…be used to evaluate the efficacy of programs like Lighting Africa and Lighting Global that seek to combat market spoilage and improve consumer access to affordable and sustainable off-grid lighting…
…industrial-scale power projects the same way mobile networks gave millions of people access to communications faster than many countries could string telephone wires. Click here to learn more. Source: Seeker…
…all the tested products had some combination of technical issues that would lead to relatively short lifetimes and could contribute to consumer dissatisfaction. The most common deficiencies include the following:…
…U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), approximately 61 million barrels of kerosene were consumed by Indian households and commercial establishments in 2012. (International Energy Statistics https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=64&aid=2&cid=r7,&syid=2008&eyid=2013&unit=TBPD ). In this context, the…
…Planet exhibition booth (at C4). This will be introduced as part of a complete home energy package. This launch follows a major announcement in December 2017 that the company received…
…250 Solar Sahelis, each of whom typically earns $35 per month. The company plans to grow the network to 20,000 across Rajasthan over the next four years. “Women are not…
“I was buying a full jerry can [of kerosene] costing Ksh 600/- ($ 6.40) for my father and mum every month, only for them to see. Then my brother’s children…
…would buy paraffin worth Sh20 everyday for my koroboi (open-wick) and pressure lamps but it was often only enough to see us through our evening meal; my children could not…
…was always complaining about eye irritation which was affecting her revision; breathing was also difficult due to smoke. But now I never hear any complaints.†In coming months, Sunny Money…
…on dangerous and expensive kerosene-based lighting products. When kerosene – or funds to buy it – was in short supply, her family endured total darkness after nightfall. In her search…
