Quality Verification Services: New Pricing Fees Explained
…products are those that require tools to make connections at the time of installation. Details on the requirements for this type of system can be found in the Non-Plug-and-Play Terminals…
Quality Assurance for Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) Energy Systems
…off-grid energy. The general principle is that end-users make ongoing payments for the system instead of paying cash up front, with confirmation of the payments through a range of approaches…
The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off
…products that suit their needs. The new-generation lamps offer features that consumers are demanding, such as cell phone chargers. The prices of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), solar components, and batteries have…
Stakeholder Feedback on Proposed Changes to the Draft Quality Standards under Review by the IEC: February 2020
…webinar we jointly hosted with GOGLA. Most respondents generally supported the proposed changes, and the feedback received enabled our team to make key improvements and clarifications to the draft, as…
Lighting Africa Report Will Help New Players Enter Africa’s Off-Grid Lighting Market
…consumers, and make informed market development decisions. Specifically, the report provides data on consumer characteristics as well as consumer feedback on lighting products. It also includes market size estimates and…
Lighting Africa’s Consumer Education Campaign is in Full Swing
It takes more than good products to make consumers move to clean energy. Lighting Africa, a joint IFC and World Bank program, has launched an education campaign to encourage rural…
New Policy for Performance Reporting Requirements
…decisions in the market have access to the necessary information to make well-informed decisions. Going forward, every product that meets the Lighting Global Quality Standards will need to display the…
Improving the accuracy of our impact reporting through the Multi-Tier Framework
…having access, even if black-outs were frequent enough to make it unreliable, or the cost of the electricity made use prohibitive. Recognizing the significant utility off-grid sources can provide, Lighting…
300 Days of Sunshine Light Up Papua New Guineaβs Future
…power grid. In fact, just a fraction of the population—less than 15 percent— is connected to the grid. And those who do have electricity pay high prices while contending with…
IFC/World Bank Set Global Standard for Clean Off-Grid Lighting
…lighting products, following its incorporation into an International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) technical specification on 3 April, 2013. Off-grid lighting products, many of which are solar-powered, are typically designed for rural…