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The Lighting Global program and its regional affiliate programs – Lighting Africa and Lighting Asia – all work to build markets capable of bringing high quality, affordable modern off-grid lighting…
Mobile Money Catalyzes Clean Energy Uptake among Off-Grid Consumers, Study
Mobile money is dramatically accelerating uptake of clean energy solutions among cash-strained off-grid consumers in developing countries, according to a new study by the IFC/World Bank Lighting Global program. By…
World’s Largest Solar Home System Program Adopts Lighting Global Quality Standards
Quality-verified pico-solar lanterns are electrifying remote off-grid Bangladesh transforming lives © Lighting BangladeshThe World’s largest Solar Home System program, in Bangladesh, has adopted the Lighting Global Quality Standards for pico-PV…
Call for comments on draft Test Methods and Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits
Lighting Global and the regional Lighting Africa, Lighting Asia, and Lighting Pacific programs are in the process of extending support to larger (10W to 100W) solar home system kits in…
Pilot Project Confirms Benefits of Solar Lanterns to Maternal Care in Nigeria
An estimated 36,000 women in Nigeria die each year during pregnancy or childbirth – equal to about 13% of maternal deaths worldwide. Numerous factors contribute to these tragic numbers, while…
Request for Expression of Interest to identify organizations to run an Off-Grid Energy Products Certification Body
Lighting Global and its sister programs, Lighting Africa, Lighting Asia, and Lighting Pacific, have jointly developed the leading international framework for product quality assurance for the global off-grid solar industry….
New Eco Design Note on LED Lights and Eye Safety
Lighting Global has published Eco Design Note Issue 5, “LED Lights and Eye Safety Part II: Blue light hazards”. This Note is Part II in a series covering the photobiological…
Lighting Africa – Ethiopia launches Consumer Education Campaign targeting over 12 million Ethiopians
In Addis Ababa Name: Alasdair Miller Phone: +251 11 517 6073 E-mail: amiller5@ifc.org Lighting Africa – Ethiopia launches Consumer Education Campaign targeting over 12 million Ethiopians Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September…
New Report on Communication of Quality Assurance Information in the Kenya Market
Lighting Global has just published a new market analysis report: Quality Communication: Quality assurance in Kenya’s off-grid lighting market. This study provides an in-depth examination of the pico-solar supply chain…
Lighting Global Extends Support to Solar Home System Kits
In light of the growing market demand, Lighting Global and the regional World Bank Group Lighting programs, Lighting Africa, Lighting Asia and Lighting Pacific, are now extending quality assurance testing…