Apply to Test your Solar Home System Kit
…be some delays in the process.) Once the full framework is in place, likely by July 2015, products that met the Lighting Global Quality Standards for Solar Home System kits…
Changes to Lighting Global testing: Transition to IEC 62257-9-5:2018 (ed.4)
…also describes changes to the quality standards for pico-PV products which were implemented on December 1, 2018. For a detailed list of changes to the Lighting Global Quality Standards, please…
New Products Incorporate Additional Features
Three lighting companies have recently released products that meet the off-grid lighting Minimum Quality Standards. These new products come with new features including remote controls, extended warranties and brighter settings…
AC Charger Safety Approval Policy
The Lighting Global Quality Standards include safety requirements for AC chargers that are included with off-grid solar products. The language in the Lighting Global Quality Standards is as follows: “Any…
Conditional Pass Policy
…where a product does not fully meet the Quality Standards due to one of these issues, we typically use the term “conditional pass” to describe their status when reporting results…
Market Check Testing Policy
Market Check Testing verifies that the quality and performance of products sold in the market match the levels measured during Lighting Global program entry testing (using the Quality Test Method…
Lighting Global Associate Services Offering
The Lighting Global program offers product quality testing services to manufacturers and distributors of off-grid lighting products and appliances. After testing a product, companies can opt in to become “Associates”…
Product Testing and Laboratory Eligibility Policy
…to produce test results that will be accepted by the Lighting Global Quality Assurance (QA) program. Product Testing Process 1) Random Sampling (Quality Test Method – QTM testing only): Samples…
Stakeholder Introduction to Standards and Targets Update
The Lighting Global Quality Assurance (QA) Framework supports the Lighting Africa and Lighting Asia programs with a range of services that measure, benchmark, and communicate product quality and performance for…
Intellectual Property Policy for Product Testing
…Asia. In undertaking these market development programs, IFC conducts quality assurance activities that include designating products as Lighting Global quality assured, thus qualifying these products for support under the various…