Quality Assurance
Protecting Consumers …the up-front costs of a solar lantern – let alone a Solar Home System – are comparatively high, and most consumers simply cannot afford to purchase something that…
Overview: PAYG KPI Framework
…Insight Series: Sales Agent Network Management, October 5, 2017 Contact Us For further information, please contact us: Naomi Bruck, nbruck@ifc.org Anna Lerner, alerner@worldbank.org Juan Andres Turner, jaturner@worldbank.org Farah Mohammadzadeh, fmohammadzadeh@worldbank.org…
VACANCY | Communications Consultant (China)
…education. Read more about our program here: www.lightingglobal.org/about In 2016, Lighting Global began working in China with the intention of increasing awareness of Lighting Global Quality Verification and methodology and…
Off-grid industry association comes to life
…standards and to facilitate dissemination of information on off-grid lighting matters. For further information on how to become actively involved and membership please contact them through info@gogla.org or visit www.gogla.org….
EVENT | Unlocking Solar Capital: PAYGO Financial Analysis & Reporting
…6, 2018 2 – 5 p.m. (Followed by cocktail hour) Radisson Blu Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda Conference Room AD12 2 – 3 p.m. Session 1 | PAYGo KPIs: Taking Stock of…
BLOG: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar
…is playing a vital role in providing a basic level of service. For example in Ethiopia, 25% of those with access – around 12 million people – are connected through…
Kenya: Tax Cut on Solar Panels to Light Up More Homes
…duty at 25 per cent and 10 per cent which in effect makes local manufacture unattractive. This comes as a boost to solar equipment dealers who are gearing up to…
New Studies Published on Off-Grid Lighting in West Africa
…Effect of Fuel Subsidies in the Off-Grid Lighting Market, explores how subsidies can impede the entry of efficient lighting technologies into off-grid markets. The study estimates that current subsidies for…
Illuminating the Pecking Order in Off-Grid Lighting
…The test achieved lower operating costs, produced substantially more light, improved the working environment, and had no adverse effect on yields. A strategy using conventional solar fluorescent lighting also achieved…
Protection from the Elements Part IV – Radiation Exposure
This Technical Briefing Note is Part IV in a series of Notes examining the environmental durability of picoβpowered lighting products. Part IV focuses on solar radiation and its effect on…