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Lighting Africa: Moving Consumers Up the Energy Ladder

…have been listening to consumers, and taking advantage of falling prices of solar PV modules, batteries, and LEDs to develop a new generation of super-efficient appliances and products to further…

Papua New Guinea

…program has brought solar energy to one-fifth of the country’s population. © Silent O/Shutterstock Lighting PNG has created a market for and promoted the use of modern, off grid lighting…

Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers

…secondary school exams, one for the father, and fuel-allowing, another for the mother’s evening household chores. When the paraffin ran out, they would use light either from their cell phones,…

‘Word of Honor’ secures loans for solar lights

For rural communities without electricity, lighting the home can be costly and challenging. Although well priced solar products are available on the market, their cost is often beyond the reach…

Off-Grid Solar Policy Toolkit

…step-by-step process that governments can use to facilitate policy dialogue, providing guidance and tools at each step. This process envisions a scenario where government ministries and agencies work together to…

UK school donates solar lanterns to Nairobi slum school

…2020, by replacing every kerosene lantern in use with modern, affordable, reliable and user friendly solar lighting products. Gatoto Community Primary School was founded by the Mukuru kwa Reuben community…

Past Stakeholder Outreach

…new edition of the test methods used for testing solar products, IEC 62257-9-5:2018 (also written as IEC 62257-9-5 ed. 4). We will phase in use of these new methods between…