Lighting Africa Showcases Solar Powered Lamps

The management of Lighting Africa Associates has described the 2016 Lagos International Trade Fair as a watershed in the attempt to push its Solar Powered Lamps in the Nigerian market. According to the company, the platform provided an ample opportunity for the Lighting Africa Associates to showcase their Quality Verified Products (QVP) to the teeming participants at the fair to avoid buying sub-standard products.

The fair offers a unique exposition for manufacturers, suppliers, buyers and users of a wide range of goods and services as well as opportunities for investment and trade promotion.

It was a bee-hive of activities at the Lighting Africa’s stand at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Race Course, Lagos Island venue of The Fair. Brand Canvassers were on ground to hand out brand collaterals to participants and show them the different types of solar powered lamps available. Such solar products include; Barefoot Go, which, apart from providing light, can also charge mobile handsets. Solar Way G3; a three in one lamp, it provides light, charges mobile handsets and also has radio feature.

Though, Solar Way G2, another brand of solar lamp, does not have radio, it can charge handsets. Sun King Pico, with its integrated panel, is a good lamp that provides only lighting.

Others are soft touch Ovil Pilot, which can also charge mobile handsets, Sunking Pro, Awango, DLite S20 and DLite S300.

The Brand Canvassers tutored the visitors to Lighting Africa’s stand on the advantages of Nigerians having these solar powered lamps in their homes. These include comparative advantage over other traditional lighting sources, kerosene lamps, candles and electric rechargeable lamps in terms of cost benefits and health issues.

“Fuel based lighting is costly, dangerous (both for general safety and health) harsh on the environment and offers inferior quality of light. This lack of reliable lighting access limits the productivity of the rural population, hindering their ability to carry out basic activities at night or in the early morning, including household chores, reading and completing schoolwork, and conducting business.

“The solar lamps have two to three levels of brightness, while they can last for up to eight to 70 hours if they are fully charged, “Mr. James, one of the Associates told some of the visitors to the stand who listened with rapt attention.