Deep Dive Supply Chain Report, Tanzania
…businesses among the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) population. The report shows key findings from the market research study commissioned by IFC’s Lighting Africa/Tanzania program in 2017. The survey targeted…
Putting “Last-Mile” Consumers First in Kenya
…products. When kerosene was in short supply, her family endured total darkness after nightfall. After a taxing 25-kilometer journey to the nearest retailer of solar products, Onyong’e found the Azuri…
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….
Faulu Reaching the Base of the Pyramid with Off-Grid Lighting
…frequent blackouts. Through FAS I was able to buy a lamp for my business. Nowadays I don’t pay bills and I have influenced three of my friends in Lodwar. Thanks…
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…
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
…Kerosene-free Kenya project is intended to reduce green house gases and improve the health of Kenyans. The country’s Environment Minister Mr Ali Makwere is quoted on the online statement saying…
Products
…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. …
Seeking Stakeholder Feedback on Draft Performance Reporting Requirements
…official comments on the policy until Friday, January 9, 2015. Please visit the Lighting Global stakeholder page to read the draft policy document and provide comments through the online form….