Africa Clean Energy - Catalysing Africa's Solar Markets
Africa Clean Energy
Catalysing Africa's Solar Markets
Stakeholder Action
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International Development
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The following are areas for action and support, and the actors who could lead such efforts, to build the SAS market and improve the
value and experience of solar for vulnerable populations:
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A multi-faceted effort to boost the prevalence and awareness of quality products: Technical Support/
Repairs
Area
Action
Enforce quality standards at points of import and the retail chain
Quality standards
Capacity building
Consumer awareness
GESI
Expand quality testing to popular non-LG QV products to access
quality and potentially certify them for the market
Training and guidance to traders alongside product demonstration
to build capacity on identifying quality, financing, consumer
education and providing after-sales service
Provide ongoing vocational training as well as free remote
modules, possibly through e-learning or other media, to
disseminate brand-agnostic guidance
Consumer awareness campaigns to sensitise on the benefits of
SAS products including identifying quality products, financing
options, productive uses, e-waste management, and other benefits
Target women, youth and vulnerable groups to sensitise on SAS
products, encourage utilisation, and highlight empowerment
opportunities
Led by
Standards Organisation of
Nigeria; Nigeria Customs
Service
Standards Organisation of
Nigeria
Standards Organisation of
Nigeria
Standards Organisation of
Nigeria, Vocational training
centres,
Industry Association; Donor/
Development Partners
Donor/Development partners;
Rural Electrification Agency;
Federal and state government
MDAs on gender and social
inclusion
Secondary Support
Rural Electrification Agency;
Industry association
VeraSol; Donor /
Development partners
VeraSol, development
partners, industry
association
Development partners,
industry association, NGOs
VeraSol; Rural Electrification
Agency; Consumer
Protection Council
Industry Association;
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