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Comparison of the Lighting Global and IDCOL Quality Assurance Frameworks

Comparison of the Lighting Global and IDCOL Quality Assurance Frameworks

08 April 2015

Lighting Global seeks to draw from available standards and learn from existing Quality Assurance efforts, and has released a new case study comparing the Lighting Global QA framework with the ...Read More

Award-Winning Consumer Awareness Campaign for Quality-Assured Solar Lighting in Rural India Enters Second Phase

Award-Winning Consumer Awareness Campaign for Quality-Assured Solar Lighting in Rural India Enters Second Phase

05 April 2015

IFC’s Lighting Asia/India program that aims to provide safe, affordable, and high quality solar lights to people with limited or no access to electricity has launched the second phase of ...Read More

New family of products: fosera Pico Solar Home Systems (PSHS)

New family of products: fosera Pico Solar Home Systems (PSHS)

24 March 2015

The fosera Pico Solar Home System (PSHS) product family have met the Lighting Global Quality Standards. The PSHS line of modular systems, which includes the PSHS 2800, PSHS 7000 and ...Read More

New family of products: fosera Pico Solar Home Systems (PSHS)

New family of products: fosera Pico Solar Home Systems (PSHS)

24 March 2015

The fosera Pico Solar Home System (PSHS) product family have met the Lighting Global Quality Standards. The PSHS line of modular systems, which includes the PSHS 2800, PSHS 7000 and ...Read More

Consumer Campaign for Quality-Assured Solar Lighting in Rural India Launched

Consumer Campaign for Quality-Assured Solar Lighting in Rural India Launched

20 March 2015

IFC’s Lighting Asia/India program that aims to provide safe, affordable, and high quality solar lights to people with limited or no access to electricity has launched Suryodaya™ – a consumer ...Read More

Lighting Africa Program Kicks Off in Nigeria

Lighting Africa Program Kicks Off in Nigeria

14 March 2015

The Lighting Africa program, a joint initiative of IFC and the World Bank, was today launched in Nigeria where it will help increase access to affordable, clean and safer lighting ...Read More

New Policy for Performance Reporting Requirements

New Policy for Performance Reporting Requirements

12 March 2015

The Lighting Global team released a new policy that presents requirements and guidelines for performance reporting on product packaging. The policy is intended to ensure that all those making purchasing ...Read More

Lighting Africa Program Kicks Off in Nigeria

Lighting Africa Program Kicks Off in Nigeria

10 March 2015

The Lighting Africa program, a joint initiative of IFC and the World Bank, was today launched in Nigeria where it will help increase access to affordable, clean and safer lighting ...Read More

Greenlight Planet Clinches USD10m Financing Deal to Expand Operations in Africa

Greenlight Planet Clinches USD10m Financing Deal to Expand Operations in Africa

27 February 2015

Greenlight Planet, a manufacturer and distributor of solar energy products for homes without access to grid electricity has received US$10m financing from Fidelity Growth Partners, India to expand distribution of ...Read More

Solar Lighting in Humanitarian Emergency Settings

Solar Lighting in Humanitarian Emergency Settings

12 February 2015

Lighting Global, the World Bank Group’s platform for developing the off-grid market to help people with no access to electricity, has partnered with the United Nations Foundation to organize a ...Read More

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