…challenges. The success of the joint IFC-World Bank Lighting Africa pilot has also inspired new off-grid lighting market development programs in Bangladesh, India and in Papua New Guinea. Other countries…
…the Lighting Global Quality Standards, and has won awards from the International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) and the Japan Institute of Design Promotion for its design, took home the…
…the Lighting Global Quality Standards, and has won awards from the International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) and the Japan Institute of Design Promotion for its design, took home the…
…lantern manufacturer, Nokero International entered into partnership with the NGO ChildFund International in April to address this lighting challenge. Through the partnership dubbed ‘Global Light to Learn Challenge’, Nokero avails…
…on the socio-economic fabric of our society. Indeed, according to a recent World Bank-funded study, Kenya has now become the world’s second largest stand-alone solar home systems market after India,…
In an effort to increase compliance with the Lighting Global Quality Standards, the Quality Assurance team has just released a new guide to compliance for the consumer-facing information requirements of…
…the public performance targets are no longer needed. The updated minimum quality standards also introduce a new performance reporting requirement for light output and daily run time. This new requirement…
…The KEREA and its members are advocating for a great role for decentralized renewable energy technologies in the new national energy policy, to increase energy access in the rural areas…
…performance targets are no longer needed. The updated minimum quality standards also introduce a new performance reporting requirement for light output and daily run time. This new requirement is intended…
Three new studies have been published to help policy makers navigate the off-grid lighting policy process. The publications focus on West Africa where 178 million people are not connected to…
