GOGLA REPORT: The Economic Impact of Off-Grid Solar
…productive. It comes as global leaders gather to discuss how to meet the world’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) at the UN’s High Level Political Forum in New York (8-18th July…
BLOG | How Lighting Asia/India empowers women through off-grid solar solutions (by Anjali Garg) – on IFC Medium
…250 Solar Sahelis, each of whom typically earns $35 per month. The company plans to grow the network to 20,000 across Rajasthan over the next four years. “Women are not…
Innovative Rural Employers Keep Pace with Employee Needs
“I was buying a full jerry can [of kerosene] costing Ksh 600/- ($ 6.40) for my father and mum every month, only for them to see. Then my brother’s children…
Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…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…
Sunny Money hits record sales through its ‘student lights’ campaign
…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…
Women Entrepreneurs bring solar products to the ‘last mile’ in Kenya
…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…
Reuters | Solar keeps lights, phones on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts
…Company, told reporters in June that the blackouts were the result of work being done by the company to replace damaged power lines or to upgrade the network to connect…
The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off
…this development by designing a quality assurance program that allows manufacturers, distributors and other bulk buyers to test and improve the quality and design of their lighting products. Eight products…
How Much Does Kerosene Really Cost?
“My children use the kerosene lamp to study at night, but on the days when I can only afford to buy a very small amount of kerosene my children do…
WEBINAR | The Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2020 – Key Findings for Manufacturers
…biennial anchor of the Lighting Global, ESMAP & GOGLA franchise of market data and trends reports, which is the go-to source of sector information for companies, investors, industry members, policy-makers,…