How We Work
…stakeholders to unlock key market barriers in order to enable affordable access to off-grid solar technologies for the hundreds of millions of people living without electricity around the globe. We…
Illuminating the Pecking Order in Off-Grid Lighting
The Lumina Project and Lighting Africa conducted a full-scale field test involving a switch from kerosene to solar-LED lighting for commercial broiler chicken production at an off-grid farm in Kenya….
BLOG | Championing the Cause for Quality in Off-Grid Solar Products
…First and foremost, many buyers would unwittingly purchase low quality products, which could lead to frustration and a financial loss. Moreover, because buyers would not have good information to help…
Latest Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Reveals a Buoyant Market Despite a Dip in Sales
…according to the International Energy Agency, the sector needs to grow significantly in order to meet universal energy access targets by 2030—on the order of an additional 195 million people….
Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…would buy paraffin worth Sh20 everyday for my koroboi (open-wick) and pressure lamps but it was often only enough to see us through our evening meal; my children could not…
Government of Kenya Releases Data to Public on Easy to Use Web Portal
…levels. President Mwai Kibaki launched the Kenya open data, www.opendata.go.ke at a public event with over 2,000 participants. Kenya’s open access is one of the first and largest government data…
EVENT | Unlocking Solar Capital: PAYGO Financial Analysis & Reporting
…team as investment manager. Daphne is part of the board of SIMA Fund, is a member of the Credit Committee of Lendahand, and has several advisory functions for energy access…
PRESS RELEASE | New Reporting Standards Could Energize the Off-Grid Solar Industry
…to buy them upfront. With PAYGo, customers acquire a home solar system for a low upfront cost and pay it off over time by digitally prepaying for usage — similar…
Building product screening know-how for western Africa
…is poor, there is a cheap battery and a metal rod has been put inside to add weight,†says James Wafula, the head of the University of Nairobi lighting laboratory….
New Report on Evolution of Off-Grid Lighting in Three Kenyan Towns
…cheap, plastic torches to quality-verified lighting systems with warranties. In the short span of six years, these three markets have undergone dramatic changes, with potential lessons to be learned for…