Procurement of Stand-alone Solar Kits for Humanitarian Aid
This Technical Note provides guidance on procuring pico-solar and solar home system (SHS) kits for humanitarian aid. It presents the relevance of the Lighting Global Quality Standards, key procurement considerations, ...Read More
H1 2018 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report
Every six months, Lighting Global and GOGLA publish the Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report. The market intelligence series is based on sales data collected from GOGLA members and Lighting Global ...Read More
Upcoming Pico-PV Quality Standards – To be issued December 1, 2018
This document presents the revised Lighting Global Quality Standards for pico-solar products that will take effect on December 1, 2018. The revised standards, which now include requirements for ports and ...Read More
Conditional Pass Policy
This document outlines the treatment of products that do not fully meet the Lighting Global Quality Standards due to an easy-to-fix issue that can be addressed without retesting. In cases ...Read More
Quality Matters
In 2017, Lighting Global tested 17 top-selling, non-quality verified solar products from retail stores in Ethiopia, Kenya, Myanmar, Nigeria, and Tanzania. All 17 products failed to meet Lighting Global Quality ...Read More
Changes to Lighting Global testing: Transition to IEC 62257-9-5:2018 (ed.4)
In June 2018 the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published a new edition of the test methods used for testing solar products, IEC 62257-9-5:2018 (also written as IEC 62257-9-5 ed. 4). ...Read More
Madagascar Off-Grid Market Assessment Report
Access to electricity in Madagascar is among the lowest in Africa. Grid extension is not economically viable due to the need for high capital expenditures coupled with the fact that ...Read More
Testing Process Overview
This short brochure, available in both English and Chinese, describes the key steps involved to test a product through Lighting Global and provides a comparison of the different test methods ...Read More
Case Study: Developing the Solar Supply Chain in Ethiopia
This case study outlines the key role of business development as a critical pillar of the Lighting Africa program across the countries we work in. Through training on best business ...Read More
Human Health: LED Lighting, Insects, and Wavelength
This article examines the issue of insects attracted to lights in the nighttime environment and the risk to people from insects carrying diseases. A review of the current understanding is ...Read More