Quality Assurance Update: May 2018
Results of the Quality Assurance Survey We recently conducted a survey of companies with Lighting Global Quality Verified products to learn why they submit products for testing and what aspects …Read More
Lighting Africa/Tanzania leads the way in Pico PV standards awareness
In September 2017, with support from the World Bank Group, the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) officially adopted the Lighting Global Quality Standards for Pico solar products as mandatory standards …Read More
Quality Assurance Update: Earning Your Continued Trust
Trust is fundamental to the Lighting Global Quality Assurance Program, which aims to help purchasers and other market actors identify products that will meet or exceed consumers’ expectations for quality. …Read More
Quality Assurance Update: Protecting Consumers Through Standards
Despite many recent successes in advancing national markets for quality-assured off-grid solar products, low-quality products continue to flood markets around the world. In response, many more governments are turning to …Read More
A Quality Assurance Framework for Solar System Installations at Public Facilities in West Africa
Courtesy of Schatz Energy Resource Center. By Meg Harper The Schatz Center and the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), with support from the World Bank through …Read More
By Plugging in Africa, Mobisol Connects a Continent to Change
Jacinta Auma used to stock kerosene lamps, flashlights, and candles to light her home in rural Kenya, but that changed when solar panels were installed on her roof. Now that …Read More
Experiencing Solar Products in the Dark Sheds Light on their Power
This Spring, Lighting Africa demonstrated the transformative power of off-grid lighting and energy products to hundreds of World Bank staff and visitors. To do so, we set up black-out …Read More
Narrowing the Energy Gap: Mobisol Receives IFC Investment Boost
Less than a quarter of households in Kenya are connected to the national electric grid, but solar energy solutions are narrowing the energy gap. Thirty percent of unconnected households …Read More
Improving the accuracy of our impact reporting through the Multi-Tier Framework
Why 59.9 million is equal to 15.8 million Access to modern, reliable energy is crucial to sustainable development. This fact underpins not only the mission of our work – to provide energy …Read More
Lighting Global Extends Support To Solar Home System Kits
In light of the growing market demand, Lighting Global and the regional World Bank Group Lighting programs, Lighting Africa, Lighting Asia and Lighting Pacific, are now extending quality assurance testing …Read More