5.2m Solar Kits Sold Globally In 2nd Half Of 2022: ISA Tells SAFDE Updated On Thu, Aug 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA) said that 5.2 million solar kits were sold globally during the first half of 2022, hinting at the industry’s growth worldwide. Ajay Mathur, Director General (DG) of the ISA, furnished the information at the South Asia Forum for Distributed Energy (SAFDE) event held in New Delhi. “In the past year, […] Read more
DRE Finds A Footing In India, Powered By Solar Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Laxmi Bhuyan is a 58-year-old woman from the Sindiba village in the Gajapati district of Odisha. This tribal village, with swatches of fertile land around the village periphery, bolstered the local farmers to grow different fruits and vegetables around the year. However, the raw fruits often yielded low prices for the producers. On the other […] Read more
NPO GOGLA Invites Bids For Solar Market Consultants For Study On Solar Lanterns & SHS Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) has issued a call for proposals for a solar market expert to do market research on solar household systems and lanterns in India. The consultants will have to conduct a short analysis of Bangladesh’s and Nepal’s distributed renewable energy markets. Offers must be submitted before September 9, 2022. The […] Read more
87% Solar Manufacturers Expect Increased Prices for Consumers: GOGLA Updated On Wed, Jul 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Netherlands-based GOGLA has conducted a survey of 33 solar equipment manufacturers, primarily SHS Kit manufacturers, to understand the impact of disruptions caused by materials shortages and raised shipping costs on the off-grid solar industry. An unprecedented high demand for electric vehicles and consumer electronics (among others caused by COVID-19) has resulted in manufacturers facing chronic […] Read more
Development Manager Updated On Thu, Jul 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy At GOGLA we’re looking for a Development Manager to join our team. GOGLA is seeking to hire a Development Advisor to build and implement an effective organizational fundraising strategy and manage fundraising efforts and activities. This is foreseen to be a parttime role (40-60%) for an initial period of 6-12 months, with potential for renewal. About […] Read more
Head of Finance & Operations Updated On Thu, Jul 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy GOGLA is seeking to hire a Head of Finance & Operations to improve the organization’s operational management and resource planning structures. The candidate would lead on financial management and reporting, contract and compliance supervision, HR management, IT and office organization, and other operational issues. The off-grid sector has already improved the lives of over 400 […] Read more
GOGLA Report 2020: ‘Slow, Uneven Recovery of Off-grid Solar Industry’ Updated On Tue, May 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy The recently released July-December 2020 edition of the Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report analyses off-grid solar lighting sales trends during a 6-month period in East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, South Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific, amid the current global pandemic. It finds that the off-grid industry is showing early signs of a slow […] Read more
Will Solar Powered Refrigeration Come Of Age In Vaccination Push? Updated On Thu, Jan 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Covid pandemic, and now finally, the vaccination push across the world against the disease has put the spotlight firmly on the role distributed solar products, particularly Solar refrigeration could play. In the African continent, with almost 600 million people off the grid and many more without access to the kind of exacting cooling requirements […] Read more
GOGLA Research Paper on Opportunities for Hybrid AC-DC Infrastructure in India Updated On Fri, Dec 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy GOGLA has initiated a whitepaper for a deep dive into the relevance of hybrid AC-DC energy infrastructure in India with the objective of providing insights into how energy-efficient appliances can be integrated with the electricity grid. While this is an emerging consumer need and market for the DRE sector, it also ties with the Government of India […] Read more
