Mobile Money Catalyzes Clean Energy Uptake among Off-Grid Consumers
…to outright cash sales. “It is an exciting time in the market!” says Peter Alstone, lead author of the study. “PAYG offers customers financing that they need to purchase solar,…
IFC/World Bank Set Global Standard for Clean Off-Grid Lighting
…the foundation for a common framework for quality assurance that can be applied across multiple markets. Product manufactures benefit because they only need to qualify their products once to reach…
Access to Finance
…under current trends – it is clear that more is needed. Pre-COVID estimates placed the need for private and public financing in the order of $7-11 billion to reach SDG7….
Announcing Improvements to Lighting Global Quality Assurance Co-Branding Procedures
…your business and welcome your comments on the program or these changes. Feel free to contact us at any time at qa@lightingglobal.org. We hope the updated policy will enable the…
Impact: Solar Lanterns in the Philippines
A distributor of the SunTransfer2 (ST2) solar lamp in rural Philippines, solarenergie.org.ph/network” target=”_blank”>Hybrid Social Solutions inc (HSSi) has undertaken a social impact assessment of the solar lamp with illuminating findings….
QA | Institutions Use the QA Framework to Determine Program Eligibility and Incentive Levels
…terms of product durability, quality of service, and consumer satisfaction. To learn more about how your organization or program can leverage the Quality Assurance Standards or Framework, please contact qa@lightingglobal.org….
New energy policy in the making in Kenya
…as KEREA, the Energy Regulatory Commission, the Kenyan Investment Authority, GIZ, Carbon Africa, UNIDO and the Independent Power Producers met to make comments on the draft for the government’s consideration….
Origin Energy, IFC Launch Pay-As-You-Go Power to Energize Rural Papua New Guinea
…refrigerators. It also expands opportunities for local businesses. Its systems are powerful enough to run energy-based services such as a mobile-phone charging business, or to power a computer or refrigerate…
Product Testing and Laboratory Eligibility Policy
…62257-9-5. Test laboratories that are interested in providing valid test results for Lighting Global must contact the Lighting Global QA team (testing@lightingglobal.org) to obtain the Lighting Global Test Laboratory application….
Help Define the Future of Lighting Africa
…presented in a consolidated format. If you have questions about the survey process, please contact Ken Kimathi at kkimathi@ifc.org. Thank you for your participation; we greatly appreciate your input. Follow…