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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Testimonial

“Through this project, we are hoping to demonstrate that PAYG solar can drive mobile money adoption in markets with low mobile money penetration.  This will show that the viability of the PAYG business model is not limited to countries that already have vibrant mobile money markets.” – Karl Skare, Director of New Business Initiatives, d.light