Lighting Africa Featured in Fast Company Magazine
…pump priming would matter without customers who are willing and able to buy Greenlight Planet’s Sun King, say, or Barefoot Power’s Firefly 12 Mobile. And getting buyers is a challenge….
…pump priming would matter without customers who are willing and able to buy Greenlight Planet’s Sun King, say, or Barefoot Power’s Firefly 12 Mobile. And getting buyers is a challenge….
…no longer have to buy kerosene. Roughly 30 percent of sales have been through the network of Solar Sahelis, who have become a crucial part of the retail sales model….
“I was buying a full jerry can [of kerosene] costing Ksh 600/- ($ 6.40) for my father and mum every month, only for them to see. Then my brother’s children…
…would buy paraffin worth Sh20 everyday for my koroboi (open-wick) and pressure lamps but it was often only enough to see us through our evening meal; my children could not…
…can then buy the lights and enjoy clean, safe and affordable solar lighting. Felista Mlay who lives in Rombo, Kilimanjaro and whose daughter purchased a d.light S1 solar lantern during…
…on dangerous and expensive kerosene-based lighting products. When kerosene – or funds to buy it – was in short supply, her family endured total darkness after nightfall. In her search…
…buy kerosene for lamplight. And she can also help others in her area who are without electricity, either because of faults on power lines around the country due to heavy…
…panels. Home owners typically buy their solar systems out right or lease them from a third party like SolarCity SCTY 3.47% . These solar systems tend to plug into the…
…this development by designing a quality assurance program that allows manufacturers, distributors and other bulk buyers to test and improve the quality and design of their lighting products. Eight products…
“My children use the kerosene lamp to study at night, but on the days when I can only afford to buy a very small amount of kerosene my children do…