Barefoot Power Releases Fifth Solar Lighting Product
Barefoot’s latest lantern, the Go 250 Barefoot Power has released its fifth product, the Go 250, which is a portable solar lantern that can be used for task lighting or…
Panasonic releases portable solar lantern
…it can provide over six hours of bright light after a single day of solar charging, while on lower settings it can run for over 20 hours. It can also…
Orb Energy Secures Funding to Replicate Indian Business Model in Kenya
An agent of Orb Energy trains traders in a market in Kenya on how the off-grid lighting products work © Orb/Ramin Nadimi Orb Energy, manufacturer and distributor of solar energy…
SolarWorks! releases new Solar Kit Lithium
Solar Kit Lithium SolarWorks! newest product, the Solar Kit Lithium,was recently tested, and met the Lighting Global Quality Standards.This portable solar light offers three brightness levels and a USB cable…
Niwa Releases New Product with Mobile Phone Charging
Niwa Multi 100 Plus Niwa – Next Energy Products Ltd has released their third portable solar LED product. The Niwa Multi 100 Plus is a bright, portable light that offers…
Greenlight Planet Clinches USD10m Financing Deal to Expand Operations in Africa
Sun KingTM lamps are helping off-grid consumers increase their income by extending workhours after sunset, and by reducing expenditure on kerosene, leading to healthier, productive lives © Greenlight Planet Greenlight…
Distribution of Quality Tested Products Ramps Up and Out
In August of 2010, only 30 retail outlets in Kenya were selling products that passed Lighting Africa’s quality test and 95% of the vendors were electrical shops. However, entrepreneurs were…
Improving the accuracy of our impact reporting through the Multi-Tier Framework
Why 59.9 million is equal to 15.8 million Access to modern, reliable energy is crucial to sustainable development. This fact underpins not only the mission of our work – to…
IFC-World Bank Study Establishes Significant Climate Benefit of Solar Lighting Products
Children on the outskirts of Dakar use a solar-powered reading light to do their homework © Bruno Demeocq/Lighting Africa A new research study published by the IFC-World Bank Lighting Global…
New family of products: fosera Pico Solar Home Systems (PSHS)
The fosera Pico Solar Home System (PSHS) product family have met the Lighting Global Quality Standards. The PSHS line of modular systems, which includes the PSHS 2800, PSHS 7000 and…