300 Days of Sunshine Light Up Papua New Guinea’s Future
The Lighting Papua New Guinea program has brought solar energy to one-fifth of the country’s population. KUPIANO, Papua New Guinea — Until recently, Angela Sinai’s four children couldn’t do ...Read More
VIDEO: Sunshine Lights Up Papua New Guinea’s Future
The international Finance Corporation’s Lighting Papua New Guinea program is building markets for, and promoting the use of, modern, off-grid lighting products in rural Papua New Guinea. With 300 days ...Read More
GOGLA REPORT: The Economic Impact of Off-Grid Solar
Powering Opportunity: The Economic Impact of Off-Grid Solar A new publication from the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) brings positive news that households using small scale-solar power in East Africa are ...Read More
Blog | Enjoying the Blissful Agony of the World Cup: Off-Grid Energy’s Benefits Reach Beyond Productive Use
By Jennifer Lynch If you are one of the 3.2 billion World Cup viewers from around the globe, you likely know the full range of emotions that accompany the act ...Read More
Quality Assurance Update: June 2018
Reflections from the GOGLA Member Conference A few members of the QA team attended GOGLA’s annual member conference in Amsterdam in late May. We had a number of good discussions ...Read More
International Electrotechnical Commission Test Methods Now Cover Plug-and-Play Solar Home System Kits up to 350 Watts
Last week, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) expanded the scope of its technical specification for pico-solar products (up to 10 Watts) to also include plug-and-play solar home system (SHS) kits ...Read More
University of Nairobi Lighting Laboratory Becomes First Accredited Off-Grid Lighting Test Lab in Africa
In an exciting development for global clean energy access, and off-grid solar market development, the University of Nairobi Lighting Laboratory (UoN-LL) is now the first lab in Africa—and one of ...Read More
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 Asia/Bangladesh wins bronze at Flame Awards for Consumer Education Campaign
Lighting Asia/Bangladesh’s consumer education and outreach campaign, “Surjobati”, claimed bronze in the “Social Development & CSR Campaign of the Year” category at the Flame Awards 2018, “the most prestigious award ...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