Framework for Testing Product Component Families
…products at the component-level is that users are able to tailor a complete system to their budget and lighting needs. In principle it is also less costly to scale-up these…
Quantitative Market Assesment Results – Tanzania
…used and their cost. It also includes an evaluation of modern off-grid lighting products. The report finds that glass-covered paraffin lamps are the most used type of lighting device and…
New Report | Off-grid solar expected to electrify 624 million people by 2030 but ‘game changers’ are needed to achieve universal access goals
…now and 2030 Off-grid solutions will be critical in supporting education and healthcare by providing cost-effective electrification for schools and health centres and helping provide cold storage for critical health…
Lighting Global Quality Standards Published in Chinese
…these products are manufactured in China, where the local expertise has been essential to enable innovation and cost that drives the development of this $1 billion market. This new collaboration…
The Rapidly Emerging Off-Grid Solar Market (Webinar: April 20, 2016, 9am ET, 3pm CET)
…and mobile-phone charging. Solar-powered off-grid lighting products and home energy kits offer much better energy service at lower cost and the market for these products is growing rapidly, particularly in…
Kenya Qualitative Off-Grid Lighting Market Assessment
…used and their cost. It also includes an evaluation of modern off-grid lighting products. The report concludes that there is significant opportunity for modern off-grid lighting products due to dissatisfaction…
White Paper: Unlocking Commercial Finance for the Off-Grid Solar PAYG Industry
…investment faces the same risk. Some operators are creating structured finance products to cut costs and address more potential investors: Pay-as-you-go solar companies retail solar home systems to power basic…
Lighting Africa Policy Report Note – Ethiopia
…their mitigation. Key barriers include insufficient recognition of off-grid lighting products as a complementary, interim option to grid-electricity access, high cost due to the business environment in Ethiopia, low priority…
Lighting Africa’s Consumer Education Campaign wins Kenyan Marketing Award
…they can be found and their costs and benefits among the targeted consumers, who are primarily rural communities not connected to the electricity grid. “Good products alone cannot achieve the…
Illuminating the Pecking Order in Off-Grid Lighting
…comparable yields, but entailed a six-fold higher capital cost and significantly higher recurring battery replacement costs. Thanks to higher energy and optical efficiencies, the LED system provided approximately twice the…