Quality assurance (QA) is a core feature of Lighting Global’s support for the growing off-grid lighting market, and there is a recognized need for reliable information about product quality and…
This webinar describes the stakeholder feedback on the draft Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits. The comments we received helped us to refine and improve the draft Quality Standards….
We thank everyone who provided feedback on the proposal to integrate the QA frameworks for pico-solar products and solar home system (SHS) kits in June of 2016. Based on the…
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…
The following pages contain an outline of a proposed framework that would provide a continuum of support for all products up to 100 W. We believe the proposed framework will…
Results of the Quality Assurance Survey We recently conducted a survey of companies with Lighting Global Quality Verified products to learn why they submit products for testing and what aspects…
…achieving the SDGs. Using standards to foster energy access Lighting Global established its Quality Assurance Framework and Quality Standards to ensure that products met minimum performance and safety requirements. In…
The market for off-grid solar powered lights has expanded rapidly in recent years. Cumulative global sales over the past five years exceed 8 million units, and sales have grown at…
Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) enabled solar home systems and pico-solar products are rapidly expanding in market share, using new approaches to connectivity and emerging mobile money systems to provide low-cost financing for…
The Lighting Global Quality Standards and quality verification process form the internationally-recognized baseline for product quality and integrity that all market actors can trust. The Quality Standards define minimum requirements…
