World Environment Day | Cleaner, Safer and Better Lighting and Energy
…beginning to slowly get back to their normal lives. But we know, as well as you do, that we can continue to make a difference in reducing the carbon footprint…
ASSOCIATE SPOTLIGHT | Chinese Company Shenzhen LEMI Breaks Into New Markets
…Shenzhen LEMI is one of the more recent Chinese manufacturers to pass their branded Solar Home Systems through Lighting Global’s Quality Verification process, and they are increasingly becoming an important…
Product Family
Listings labeled as ‘Product Family‘ cover sets of interchangeable components which combine to make three or more complete kits. In such cases, at least half of the components in the…
Solar Light: My Chance to Pass Exams
…almost impossible task of caring for herself as well as for her frail grandmother. But despite this hardship, the silver lining in her world has been school. Being able to…
Greenlight Partners with Angaza to Launch PAYG Consumer Platform
…and co-founder of Greenlight Planet. Greenlight Planet begun piloting the Sun King™ Eco Easy Buy lights using the PAYG model in January 2015. According to Lesley Silverthorn Marincola, CEO of…
New Eco Design Note on LED Lights and Eye Safety
…a simple procedure that manufacturers can use to make an initial assessment of the optical safety of their products. Blue light hazards (the main source of concern with LEDs) are…
Minimum Quality Standards Revised to Deliver Better Consumer Value
…now requires any product highlighted on the Lighting Global, Lighting Africa and/or Lighting Asia websites to make product SSS’ publicly accessible. These changes will become effective on November 15, 2013….
Lighting Africa Report Will Help New Players Enter Africa’s Off-Grid Lighting Market
…consumers, and make informed market development decisions. Specifically, the report provides data on consumer characteristics as well as consumer feedback on lighting products. It also includes market size estimates and…
Lighting Africa’s Consumer Education Campaign is in Full Swing
It takes more than good products to make consumers move to clean energy. Lighting Africa, a joint IFC and World Bank program, has launched an education campaign to encourage rural…
New Policy for Performance Reporting Requirements
…decisions in the market have access to the necessary information to make well-informed decisions. Going forward, every product that meets the Lighting Global Quality Standards will need to display the…