Expanding Women’s Role in Africa’s Modern Off-Grid Lighting Market
This report focuses on women’s role in the expanding market for modern off-grid lighting. In the context of access to energy and lighting, the aim of this work is to …Read More
Policy Study Report Note 2011
This note summarizes a report prepared by Lighting Africa in 2011 to identify key policy barriers to the adoption of off-grid modern lighting products in Sub-Saharan Africa, and offers recommendations …Read More
Optical Control Techniques for Off-grid Lighting Products
This Technical Note introduces basic concepts in optical design for low power off-grid lighting products and suggests ways to improve optical efficiency. It is intended for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.
Lighting Africa Annual Report 2011
This document describes the progress of the Lighting Africa program from July 2010 to June 2011. This period marked an important turning point for Lighting Africa as the sales of …Read More
Interpreting Standardized Specification Sheets (SSS)
This Technical Note discusses the original standardized specification sheets developed by Lighting Africa for uniform performance and quality reporting. Highlighting key portions of the format, this guide helps buyers use …Read More
Lighting Efficiency and Product Design Optimization
This Technical Note discusses lighting product design from an energy and efficiency perspective. It is intended to help manufacturers design efficient, high performance products and avoid the false choice between …Read More
The Off-Grid Lighting Market in Sub-Saharan Africa
A key barrier to lighting manufacturers, assemblers, and distributors in reaching these off-grid populations has been a lack of information on which to base their product and market development decisions. …Read More
Illuminating the Pecking Order in Off-Grid Lighting
The Lumina Project and Lighting Africa conducted a full-scale field test involving a switch from kerosene to solar-LED lighting for commercial broiler chicken production at an off-grid farm in Kenya. …Read More
Solar Lighting for the Base of the Pyramid – Overview of an Emerging Market
This report presents an overview of current and projected market trends for off-grid lighting in Sub-Saharan Africa. It provides industry-level data and analysis on key trends. It relies on the …Read More
Lighting Africa Annual Report 2010
This report details progress of the Lighting Africa program over the 2009 and 2010 World Bank Group fiscal years, including expansion into four additional African countries.