EcoMoto: Turning on the Lights in Kenya in Under 48-Hours
…been piloted successfully in almost 20 towns throughout the Central Rift and Western Kenya, and Equity Bank plans to expand rapidly across Kenya, hoping to sell a million products over…
Quality Standards Updates
…defined in the test methods document. These requirements will become effective June 1st. 2. Removed the requirement that Fixed Indoor products must pass a drop test. While we still encourage…
China’s SMQ Lab Joins Lighting Global Quality Testing Network
…York, Kenya’s University of Nairobi’s Lighting Laboratory, and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India. These labs are located to be in close proximity of manufacturers and consumers…
China’s SMQ Lab Joins Lighting Global Quality Testing Network
Kristen Radecsky (R) of the Lighting Global Quality Assurance team talking with Baojun Li, Senior Engineer (center) and Luhua Peng, Engineer (L) of SMQ during a technical training workshop in…
fosera’s new Solar TV Takes Home Outstanding Off-Grid Appliance Award
…appliances. fosera, which works closely with the Lighting Africa program to bring to market high quality, affordable solar lighting products for families with no access to grid electricity, was announced…
fosera’s new Solar TV Takes Home Outstanding Off-Grid Appliance Award
…appliances. fosera, which works closely with the Lighting Africa program to bring to market high quality, affordable solar lighting products for families with no access to grid electricity, was announced…
Building Awareness is Critical to Building Markets
…about the benefits” of DRE—with the majority of respondents ranking them first in importance for effective market building programs. In line with both research on reaching base-of-the-pyramid consumers, and the…
New Report | Off-grid solar expected to electrify 624 million people by 2030 but ‘game changers’ are needed to achieve universal access goals
…are needed to reach the 569 million and 192 million smallholder farmers who could benefit from off-grid cold storage and solar water pumps, respectively, in India and sub-Saharan Africa between…
REPORT | Papua New Guinea is leader in Off-Grid Solar Lighting
…lighting has now effectively replaced kerosene lamps in homes, which is good for people and the environment,” said IFC’s Resident Representative in Papua New Guinea, John Vivian. “Solar lighting represents…
IFC partners with GIZ in Bangladesh to increase energy access for off-grid communities
…of IFC and GIZ, is the third country program outside Africa India and Papua New Guinea. During the program launch in October, Tobias Becker – Country Director of GIZ in…