Bettalights excels in business management
© Lighting Africa South African solar lights manufacturer, Bettalights , has been recognized for good business management in the country’s 2012 Technology Top 100 Awards, where it competed in the…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Invests $5m In Little Sun To Increase Access To Clean Lighting In Africa
…light to people who don’t have it today.” Companies such as the Little Sun are developing and marketing solar lanterns as sustainable lighting alternatives for communities not connected to national…
Two new portable solar lights meet quality standards
…of high performing quality-verified lighting products retailing in Africa. The just released Lighting Africa Market Trends Report 2012 shows that more and more manufacturers are now bringing to market products…
Kenya: Tax Cut on Solar Panels to Light Up More Homes
…duty at 25 per cent and 10 per cent which in effect makes local manufacture unattractive. This comes as a boost to solar equipment dealers who are gearing up to…
Apply to Test your Solar Home System Kit
…soon after. To apply for testing, please complete this application form prior to September 22, 2014. (Note, the due date to apply for testing has been extended by one week…
Lighting Africa Featured in Fast Company Magazine
…Africa and creating a market that functions without donor support are still, however, distant goals. A version of this article appears in the July/August 2011 issue of Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/157/lighting-africa-solar-power-sub-sahara…
Call for Comments on Integration of Test Methods and Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits
…Standards which are all linked above. 2. Provide your feedback in the online form. All comments must be submitted through this online form no later than Friday, June 17. We…
Call for comments on Accelerated Verification Method
…provide comments through this online form . Comments must be received by Friday, June 19, 2015 in order for Lighting Global to take them into consideration. If you…
Lighting Global Quality Assurance Roadmap
…comments, please write to qa@chief-lighting-global.clientapp.com. We also anticipate discussing the challenges identified in the document and associated measures to address them during teleconferences and events over the coming few months,…
Lighting Global Extends Support to Solar Home System Kits
…testing, contact shs@chief-lighting-global.clientapp.com. Tests are expected to take approximately four months. Costs will vary dependent on the test laboratory and product complexity. In addition to quality assurance support, Lighting Global…