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Lighting Global Quality Assurance

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Agenda nda

• What is Lighting Global Quality Assurance?
• Who is Lighting Global Quality Assurance?
• Why does quality matter?
• Lighting Global Quality Standards
• Benefits of quality-verification
• Testing & verification overview
• Market surveillance
• How to get in touch with the Lighting Global team

Wha hat t is s Lighting ghting Global bal Qua uali lity ty As Assu suranc ance e an and d What hat Does s it do do?

Lighting hting Global Qu Quality ity Assuranc rance catal alyz yzes s off-grid rid solar markets to power the world’s poorest people. Lighting hting Global Qu Quality ity Assuranc rance: 1. Develops and manages the test methods and quality standards that serve as a universal benchmark for product quality and performance 2. Offers manufacturers expert, unparalleled quality- verification services, product performance benchmarking, and guidance on how to improve their products 3. Provides technical assistance to national governments and other large institutions with a commitment to quality

A competitive global market where quality products are the default option Consumers are satisfied with their purchases, so markets are not spoiled More households achieve higher levels of energy access faster

What does success look like?

Core e El Elements ements of f Lighting ghting Globa

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Ligh ghti ting g Globa bal l QA QA Fra rame mewor

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Test Methods and Quality Standards Testing and Verification Communicating Quality to the Market

Technical Specification 62257-9-5, Ed. 4.0 Quality Standards Stakeholder engagement Consumer awareness campaigns Product listing on Lighting Global website ISO 17025 accreditation using ILAC affiliated organizations

Who ho is s Behind hind Lighting ghting Globa bal? l?

• Created Lighting Global and

continues to fund program

• Manages Lighting Global

Business Development Services

• Headquartered in Washington,

DC with offices in Kenya, India, and Europe

• Leading international voice

and resource for appliance energy efficiency policy and market acceleration initiatives

• Manages Lighting Global

Quality Assurance

• Located at Humboldt State

University in California

• Providing technical and

strategic support to Lighting Global Quality Assurance for more than 10 years

• Now under contract to CLASP

Why hy do does es Qua uality lity Ma Matter? er?

• Off-grid solar markets lack strong

consumer protection frameworks

• Poor quality products can lead to

“market spoilage”

• Results from a recent Lighting Global

study indicate that non-quality verified pico-solar products break more often, more quickly, and undermine consumer confidence and market health

Qua uality lity Ma Matter ers s – Under nderst stan andi ding ng no non-Qua Quali lity ty Verif rified ied Pr Products ducts

Qua uality lity Ma Matter ers s - Und nder erst stan anding ding no non-Qua Quality lity Verif rified ied Pr Products ducts

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• The Quality Standards are benchmarks that

set a baseline level of qualit lity, , durability ability, , and truth uth-in in-adv dver ertising tising to protect consumers of

• ff-grid lighting products
• Conformance is evaluated based on results

from laborat

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y testin sting g according to International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Specification 62257-9-5

• Tests are conducted at thir

ird-par party ty, , approved ed test st center ers that are ISO 17025 accredited

• The Lighting Global Quality Standards are the
• nly intern

ernati ationally

• nally recogn

gnized ized stan andar dards ds for these products and are expected to be adopted by the IEC by the end of 2019

(≤ 10 Wp)

Pico-PV Quality ity Sta Standard ards

(10 Wp - 350Wp)

SHS Kit Quality ity Sta Standard ards

Lighting ghting Global bal Qua uali lity ty Stan andar dards ds Core e El Elements ments

Bene nefits its for r Ma Manu nufacturer facturers

• Gain

in en entry y to mark rkets ets where Lighting Global quality verification and test reports can be used to demonstrate compliance with national standards

• Sig

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• Have confidence that pr

produ ducts cts are t e tes ested ed correc rrectly ly an and t d tes est rep eports ts ar are e ac accurat urate

• Compare products to competitors’

products through benchmarking services

• Get hel

elp p brin ingi ging pr g product ducts s in into compl plia iance nce with the quality standards

Bene nefits its for r Distributo ributors

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l ris isks associated with guaranteeing products to end consumers

Bene nefits its for r Inv nves estor

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• Red

educe ce ris isk by investing

• nly in companies that

trade in products designed to meet consumers’ expectations for quality, performance, and durability

Bene nefits its for r Gov

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• Use the framewor
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consumers.

• Aligning with international

standards red educes es the e tim ime e and d res esour urce ces s nee eede ded to develop and implement such policies

• Give consumers expa

pande ded d access ess to gl global l pr product duct in innovation ion

Lighting ghting Globa bal l Qua uali lity ty-Verif erific ication ation Pr Process cess

(≤ 10 Wp) (10 Wp - 350Wp)

Pico-PV V Pro roduct ducts Solar ar Home System em Kits

Random sampling and full testing at a test lab in the Lighting Global Lab Network Test results are evaluated by the QA team against the standards and company receives results

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Sample mple Colle llection ction Laborat

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sting ing LG G Review ew & Cover er Lett tter er Manufacturer signs test agreement Lab starts test Lab completes test Results sent to manufacturer 3-4 months

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Ma Market et Su Survei veillan llance ce Pr Protec tects ts Consumer nsumers s & Ins nstil tills ls Trus ust t in n Pr Progr gram am

Lighting Global conducts market surveillance through two pathways: market check test and market observations. If a product fails to meet the Standards and the manufacturer does not take action, it will lose verification status Mark rket t Check k Tests sts - randomly sample quality-verified products from retail shops and performs laboratory testing according to the Market Check Method (MCM) as described in IEC/TS 62257-9-5 Mark rket t Obser ervati ations

• ns- use an app to evaluate

consumer-facing information, such as packaging and warranty, of quality-verified products in retail shops

Nex ext t Steps ps

To find quality-verified products, visit: www.lightingglobal.org/products/ To get your products quality verified, contact: qa@lightingglobal.org To learn more about Lighting Global Quality Assurance, visit: https://www.lightingglobal.org or contact the Lighting Global team for more information: qa@lightingglobal.org