2.5 million people with better light another 597.5 million to go
…distribution networks in 14 African countries, the market in steadily taking shape. Sales of solar lanterns have really picked up over the past two years, with a 113% growth in…
Off-Grid Lighting Sector in Africa Shows Positive Growth
…products passed Lighting Africa quality tests recently, bringing the number of good quality and affordable lanterns available in the market to 14. To address the upfront costs bottleneck for consumers,…
Lighting Papua New Guinea PNG Off-Grid Lighting Market Analysis 2014
…are at an early stage of development and the majority of systems that currently exist in PNG have been have been distributed as part of donor programs, NGO/church based initiatives…
Better light for more people
Nearly 600 million people in Africa – about 70 percent of the population – lack electricity and rely on expensive and polluting lighting sources such as kerosene lamps and candles….
Outdoor Cable Policy
The Lighting Global Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits include a requirement that “Any outdoor cables must be outdoor-rated and UV-resistant.” This requirement goes beyond the Quality Standards for…
Product Sampling Policy
Goals and Rationale The Quality Testing Methodology (QTM) institutionalized through IEC/TS 62257-9-5 provides valuable third party information on product performance and quality to stakeholders across the value and decision chain…
Lighting Global Test Methods for Ingress Protection for PV Modules
…Global Quality Standards and will be submitted as an amendment to IEC 62257-9-5 when appropriate. This test would be conducted with a sample size of n=1 for all Lighting Global…
Lighting Global Standardized Specifications Sheet Updates
Beginning in 2010, Lighting Africa began releasing standardized specifications sheets (SSS) based on comprehensive Quality Test Method (QTM) results from tests carried out by third-party laboratories. The SSS program has…
Off-grid lighting market in Africa maturing even faster than expected
…lighting market in Africa. In Africa 600 million people still rely on expensive, ineffective, and sometimes dangerous lighting sources, such as kerosene. The market for quality off-grid lighting products has…
Fifth Omnivoltaic Product Meets Lighting Global Standards
…a two-year warranty. The other Omnivoiltaic products that meet the Lighting Global Quality Standards are the ovBeacon MB2-090, ovBeacon MB2-200, ovBeacon MB2-290, and ovBeacon MB2-380, which previously marketed under the…