The United Nations has designated 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies to raise awareness on light science and how light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide…
The Lighting Global Quality Assurance framework — including the QTM (Quality Test Method), ISM (Initial Screening Method), and MCM (Market Check Method) —was institutionalized through the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)…
Local assembly plants will open job opportunities for electrical technicians © Meg Harper/Lighting Global German manufacturer of solar lighting products, fosera, has opened a product assembly line in Kenya in…
The winners of the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Awards with leaders from the United Arab Emirates and beyond © Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court – Abu DhabiKey players in…
Omnivoltaic Power Co. Ltd has released a fifth solar-powered lighting product that meets the Lighting Global Quality Standards. The ovPilot X can provide bright light of 74 lumens for over…
Photo Caption: Employees at the assembly plant at work © Niwa Niwa and SunTransfer have partnered to set up a company that will assemble solar products in Ethiopia. The…
New customers purchase their Pay-As-You-Go Eco Easy Buy kits © Angaza DesignGreenlight Planet has launched a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) platform, the Sun King™ Eco Easy Buy, to enable low-income customers purchase…
More than 28.5 million people across Africa now have access to modern lighting as a result of switching from kerosene lanterns to solar lighting products, according to results from the…
Over the next year, Lighting Global and the regional programs (Lighting Africa, Lighting Asia and Lighting Pacific) will begin to extend support to “plug-and-play” direct current (DC) solar home system…
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…
