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 ...Read More
Webinar Slides | The Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2020 – Key Findings for Manufacturers
Over the past decade, the IFC Lighting Global, ESMAP & GOGLA Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report has been the report of record for the off-grid solar industry. It is the biennial anchor of ...Read More
H2 2019 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Sales Report
July – December 2019 Every six months, GOGLA and Lighting Global publish the Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report, a market intelligence series on sales and impact of off-grid solar lighting ...Read More
Change Log for Quality Standards
This document presents a list of all the changes made to the Quality Standards over time. Table 1 describes the changes made to the standards for pico-PV products (products with ...Read More
Lighting Global Associate Services Offering
Lighting Global is the World Bank Group’s initiative to rapidly increase access to off-grid solar energy for the 840 million living without grid electricity around the world. Lighting Global works ...Read More
IEC Adopts Quality Standards for Standalone Solar Energy Kits: Implications for Governments and Other Institutions
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) will soon publish quality standards for pico-solar products and solar home system kits. This Technical Note summarizes the transition from the Lighting Global Quality Standards ...Read More
Summary of Requirements in IEC TS 62257-9-8:2020
This document provides a summary of the requirements and additional test methods in International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Specification (TS) 62257-9-8: Integrated systems – Requirements for stand-alone renewable energy products ...Read More
COVID-19 Webinar Slides
To see our full list of COVID-19 Resources, click here. In periods of economic crisis, maintaining liquidity is the key to survival. Companies able to anticipate impacts on sales and ...Read More
Distributing Light and Livelihoods: Solar Products Create Economic Empowerment for Women in India
Since 2014, IFC and Dharma Life have partnered to help grow this network of women distribution agents and to support Dharma Life’s expansion into new geographies within India. IFC provides ...Read More
The 2020 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report
The 2020 Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report finds that the industry has made tremendous strides in the past decade. Since 2017, revenues from the off-grid solar industry continue to rapidly grow, increasing by 30 percent annually. To date, more than 180 million off-grid solar units have been sold worldwide and the sector saw $1.5 billion in investments since 2012.