![]() ![]() ![]() The metal hanger pivots and sticks in various positions, making it easy to hang and position the light any way you'd like. Therefore, if kept for emergencies, it will always be fully charged and ready to go so long as you don't leave it in the dark. Unlike walkway lights, it only comes on when switched on, and only turns off when switched off. I don't know that I believe this LED it lights even when the lantern is on and it's obviously discharging. It has a charge-indicator LED that lights in almost any conditions, even indirect window light or bright light indoors at night. It always charges when in any sort of light. Don't confuse it with all the other similarly priced - but crappy - solar-powered lawn lights or those dim "21 LED" camping lanterns the d.light S10 uses a better solar cell for more charging power, and a single much higher-technology LED for much brighter light than any of those other lights. This is an inexpensive, but well made-in-China lantern with top-notch performance. If you prefer, it also has a charging socket so you can use a common (at least in India) Nokia AC-3 phone charger, which is a 5V, 350mA charger with a 2mm ∅ coaxial plug. When the lights go off for good, this lantern will light your home, tent or encampment every night for many years to come, powered only by the sun. It's a little bigger than a 12 oz./354 mL drink can, and weighs much less since it's hollow plastic.Įach day it recharges enough to give many hours of free light each night, making it ideal for camping, backpacking and doomsday use when there is no source of new batteries or any other source of power. D.light has already distributed its solar kits to 100 million people.The d.light S10 is a bright, lightweight lantern that is recharged by the sun. The solar kit provider wants to impact the lives of 1 billion people by 2030. “We are now in a strong position to accelerate our plans to expand our Pay-Go operations and enter new product categories and markets in the near future,” says Ned Tozun, the managing director of d.light. ![]() The company, which already has 30,000 points of sale, wants to conquer new markets. The equipment is distributed through a pay-per-use system widely used by solar kit providers in Africa. The company co-founded by Ned Tozun and Sam Goldman combines its lighting kits with other equipment such as televisions and cell phones. Its equipment is having a real impact in Africa, where nearly 600 million people still lack access to electricity. The company distributes solar-powered lighting equipment ranging from solar home systems to solar lanterns. Read also- AFRICA: Proparco invests $10M in solar kit supplier d.light With $25 million raised in a few months, d.light intends to finance the expansion of its activities in its main markets, particularly in Africa south of the Sahara. The funds raised are in addition to the $10 million obtained in May 2021 from Proparco, the subsidiary of the French Development Agency (AFD) group responsible for private sector financing. Shell New Energies also participated in d.light’s fundraising alongside KawiSafi Ventures, an impact fund dedicated to East African countries. The investment company participated in this financial mobilization through its Evolution II fund.įunding was also raised from a number of financial institutions including the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), Norwegian Investment Company Norfund and Swedfund, the Swedish government’s financial institution. This time, the San Francisco-based company (in the United States of America) has secured $15 million in a funding round organized by Inspired Evolution. As part of its expansion strategy, solar kit provider d.light is raising funds it’s second since the beginning of the year. ![]()
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