The Voice of the Off-Grid Solar Energy Industry

2020 began as such a promising year for GOGLA and the off-grid solar industry. No one could have predicted that 2020 will be the year we’ll need to fight a pandemic. Koen Peters looks back at how the off-grid solar industry has remained resilient throughout this year, as he emphasizes move towards recovery in the coming year. 

This series, developed by the Efficiency for Access Coalition, explores the implications of the pandemic on off-grid communities in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and how solar technologies can support emergency response and bolster resiliency to a global shock like the coronavirus spread.  

The off- and weak-grid appliance sector can play a key role in the pandemic response, foster communities’ resilience, and work towards building back better. We highlight three companies whose affordable and high-performing appliances are helping communities survive during COVID-19.