d.light

In partnership with ReVolt, d.light will offer energy as a service to customers, leveraging Digicel’s existing network of Tcho Tcho mobile money agents as points of sale for their energy as a service offering.

Grantee Details

Name of project: d.light Solar as a Service: Affordable Energy Access in Haiti

Project location: Haiti

Type of grant: Market validation

Grant awarded: November 2015

Partners: Re-Volt

d.light has developed a business model designed to simultaneously drive mobile money adoption and expand energy access in Haiti. In partnership with ReVolt, d.light will offer energy as a service to customers, leveraging Digicel’s existing network of Tcho Tcho mobile money agents as points of sale for their energy as a service offering. Part of the process of registering an account with Re-Volt will include registering for a mobile money account. This Market Validation grant will test how the adoption of d.light’s energy offering will drive adoption of mobile money, providing a use-case for maintaining an active account over time.

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