Innovative Rural Employers Keep Pace with Employee Needs
…Hobbs also found donors to purchase the Greenlight Planet Sun King solar powered portable task lights for all ten teachers at Mukuri school and each of the 25 students in…
d.light Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Product
…the Lighting Global Minimum Quality Standards, has two light settings – bright ambient light, and task or reading light. In Kenya, customers have the option to purchase this new product…
Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report (January β June 2018)
…for the sector. Consumers increasingly purchase larger systems. The sales volume of solar home systems with a capacity of 11 watt peak or higher has steadily increased in each reporting…
International Electrotechnical Commission Test Methods Now Cover Plug-and-Play Solar Home System Kits up to 350 Watts
…necessary to conduct tests according to these revised methods. To see the changes in edition four and read the full text of IEC/TS 62257-9-5:2018, visit the IEC webstore to purchase….
Building Awareness is Critical to Building Markets
…there are some impressive examples. “Above the line” engagement—aka advertising by radio, television, mobile and the internet—is a vital tool in the arsenal of any organization highlighting new products and…
Pro-Poor End-User Subsidies
…energy for all. To close this remaining gap, we must work to make off-grid solar products affordable to even the poorest people on the planet. End-user subsidies, which bring down…
In the News: In Kenya, A Solar Program Puts “Last-Mile” Consumers First
…Onyong’e to take the items without capital, offer them for purchase to neighbors in her village, and receive payment after sales. After the training from Lighting Africa/Kenya, Onyonge added two…
Azuri Technologies recognized for global sustainability role
…Solar light which combines lighting and mobile phone charging with a pay-as-you-go energy leasing service that enables consumers to purchase their solar lanterns at roughly their daily cost of kerosene….
Putting “Last-Mile” Consumers First in Kenya
…allowed Onyong’e to take the items without capital, offer them for purchase to neighbors in her village, and receive payment after sales. After the training from Lighting Africa/Kenya, Onyong’e added…
Blog | Lighting Nigeria:Tackling Energy Poverty Despite Covid-19
…number represents 60 percent of the world’s 789 million people who do not have any access to electricity. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), 530 million people will still…