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
…said demand will grow as prices of raw materials go down, inclining producers to expand operations. “This will boost production as capacity to produce still remains,” said Guy Jack, the…
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…
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…
BLOG | (Em)powering Farmers in Africa
…than triple to 2.8 million farmers – or a $1.6 billion market – by 2030, due to expected increases in population and income rates, coupled with lowering prices of PULSE…
IFC/World Bank Set Global Standard for Clean Off-Grid Lighting
…reach a broad market, which reduces costs, and consumers benefit through reduced prices for quality assured products. With the IEC standard, it is also expected that more manufacturers will design…
GOGLA REPORT: The Economic Impact of Off-Grid Solar
…and Asia have no access to electricity. With falling prices, increased efficiency and financial innovation, such as pay-as-you-go consumer finance, over 120 million people have now shifted from toxic kerosene…