d.light Design

The great outdoors needn’t be a total inconvenience when you've got d.light with you. ⛺ 🌞

The d.light difference and what sets us apart from other solar brands ☀

A two-year warranty and VeraSol certification are just a few things that make d.light solar powered products a slice above the rest.

d.light LiFePO4 batteries last more than 6 times longer than other brands that use other battery technologies like Lead Acid Battery, Nickel Cadmium Battery or Lithium Ion Battery (Manganese).
d.light LiFePO4 batteries means a much longer-lasting, safe and reliable solar solution powering your energy needs.

Clean, cost-effective, quiet – it’s no wonder solar energy is loved by campers and outdoorsy people the world over ☀🔦⛺

Imagine the sun as a giant battery 🌞🔋every day, the sun emits an unthinkable amount of energy and solar panels capture it and store it as electricity.

The sun is the foundation of d.light – we make products which harness solar energy and offer steadfast solutions for a variety of use cases.

With over 33 million tons of CO2 avoided, 164 million lives changed and 4.8 billion saved in energy expenditure, d.light is on track to realising their vision of a brighter future with access to affordable and sustainable products for all.

Our CEO Nick Imudia this month penned this piece for The African Observer, explaining how d.light’s model and products are bringing power to rural African health clinics and providing expectant mothers with light during childbirth.

Read the piece here: https://theafricanobserver.com/powering-african-hospitals-to-provide-expectant-mothers-with-light-during-childbirth/

Powering African hospitals to provide expectant mothers with light during childbirth - The African Observer The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that close to one billion people in low- and lower-middle-income countries are served by healthcare facilities with unreliable electricity or with no electricity access at all. According to WHO, 15 percent of healthcare facilities lack access to electric...

We are excited to announce that d.light is now distributed in 70 countries around the world! This is a major milestone for our company, and we are grateful to our partners and customers for making it possible.
d.light has sold over 30 million products including solar lanterns, solar home systems, TVs, radios and smartphones, impacting the lives of over 160 million people.

Our partners have sold more than 20 million solar products globally. They’re creating profitable businesses and helping their communities at the same time.
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d.light and Acumen’s other investees have brought sustainable energy to more than 190M people. As we strive toward our collective goal of universal energy access, .

It's The We That Counts Acumen surpasses half-a-billion lives reached through Patient Capital investments. Learn more about the community that made it happen and support Acumen today.

Join a whole new way of thinking about solar with products from d.light.

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With Aidex 2023 around the corner and d.light exhibiting, we take a look at this year's expo, what it brings, and its importance, especially in today's climate.

d.light on LinkedIn: Shining a light on Aidex2023

d.light’s product range includes everything from portable power supplies that can charge mobile phones, lanterns, TVs, fans and radios to entire home systems that can power refrigerators and which provide a clean, safe and affordable alternative to kerosene. All d.light products are Verasol certified and come with a two-year industry standard warranty.

All d.light products are human-focused. We continuously improve them according to the feedback of customers to meet their unique needs.

See our product range on the d.light website here: https://lnkd.in/daz_3h5w

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An important article in The Washington Post on the challenge of equipping communities with the necessary tools to make solar energy work for them.

Establishing networks of partners to support people with solar technology is vital to its success: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/31/india-solar-energy/

India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid A cautionary tale for a world racing into renewables: The large majority of mini-grids in India no longer work, an environmental group found.

How do solar panels actually work?

Greenpeace recently published an explainer on the science that makes our products tick. From how well they work in cloudy weather, to whether or not they can be recycled, read their latest guide here: https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/how-solar-panels-work/

How solar panels work Here's a simple explanation of how solar panels turn sunlight into electricity.

