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…adopted by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC); product testing laboratories exist across the world including at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) lab in New Delhi, the first in South…
OPINION | Solar and battery storage: A clean solution to a dirty problem
…in generator exhaust are associated with an increased risk of respiratory diseases. Exposure to ambient particulate-matter air pollution from generators in low and middle-income countries is already responsible for 2.5…
IEC adopts Lighting Global Quality Standards
…these standards will help build consumer confidence and expand global adoption. More importantly, this will build investor confidence and increase the necessary investment for market growth,” Itotia said. Demand for…
Job Opportunity | STC Lighting Global Off-grid Expert
…via off‐grid solar solutions, including (i) development of quality standards & testing of products, (ii) support private sector to deliver off‐grid lighting services, (iii) support government to develop an enabling…
About Seven Million People Now Using Clean Solar Lights in Africa
…to market are improving rapidly. “This is an indication that the program’s quality guidelines and specifications are gradually gaining acceptance in the design of the new products entering the market…
Nominations for the 2015-16 Global LEAP Awards closes 15th January 2016
…competition was announced at the White House, and is supported by an innovative new incentives program driving timely, large-scale procurement and sales of Global LEAP Awards winning and finalist appliances….
IFC partners with GIZ in Bangladesh to increase energy access for off-grid communities
…of IFC and GIZ, is the third country program outside Africa India and Papua New Guinea. During the program launch in October, Tobias Becker – Country Director of GIZ in…
Overview: PAYG KPI Framework
…2012, commercial level capital is still needed to finance the increasing capital demands of the sector. Being a relatively new industry/asset class, there is limited information around market size, effective…
A Quality Assurance Framework for Solar System Installations at Public Facilities in West Africa
…energy needs of the various facilities. The team also visited sites with existing solar installations to gain insight into why well-intentioned solar systems so often fail. Our initial work in…
Change Log for Quality Standards
…to 350 W in place of the Lighting Global Quality Standards once this new IEC document is published, likely in late 2020. The document would thus replace both the Pico-PV…