Quality Assurance
…methods for off-grid solar pico-PV and solar home systems (SHS) up to 350Wp. These Standards were adopted by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as a reference point for quality assurance…
Capacity Building
Strengthening Government Capacity As the off-grid lighting and energy sector is relatively new and still developing in many countries, there is often a skills gap in public sector energy access…
The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge
We’re pleased to share The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge, a brand new global challenge equipping university students to tackle problems of poverty. We’re thrilled to feature some of…
Off-grid lighting market in Africa maturing even faster than expected
Africa is set to become the world’s largest market for clean off-grid lamps, with up to 140 million people having access to better lighting by 2015. This is one of…
Togo Off-Grid Solar Market Assessment
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) commissioned a new study to assess off-grid energy market in Togo, focused on solar lanterns and solar home systems, providing public and private sector actors…
REPORT | Togo Market Assessment
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) commissioned a new study to assess off-grid energy market in Togo, focused on solar lanterns and solar home systems, providing public and private sector actors…
Building product screening know-how for western Africa
…are experts from the Senegal Rural Electrification Agency (ASER) and CERER they were in Nairobi for hands-on technical training on product screening in preparation for the new Dakar laboratory. Initial…
Japanese Battery Maker Ventures into Off-Grid Solar Lighting Products
Respected Japanese battery manufacturer, GS Yuasa International Ltd, has ventured into the off-grid lighting sector producing two solar lighting products that have both meet the Lighting Global Quality Standards. Thetwo…
Tell Stories of Energy Poverty and Get Rewarded!
Using modern lights to read © Peter DiCampo Peter DiCampo’s Life Without Lights photography in Northern Ghana, Kurdistan in Northern Iraq and New Mexico, USA, reveals how energy poverty affects…
Lighting Global Quality Assurance Update 2012
Lighting Africa’s Quality Assurance (QA) framework for off-grid lighting products is going global in 2012— Lighting Global will be the new home for the framework. The need for affordable, good…