Communities Reap Multiple Benefits from Clean, Safe Solar Lights
…and buy solar lanterns. Victoria bought the solar light for her son Calvin so that he could study comfortably in the evenings. She told a team from SunnyMoney in a…
‘Library’ of Solar Lights puts pico-PV in the hands of approximately 55,000 rural Senegalese
…buying batteries for them. It is a very good initiative, we are very grateful.” Bourry Sarr, Nioro, Kaolack. You can learn more about the project in SunnyMoney’s Light Library guide….
Article: How Off-Grid Solar Access Impacts Literacy
…older customers we sell a lot of jikos.” This company, and others like it, is offering more than simply a range of products. They are selling an opportunity. By signing…
d.light Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Product
d.light design has introduced a new plug-and-play solar home lighting system which offers two lamps and a portable lantern. The product can charge mobile phones. The D20, which has met…
Portable Solar lights in Commercial Farming: Illuminating the Pecking Order
Mr. Karanu successfully runs a commercial chicken farm in Maai Mahiu, Kenya, despite having no connection to the grid. He has a contract with Kenya’s dominant chicken distributor, Kenchic Ltd.,…
A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Solar Lights Quality-Verified
…using independent accredited labs. The online step-by-step guide provides a comprehensive set of documents and policies related to product testing, including the latest version of the Lighting Global Quality Standards….
Kerosene-free Kenya: Rio +20 agreement to increase access to clean energy
…areas not connected to the national electricity grid, according to the latest census data. Solar energy currently provides less than two percent of Kenya’s energy needs. Kenya is one of…
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…Center. Foundational support is provided by the World Bank Group’s Lighting Global program, IKEA Foundation, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and others. Learn more about VeraSol. …
LuminaNET: Join the new global off-grid knowledge sharing network
…of clean lighting products, investors, researchers, and non-governmental organizations and foundations. The off-grid online network allows members to post quick notes, photos and videos, as well as to blog. It…
Stakeholder Feedback on Proposed Changes to the Draft Quality Standards under Review by the IEC
…stakeholders who completed the online survey, which included consolidated responses from the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA). Additionally, we gained understanding from comments and questions during a lithium battery safety…