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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. What does success look like? A competitive global market Lighting hting Global Qu Quality ity Assuranc rance: where quality products are 1. Develops and manages the test methods and quality the default option standards that serve as a universal benchmark for product quality and performance Consumers are satisfied 2. Offers manufacturers expert, unparalleled quality- with their purchases, so verification services, product markets are not spoiled performance benchmarking, and guidance on how to improve their products More households achieve 3. Provides technical assistance to national governments higher levels of energy and other large institutions with a commitment to access faster quality

Core e El Elements ements of f Lighting ghting Globa obal l Qua uality lity As Assu suran ance ce Ligh ghti ting g Globa bal l QA QA Fra rame mewor ork Test Methods and Testing and Communicating Quality Quality Standards Verification to the Market Technical Specification 62257-9-5, Ed. 4.0 ISO 17025 accreditation using Stakeholder engagement ILAC affiliated organizations Consumer awareness campaigns Product listing on Lighting Global Quality Standards website

Who ho is s Behind hind Lighting ghting Globa bal? l? • Created Lighting Global and • Headquartered in Washington, • Located at Humboldt State continues to fund program DC with offices in Kenya, University in California India, and Europe • Manages Lighting Global • Providing technical and Business Development • Leading international voice strategic support to Lighting Services and resource for appliance Global Quality Assurance for energy efficiency policy and more than 10 years market acceleration initiatives • Now under contract to CLASP • Manages Lighting Global Quality Assurance

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

Lighting ghting Global bal Qua uali lity ty Stan andar dards ds  The Quality Standards are benchmarks that Pico-PV Quality ity Sta Standard ards set a baseline level of qualit lity, , durability ability, , and truth uth-in in-adv dver ertising tising to protect consumers of off-grid lighting products  Conformance is evaluated based on results from laborat orator ory y testin sting g according to International Electrotechnical Commission (≤ 10 W p ) (IEC) Technical Specification 62257-9-5 SHS Kit Quality ity Sta Standard ards  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 only intern ernati ationally onally 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 W p - 350W p )

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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 igna nal pr product duct qua ualit ity y to professional buyers and investors  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  Qualif ify y pr product ducts for bulk procurements, results-based financing schemes, and working capital facilities  Quickly and easily id iden entif ify pr products ducts that at wil ill meet eet customers’ needs and expe pecta tati tions ons  Red educ uce e the e fin inan ancia ial an and d rep eputati tiona onal l ris isks associated with guaranteeing products to end consumers

Bene nefits its for r Inv nves estor ors  Red educe ce ris isk by investing only in companies that trade in products designed to meet consumers’ expectations for quality, performance, and durability

Bene nefits its for r Gov overnmen rnments  Use the framewor ork as a basis is for r tax and d du duty y po polic icie ies, , volunta untary y mark arket et stim imulat ulation ion pr progr grams, ams, an and d pr product duct reg egulati tions ons to protect 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

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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 ons- 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