Niwa Releases New Product with Mobile Phone Charging
Niwa Multi 100 Plus Niwa – Next Energy Products Ltd has released their third portable solar LED product. The Niwa Multi 100 Plus is a bright, portable light that offers…
Niwa Releases New Product with Mobile Phone Charging
Niwa Multi 100 Plus Niwa – Next Energy Products Ltd has released their third portable solar LED product. The Niwa Multi 100 Plus is a bright, portable light that offers…
Lighting Global Quality Assurance New Fee Structure Examples
This document provides a series of illustrative examples for an updated fee structure for Lighting Global Quality Verification Services, effective October 16, 2019….
New GOGLA-IFC Report Finds Over 4 Million Off-Grid Solar Products Sold In First Half Of 2016, Dynamic Global Growth Continues
…report supports this thesis. We hope this market intelligence will inform key players in the sector – distributors, manufacturers, investors, as well as the development institutions that seek to support…
New Study Finds Kerosene Subsidies an Obstacle to Energy Efficiency and Development
In the latest issue of World Development, Evan Mills of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA) publishes an in-depth article about kerosene subsidies impeding progress toward social and development goals….
Two New GSMA Reports Released
GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile (GPM) program published its bi-annual report, with the support of the International Financial Corporation (IFC), and in partnership with the Government of the Netherlands. The…
The Role of Solar Lanterns in the Fight Against Ebola
…solar lights, which meet Lighting Global Quality Standards, to national and international NGOs for distribution to local health care facilities in Liberia and to include in Ebola prevention kits. If…
Lighting Africa: Moving Consumers Up the Energy Ladder
…and eventually submitted to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for adoption globally. “We plan to use the same set of principles to balance affordability, innovation, and rigor in developing standards…
White Paper: Unlocking Commercial Finance for the Off-Grid Solar PAYG Industry
…While there is money and investor interest, it is not being deployed at the scale needed. This is largely due to lack of information about the credit quality of the…
Lighting Global Quality Standards Now Allow Non-Plug-and-Play Solar Home System Kits
We revised the Quality Standards for solar home system (SHS) kits and will begin using these new standards immediately. The new version now allows SHS kits that include non-plug-and-play connectors…