🎉👷‍♀️Safety at Work Day - A Day to Remember!👷‍♂️🎉

What an incredible turnout we had at our virtual Town Hall, celebrating ! Our CEO Nick Imudia led the event, showcasing our unwavering commitment to fostering a strong safety culture d.light. 🌟🛠️

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The event featured insightful and interactive discussions, and the sharing of best practices to ensure our workplace remains safe and secure for everyone. It's inspiring to see the collective passion for creating a safer environment for all our employees. 🤝💼

Let's remember to practice safety measures every day, not just on . A big thank you to our CEO for demonstrating exceptional leadership and to everyone who participated in making this event a success.👏🎊

Together, we can make our workplace an even safer and happier space! 💪🏢

d.light, SFC, and Lendahand announce innovative crowdfunded RBF tranche to drive sustainability goals
The new Results-based Financing (RBF) financing structure will allow SFC to target the deployment of this new “crowdfunding” tranche towards specific developmental outcomes such as gender equality and energy access
Kigali, Rwanda, 18 October 2022 - Solar Frontier Capital Limited (SFC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of African Frontier Capital (Mauritius) LLC (AFC), Hands-on B.V. (Lendahand or LAH) and d.light design Inc. (d.light), a leading global innovator of transformational household products for low-income families, have jointly announced the closing of an agreement between SFC and LAH which will allow SFC to borrow up to USD 3.5 million from investors (the “Crowd”) on the Lendahand crowdfunding platform. Proceeds from the Crowd will be structured through an RBF tranche and used by SFC to further co-invest in targeted high-impact receivable assets purchased by Brighter Life Kenya 2 Limited (BLK2) from d.light in Kenya.

https://www.dlight.com/wp-content/uploads/SFC-LAH-DL-Press-Release-Final-18Oct22-v2.pdf

We are more than EXCITED to announce a $50 million investment from a consortium of lenders with a focus on the renewable energy space including SunFunder (Mirova SunFunder since June 2022) and TDB (Trade and Development Bank) as Co-arrangers and FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank. This investment will go a long way in enabling continued expansion of the company’s solar and Pay-Go consumer finance business in Africa and the launch of new innovative products. Click https://bit.ly/3oio8j9 for the full press release!

We are excited to announce a new $238 million off-balance-sheet financing facility launched in collaboration with African Frontier Capital Partners. This new financing vehicle is the largest off-balance-sheet financing facility of its kind in the industry and will pave the way for d.light to sustainably expand its PayGo operations across Africa on its journey to transform a billion lives by 2030.

Read the press release here: https://bit.ly/DL238M

NEWS! We're excited to announce that we have received funding worth $500k from Power Africa. This funding will go a long way in supporting us supply solar power to at least 80 healthcare facilities in Kenya. Click https://powerafrica.medium.com/usaid-power-africa-awards-an-additional-2-3-million-in-grant-funding-to-scale-healthcare-facility-ce8f396b62b2 for more information.

drives energy access: The PayGo (pay-as-you-go) model helps bottom-of-the-pyramid customers access reliable, affordable, technology. Between 2015 and 2020, between 25 & 30 million people gained energy access through PayGo worldwide

https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/factsheet-paygo-driving-energy-access-and-financial-inclusion-ssa

Factsheet: Off-grid PayGo: Unlocking Affordable Energy Access and Financial Inclusion in SSA PayGo (short for pay-as-you-go) is a system that allows customers to purchase solar home systems and appliances through installments. It has not only enabled bottom-of-the-pyramid households to access

NEWS! We are excited to announce that we have raised US$7 million in equity financing from Finnfund. This latest funding will enable expansion of the company’s solar and Pay-Go consumer finance business in Africa. Click https://bit.ly/3KY4Rgf for the full press release

All set for DLIGHTHON 2022? Don't forget to warm up for the run with a proper stretching routine covering all muscle groups. To Participate click https://forms.gle/rxFKVB8snkSdsf6v8

With a solar light by their side, school-aged children can study comfortably, at any time of day. Join d.light India's cause to transform the lives of children by participating in the DLIGHTHON 2022. A virtual marathon where you reap the benefits of fitness and fun as proceeds from the event are donated towards distributing solar study lights to children in India. Register now to participate-
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