Reuters | Solar keeps lights, phones on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts
…One in four Kenyans – mostly in rural areas – do not have access to electricity. Those who do face high costs and frequent blackouts due to an unreliable supply….
Blog | (Em)powering Women and Their Communities: The Off-Grid Solar Service-Based Model
…unfeasible, while diesel generators emit harmful pollutants and carry high recurring fuel costs. Off-grid solar systems, on the other hand, can be deployed at relatively low-ease and low cost, even…
New Policy Released for Testing Product Families with Interchangeable Components
…the end of the policy document. The new policy is located on the Program Documents webpage, which users can navigate to from the Resources tab on the Lighting Global website….
New Study Finds Kerosene Subsidies an Obstacle to Energy Efficiency and Development
…presence of subsidies undercuts this process by diluting market price signals and rendering energy efficiency investments less cost-effective, while competing with other social and development-focused budgetary needs. The study goes…
Selling Solar to Rural Africa is Emerging as a Hot Market
…a round of $19 million for M-Kopa. Generation has invested in energy companies like solar installer SolarCity and smart thermostat maker Nest, now owned by Google parent Alphabet (GOOG -2.25%)…
Lighting Global Introducing An Upgraded Site In Chinese Language
…and reports, subscribe to the Lighting Global China newsletter or contact the Lighting Global team at info@lightingglobal.org. 点亮全球推出升级版中文网站 文 | 点亮全球传播团队 过去十年，无论是在非洲还是亚洲，点亮全球项目在创建以质量驱动的现代离网市场方面都发挥了中心作用。该项目为私营企业提供市场信息和技术支持的同时，已累计帮助市场中超过180种产品达到点亮全球质量标准，并获得产品认证。项目共计赋能超过60家制造商提升其目标市场质量竞争力及业务拓展能力。 随着点亮全球项目持续推动行业增长，为更好地为中国制造商、分销商、技术与金融机构和高等院校提供支持，“点亮全球” 官方网站升级，推出了正式中文版。 新网站隶属于“点亮全球”官网，内容将定期更新，持续提供离网太阳能产业的新闻资讯及深度报道。中文网站在展示“点亮全球”关键信息及其质量保证项目的同时，也将汇集聚焦技术更新和商业开发机会的资源，包括培训、融资和项目招标等机会。 点亮全球网站现已上线，敬请访问 www.lightingglobal.org/chinese。点击订阅“点亮全球“中文电子刊物，或直接联系“点亮全球”团队 info@lightingglobal.org，以及时获取“点亮全球”最新资讯、项目动态及报告。…
Putting “Last-Mile” Consumers First in Kenya
…training, run by Lighting Africa/Kenya in collaboration with local civil society organization Practical Action, aims to engage women in the solar value chain as entrepreneurs and consumers. Shining a Light…
Path to Profitability
…and investment costs) and then using that cost to determine the price/margin needed for investment profitability. ONLINE CAPSULE The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for the PAYGo sector’s productivity…
BLOG | How Lighting Asia/India empowers women through off-grid solar solutions (by Anjali Garg) – on IFC Medium
…sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. A number of modern solar-lighting technologies that are cost-effective, reliable, and efficient have emerged globally over the past decade. Yet, they account for less than…
Off-Grid Solar Lighting Up Ethiopia
…South Sudan, Carolyn Turk. The ultimate goal: to enable off-grid solar to have a truly transformative impact on energy access and climate change mitigation in the country. Source : www.worldbank.org…