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) β 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…
Portable Solar lights in Commercial Farming: Illuminating the Pecking Order
…to buy chicks and then sell them back when they are grown chickens, typically after a 35-day growth cycle. Lighting is a key element of the maturation process because light…
Quality Assurance Update: Earning Your Continued Trust
…product on www.lightingglobal.org, where you can download the product’s specification sheet (or book) and its verification letter. If you need help verifying a product’s status, please contact us. Over the…
EVENT | Unlocking Solar Capital: PAYGO Financial Analysis & Reporting
…6, 2018 2 – 5 p.m. (Followed by cocktail hour) Radisson Blu Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda Conference Room AD12 2 – 3 p.m. Session 1 | PAYGo KPIs: Taking Stock of…
Lighting Global Extends Support To Solar Home System Kits
…pico-solar lanterns sell for less than US$10, these larger solar home system kits range in price from approximately US$200 to over US$1000. Despite the higher price, demand for these larger…
EcoMoto: Turning on the Lights in Kenya in Under 48-Hours
…purchasing the fuel (kerosene), batteries, or candles that were previously used for their lighting needs. Repayments are structured so that the monthly cost will be lower than the cost of…
Past Stakeholder Outreach
…Expression of Interest to identify organizations to run an Off-Grid Energy Products Certification Body (2015 – 2016) The World Bank Group (WBG) released a Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI)…
The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off
…lighting, and helping to make them informed buyers. For African consumers, the main obstacle to making the switch to clean, off-grid solar lighting is the up-front cost of solar portable…