Call for Comments: Proposal to Submit Quality Standards to the IEC
…the online form. All comments must be submitted through this online form no later than Friday, June 30, 2017. We thank you for your time and look forward to your…
New report: African Women Stand to Gain from Modern Off-Grid Lighting
…products utilizing technologies like micro-solar power and LEDs can replace fuel-based lighting- enabling women and men to save money, reduce indoor pollution, and operate their small enterprises with reliable, clean…
In the News: In Kenya, A Solar Program Puts “Last-Mile” Consumers First
…as entrepreneurs and consumers. Since its first pilot projects in Ghana and Kenya in 2009, Lighting Africa has enabled 20.5 million people across Africa to meet their basic electricity needs—lighting…
PRESS RELEASE | New Reporting Standards Could Energize the Off-Grid Solar Industry
…to buy them upfront. With PAYGo, customers acquire a home solar system for a low upfront cost and pay it off over time by digitally prepaying for usage — similar…
Call for comments on IEC Technical Specification 62257-9-5 ed2.0
…comments are submitted to our team prior to May 14th. Comments may be officially submitted to the Lighting Global Quality Assurance team through the online form at www.chief-lighting-global.clientapp.com/activities/qa/stakeholder-engagement/. Thank you…
Renewable Energy Access Challenge (REACH) Partnership
…visit www.opencapital.com Power Africa is a U.S. Government-led partnership, coordinated by USAID, that brings together the collective resources of over 200 public and private sector partners to double access…
d.light Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Product
…via the mobile payment pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system through M-KOPA Solar. The PAYG system allows customers with low incomes to buy a solar product on credit; the consumer makes an initial…
The True Cost of Kerosene in Rural Africa
…those who buy in small quantities in order to better inform cost benefit analyses for the transition from kerosene lighting to modern off-grid lighting systems. The study reveals a substantial…
d.light Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Product
…the mobile payment pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system through M-KOPA Solar. The PAYG system allows customers with low incomes to buy a solar product on credit; the consumer makes an initial deposit…
Kerosene-free Kenya: Rio +20 agreement to increase access to clean energy
…Kerosene-free Kenya project is intended to reduce green house gases and improve the health of Kenyans. The country’s Environment Minister Mr Ali Makwere is quoted on the online statement saying…