MFIs, SACCOs Key to Clean Lighting for Women
…new Lighting Africa survey has found. The survey, undertaken in Kenya’s four key markets of modern solar lights – Nyanza, Central, Nairobi and the Coastal regions, found that women access…
Fosera Establishes Assembly Line in Mozambique
…with the technical and managerial skills needed to successfully run a Pico Solar Home System assembly line. “The local assembly line in Maputo enables Fosera to better serve the Mozambican…
Quality Assurance for Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) Energy Systems
Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) enabled solar home systems and pico-solar products are rapidly expanding in market share, using new approaches to connectivity and emerging mobile money systems to provide low-cost financing for…
Testing Process
…Testing (optional) Quality Test Method (QTM) Testing Web Presence Market Check Method (MCM) Testing Renewal Testing Lighting Global Intellectual Property (IP) Policy We also offer a short brochure, available in…
Quality Assurance Resources for New Manufacturers
The Lighting Global Quality Standards and quality verification process form the internationally-recognized baseline for product quality and integrity that all market actors can trust. The Quality Standards define minimum requirements…
Creating Energy Choices for Refugees
Lighting Global has contributed to a new Shell Corporation publication which looks at energy choices for displaced people. The report estimates that in 2018, refugees and host communities spent roughly…
Minimum Quality Standards Revised to Deliver Better Consumer Value
…by 2014 and cadmium in batteries for cordless power tools (CPTs) by 2015. “In response to stakeholder feedback and market trends, the team has also decided to transition away from…
Renewable Energy Product Repair Part I: Overview
This Eco Design Note examines the issue of product repair and highlights challenges and opportunities that exist in the formation of a viable repair market for renewable energy products. Potential…
Lighting Global Releases a New Eco Design Note
…the opportunities and challenges associated with the development of a repair market for this unique class of consumer electronic devices. There are several benefits of repair to local communities, and…
Technical Guides for the KPI Framework
The KPI Framework seeks to improve information flow between investors and companies in the PAYGo industry by establishing standardized definitions and reporting standards. The KPIs are not designed to replace…