Distribution of Quality Tested Products Ramps Up and Out
In August of 2010, only 30 retail outlets in Kenya were selling products that passed Lighting Africa’s quality test and 95% of the vendors were electrical shops. However, entrepreneurs were…
Freeplay’s Solar Lighting Product Meets Lighting Global Quality Standards
…that the product can be installed to simultaneously light more than one room in a home. Freeplay is a subsidiary of EuroSuisse International, a Hong Kong-based supplier of home appliances….
Barefoot Power receives €1 million European Financial Assistance
…Power’s subsidiaries in the India and Pacific region Securing the engagement of additional microfinance institutions Facilitating increased training of entrepreneurs Assisting in further developing Barefoot Power’s carbon initiative …
India Energy Access Summit Off-Grid Networking Event On 12 August 2016
…participants are encouraged to attend the IEAS as well.) WHERE? New Delhi, India (Venue TBD) Registration, agenda and more event details will be made available soon. For inqueries, contact info@GlobalLEAP.org…
申请产品质量检测
…investors that your company is committed to quality. A number of institutions that invest in the off-grid solar sector consider quality verification in their due diligence process. Gain entry for…
Ingress Protection (IP) test methods for solar PV modules released
…Lighting Global Stakeholder Engagement page. NOTE: the IP procedures were updated in January 2015 to require physical ingress protection equivalent to IP3X instead of IP4X. Please use the revised methods….
Bloomberg Off-Grid & Mini-Grid Q1 2017 Market Outlook
In its inaugural market outlook report focusing on off-grid and mini-grids, Bloomberg heavily references the latest GOGLA-IFC Global Off-Grid Solar Semi-Annual Market Report, which found that more than 4M off-grid…
Mobile Money Catalyzes Clean Energy Uptake among Off-Grid Consumers
…interactions with customers, providing an ongoing channel for after sales service, payment reminders, and other information via SMS,” the study notes. Investment in the PAYG sector is however currently insufficient…
IFC-World Bank Study Establishes Significant Climate Benefit of Solar Lighting Products
…requires a larger energy investment to manufacture, but consumes no further fuel because it generates its power from the sun,” says Dr. Arne Jacobson, technical lead for Lighting Global, a…
Targeting Schools to Reach Whole Communities
…was wildly successful: more than 3,000 task lights were sold in less than a week. Mr. Halfani, Headmaster of Micheni Secondary school, ordered 120 solar lamps for his student body…