In Africa, India and other remote areas without electricity network, night lighting often can only rely on old kerosene lamps, candles or battery flashlight, not only the high cost, also the burden of the poor heavy, more pollution of the environment.
However, advances in technology have provided new off-grid lighting options for solar-powered LED lights, according to the World Bank's Lighting Global platform and the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association's (GOGLA) Report, solar LED lights to 2016 June has replaced the world's 20.8 million traditional lighting products.
Global lighting and the global network of lighting outside the network every six months a series of off-grid lighting market research report, in the world, there are 9,350 people living in the lack of electricity in the living environment, but with a variety of off-grid energy technology, In June 2016, 36.5 million people have moved from no electricity to the first-class power acquisition capacity, and with the partial rural consumers toward solar lanterns and other products, the cumulative has replaced 2,080 with kerosene lamps, candles , Or battery flashlight, saving up to 43.3 billion US dollars of energy expenditure.
The first half of 2016, the global solar LED light products shipped 4.3 million, compared with the previous half, the second half of 2015 4.1 million, up 5%; of which 45.5%, 1.96 million products sold in the Sahara Desert South of the region; South Asia accounted for 40.9%, 176 million. Sub-Saharan region 70% of sales and 77% of revenue are located in East Africa. South Asia, the main selling point for India, sales of 1.72 million.
Compared with $ 1.39 billion in the second half of 2015, a substantial growth of 18%, revenue growth is greater than the volume of shipments, the main reason is that consumers recognize the advantages of solar LED lighting, in turn began to buy more Large wattage is also higher unit price of the product. Revenue figures have not yet included the use of pre-paid leasing companies, because many industry players are reluctant to disclose revenue, so 20 to 50-watt scale system shipments may be undervalued.
In the past the main sales of single-lamp system below 3 watts, accounting for more than 90% in 2015, now 3 watts of the following system sales fell to 77%, 3 to 10 watts of light solar system sales increased by 4 times, this system is usually Support mobile phone charging. Of the systems sold, 80% of shipments are quality-approved products, accounting for 75% of total revenue. The number of watts of the upgrade, as well as the purchase of quality certification products, consumer awareness of solar energy and ascension, gradually climbing up the energy ladder.
The report concludes that this exciting data demonstrates the ability to achieve energy parity through an active commercial marketplace, providing the developing community with access to energy while reducing energy costs, improving poor incomes and reducing pollution. Solar and LED industry, huge investment, resulting in substantial price cuts, as a major promoter of this effort to prove the ability of capitalism to improve human life.
