About
d.light is a private company headquartered in Shenzhen, China specializing in Solar.
d.light is a global provider of off-grid solar products, including solar lanterns, home systems, TVs, inverters and appliances, sold largely through pay-as-you-go financing to low-income households and small businesses. The company also runs a carbon project programme that generates carbon credits from its product sales, operates the Atlas PayGo software platform for partners, and reports serving over 200 million people worldwide.
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Service areas (1)
Off-grid solar PayGo distribution
Pay-as-you-go solar lanterns, home systems, inverters and appliances sold to households and small businesses without reliable electricity, plus carbon project development.
Locations
Headquarters
d.light Tower, Block No. 543, Five Street, Bagualing, Futian, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Operating locations (7)
- Ground Floor, Block B, Nairobi Business Park, Ngong Road, Nairobi, Kenya
- Plot 32 Hill Lane Kololo, Kampala, Uganda
- Unit No. 103C-1, First Floor, Time Tower, MG Road, Gurugram, Haryana, India
- 31A, Remi Fani-Kayode Avenue, G.R.A. Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
- 57, Haile Selassie Road, Arusha, Tanzania
- 1 Monkey Close, off Twin Palm Road, Kabulonga, Lusaka, Zambia
- Suite 210, 2100 Geng Road, Palo Alto, California, United States
Service regions
Projects
2Gora Primary Health Care Center solar inverter installation
Installation of a d.light iMAX10 solar inverter to provide reliable power and lighting for a primary health care center, replacing unreliable grid power during outages.
PayGo solar distribution in Madagascar
Pay-as-you-go solar access launched in partnership with Orange for households in Madagascar.
Credentials & affiliations
Certifications
Global Impact Investment Rating System (GIIRS) Certified
Great Place To Work Certification 2025
Awards
Great Place to Work Award (top three medium-sized companies)
Global Social Venture Competition winner
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Partnerships
Orange
