Lighting Africa Extends its Footprint across the Continent
…in the country. A more in-depth market research study will also be undertaken to better inform new market entrants and other players along the supply chain of the opportunities and…
Azuri Technologies recognized for global sustainability role
…Solar light which combines lighting and mobile phone charging with a pay-as-you-go energy leasing service that enables consumers to purchase their solar lanterns at roughly their daily cost of kerosene….
Blog | Enjoying the Blissful Agony of the World Cup: Off-Grid Energyβs Benefits Reach Beyond Productive Use
…the population doesn’t have grid electricity – but an estimated 86% of the population is interested in following the World Cup – creative solutions must be found. Fortunately, there are…
Deep Dive Supply Chain Report, Tanzania
…is to enable access to cleaner and safer off-grid lighting and energy for 6.5 million people in Tanzania by end 2019 – focusing predominantly on low income households and micro…
Webinar 29 March | Designing Public Funding Mechanisms in the Off-Grid Solar Sector, New Report
…and are defined as demand side when they are designed to make off-grid solar more affordable to end users. The funding mechanisms considered in the report include upfront grants, results-based…
Quality Matters
…to increase the prevalence of quality verified products in the global market.” Results also suggest the need for additional research to more fully understand the quality of “cheap” pico-solar products…
African Lighting Market Records Explosive Growth, IFC/World Bank Study
…strategy for governments to provide rural communities with clean energy while working on expanding national electricity grids. Despite this impressive growth, however, modern lanterns are only being used by 2-…
Off-Grid Public Facilities PV System Design Tool
This tool has been developed to assist with creating high-level system designs of stand-alone solar installations at public facilities for initial cost estimates and inclusion in bid specifications. Project developers…
India
…A number of modern solar lighting technologies have emerged globally over the past decade. Solutions based on these technologies are cost-effective, robust, and use small amounts of energy. In spite…
QUALITY ASSURANCE | Ethiopia Streamlines Importation for High-Quality Solar Products
…Ethiopia. To address these barriers, the Government of Ethiopia, with support from Lighting Global, lifted local quality inspections on September 27, 2018 and established a Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC)…