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In Kenya, one out of three off-grid households owns a d.light solar product. Thanks to our incredible business partners, investors and other key industry stakeholders such as the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association and the World Bank-IFC Lighting Global initiative, we are poised to bring millions of existing and new customers up the energy access ladder through our new products and solutions,” he said.ĭ.light enjoys unsurpassed brand and distribution coverage in Africa with the name d.light being synonymous with solar in many parts of the continent. “There are currently 2.3 billion people in the developing world living without reliable electricity and no one company can address the challenge alone. “The X850 is not only innovative, but we have ensured that it is easy on the pocket, and comes with a world of accessories that may be obtained at the same price as what you're paying for kerosene today,” he said.ĭ.light, the global market leader in distributed solar power in the developing world, is leading the way into a future in where millions of people can readily enter and rise up the energy access ladder with clean, affordable solar energy solutions.Īt 75 million lives already impacted, d.light is well on track to surpassing its goal of empowering 100 million people by 2020.ĭ.light CEO and co-founder Ned Tozun noted that the success of the organization was a product of the concerted effort of the various strategic partnerships made with the objective of creating positive social impact in the clean energy sector.

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Notable in the package is a d.light 19” LED High Definition digital TV which recently won the Global LEAP award for “the world's most efficient TV in its class.” Mr Goldman said that mainstream affordable solar energy solutions have often received a bad rap for being unable to power more than the most necessary appliances in a typical home.

DLIGHT SOLAR LIGHTS UPGRADE

“Our customers will now dare to dream as the new product has the capacity to power more than just the basic home appliances like bulbs and mobile phones,” said Sam Goldman, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of d.light.ĭ.light is also planning a major upgrade across its entire solar lantern products in the next few weeks, in line with its mission of moving its customers up the energy access ladder. This means that customers can buy the basic home solar kit and then upgrade it without needing to buy an entirely new system. The solar X850, which was launched globally today at d.light Africa headquarters in Nairobi, is the company’s first foray into a platform-based solar home system for its customers. d.light, a global solar kit maker has launched a flagship solar home system that will enable users to not only light their homes and charge their phones, but also watch digital TV channels from the comfort of their homes. Africans who live too far from the power grid or cannot afford a power connection now have a cheaper option to access a fully powered home entertainment system. Clean Power Research: Solar data solutions to maximize PV project performance.Energy Storage North America Special 2018.The smarter E Europe 2019 special edition.Market overview: Microgrid control systems.Market overview: Large-scale storage systems.Our customers have the final say in how our products are designed. We also engage in an extensive prototyping process that engages the end-users at ever step, getting their feedback on every single aspect of the product.

'It was about going out and living with people, and finding out what matters to them.' Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, the company's communications manager, emphasises this strongly ethnographic approach: 'Our design team spends hundreds of hours in the field, interviewing, observing and sometimes even living the lifestyles of our customers. 'It was never about focus groups and surveys,' explains Goldman. Informed to a large extent by the human-centred approach to design taught at Stanford's design school, the company has invested heavily in meaningful research that works out precisely what its would-be users need and are prepared to buy. It's telling that Goldman refers to the end-users of his products as 'clients', 'customers' and 'target market'. D.light's work is firmly located in a sound business model and adheres to a well-defined design and development process.

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