Farm Workers Enjoy the Benefits of Solar Lighting
…go and sit with my kids because the paraffin lamps were not safe. Now the children can just switch the lights on and start studying safely.” Jacinta runs three lamps…
New Policy Released for Testing Product Families with Interchangeable Components
Lighting Global just released a Framework for Testing Product Component Families to respond to the increasing market presence of off-grid lighting “product families”—a set of interchangeable components sold on a…
Lighting Global Discusses ROGEAP at ECOWAS’ Sustainable Energy Forum
…energy market and creating awareness on how the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) can support off-grid solar companies with overcoming financial and technical challenges in the project’s 19 countries…
Lighting Africa Policy Report Note – Kenya
…mitigation. The report found that the Kenyan Government and private sector are eager to develop rural lighting solutions. The advanced status of the solar PV and battery-based marketplace provide a…
Note de rapport de politique – Rwanda
Cette note est le résumé d’un rapport préparé par Lighting Africa en vue d’identifier les principales barrières politiques à l’adoption de produits et services d’éclairage moderne au Rwanda, et propose…
The True Cost of Kerosene in Rural Africa
This study documents the price of kerosene in rural areas of five African countries: Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya. The goal is to document the cost of kerosene for…
Distribution of Quality Tested Products Ramps Up and Out
…of success in building volume in remote rural and other hard to reach markets that tend to operate in less conventional ways. The net effect of these activities, and supported…
Mapping the Supply Chain Catering to the Base of the Pyramid in Senegal
This report maps the availability of, and access to, off-grid lighting products in Senegal. It finds that reliable lighting is limited, especially in rural areas, and that solar portable lanterns…
How Much Does Kerosene Really Cost?
…not get to study very long and cannot learn. When the kerosene runs out there is only darkness.” Rural villager, Fatick, Senegal New Lighting Africa research on kerosene pricing in…