Marketplace in Kenya
…potential to support a more formal energy market provided by commercial firms. Considering the high prices for energy in the camp,home solar solutions such as those provided by M-Kopa and…