The IFC/World Bank-supported Lighting Global Quality Test Methodology has become the world standard for clean off-grid lighting products, following its incorporation into an International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) technical specification in…
Lighting Global is the platform under which the World Bank Group supports the development of the global off-grid solar energy services market, and includes a portfolio of country-based market development…
In Pakistan, 144 million people, out of a total of 197 million, are deprived of an adequate supply of electricity. About 69 million rural Pakistanis are not connected to the…
Following sub-Saharan Africa, Asia is the region with the second largest energy-access gap, containing four of the world’s top 20 energy-access deficit countries. There is a strong demand among off-grid…
Launched in June 2016, the IFC-led Lighting Myanmar project is a key component of the Government of Myanmar’s National Electrification Plan, which aims to achieve universal access to sustainable electricity…
In Afghanistan, 21 million people (out of 30 million) do not have access to the national grid and even more in urban areas experience load-shedding or regular blackouts of over…
All Lighting Global Quality Verified products are now listed on VeraSol’s product database. VIEW PRODUCTS VeraSol, an evolution of Lighting Global Quality Assurance, now maintains the complete list of…
Cooking, lighting and heating at home, for community services, or for improving the productivity of small businesses and farms. Accelerating Access to Energy outlines our 14 year journey to create…
Provides a summary of the full stakeholder feedback and responses from Lighting Global regarding the development of the Accelerated Verification Method (AVM).
