A report released by the Monitor Group last year shows conclusively that market-based programs such as Lighting Africa make a significant difference in the fight against poverty by sustainably delivering…
A selection of the increasing number of quality-assured modular lighting products on sale in Kenya Andres Bifani/Lighting Africa Sales of solar lanterns that meet industry quality standards designed for low…
Several new products have passed the Lighting Global quality tests in past months, and will soon be available in African and Asian markets. The Indigo Duo Solar Home System —a…
The Symposium is to develop a vision for small PV applications, their technologies and their markets. It targets manufacturers, suppliers and installers of small PV systems, energy consultants, politicians and…
Winners of the Lighting Global 2012 Outstanding Product Awards © Bruno Demeocq/Lighting Africa A new manufacturer of portable solar lamps overcame tough competition to win two of the five 2012…
Technology moves fast. But often the impetus to make it work for social ends lags behind. In an attempt to relate how far technology can come in a short time,…
Lighting Africa’s Songa Mbele na Solar (get ahead with solar) consumer education campaign has won the Marketing Society of Kenya’s best experiential campaign award in the NGO/Government category. The award…
Lighting Global has published a second Market Intelligence Note focused on the Kenya Household Fuel Use. This market analysis derives from the 2005/06 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey on the…
The phenomenal growth of sales of portable lighting products in Africa has caught the attention of multinationals such as TOTAL, Philips and Schneider Electric, and drawn them into a market…
ToughStuff has launched a 1 million dollar Solar Distribution Innovation Facility (SDIF), co-funded by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), to accelerate adoption of solar energy in…
