BLOG | Championing the Cause for Quality in Off-Grid Solar Products
…of imperfect information, a buyer may end up overpaying if she overestimates the quality of the solar product or not purchase at all if she underestimates the quality. The result…
New Minimum Quality Standards Become Effective on January 1, 2014
…is intended to provide consumers with reliable information about product performance at the time of purchase. The performance reporting requirements are expected to go into effect by mid-2014 after planned…
Mobile Money Catalyzes Clean Energy Uptake among Off-Grid Consumers, Study
…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,…
Uganda student uses off-grid lighting for phone charging business, boasting earnings and higher marks in school
…purchase a Barefoot Power Firefly Mobile lamp. He uses the lamp to run a business charging mobile phones and to study at night, both of which have dramatically changed his…
New Quality Standards Become Effective on January 1, 2014
…to provide consumers with reliable information about product performance at the time of purchase. The performance reporting requirements are expected to go into effect by mid-2014 after planned consultations with…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Invests $5 million in Little Sun to Increase Access to Clean, Affordable Lighting in Africa
…Modern in London, where the lamp continues to be available for purchase. They are also available for purchase online and in museums, like the MoMA Design Store in New York…
Niwa partners with Sun Transfer to Assemble Solar Products in Ethiopia
…value for consumers as well as to make it possible for Ethiopian distribution and retail companies to purchase the most advanced solar products in local currency,” says Ti el Attar,…
Source the Products
…rural distribution company India Institutional and Aid Organization Purchases for Humanitarian Aid Institutional and Aid organizations are responsible for procuring large quantities of off-grid lighting products and have a considerable…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Invests $5m In Little Sun To Increase Access To Clean Lighting In Africa
…in London, where the lamp continues to be available for purchase. They are also available for purchase online and in museums, like the MoMA Design Store in New York City…
The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off
The African market for off-grid lighting products is projected to achieve 40 percent to 50 percent annual sales growth, with 5-6 million African households owning quality portable lights (primarily solar)…