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    Solar lanterns provide cleaner and brighter lighting than kerosene lamps, reducing costs. They work by using photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity stored in a rechargeable battery. This powers a light for 4-5 hours and a radio for 15 hours on a single charge. Users save money on kerosene and candles while gaining lighting for extended daily activities like homework. Solar lanterns cost around $114-149 but credit schemes can help pay in installments.

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    Solar lanterns provide cleaner and brighter lighting than kerosene lamps, reducing costs. They work by using photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity stored in a rechargeable battery. This powers a light for 4-5 hours and a radio for 15 hours on a single charge. Users save money on kerosene and candles while gaining lighting for extended daily activities like homework. Solar lanterns cost around $114-149 but credit schemes can help pay in installments.

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    Action Sheet 68

    solar lanterns
    What is this Action Sheet about?
    If you have no electricity supply or one that is unreliable, and
    you would benefit from a cleaner and brighter source of light,
    then you might like to hear about solar lanterns. Although the
    lantern has to be paid for, lantern owners soon start to see a
    saving because you will need to buy less kerosene and
    candles.
    Margaret from Kenya was part of a Practical Action (ITDG)
    pilot project for the Glowstar solar lantern, designed by ITC
    and manufactured by Sollatek: “Initially it helped me because
    I used to buy kerosene more frequently than now, so my
    costs have gone down. Unless I use my small lamp for the
    kitchen, I don’t have any need for kerosene any more. In a
    month we would spend 120 Ksh on around five litres of (Image: Practical Action)
    kerosene. Now I spend only about 40 Ksh per month.”

    How do solar lanterns work?


    Photovoltaic technology, known as Solar PV, transforms
    the energy of sunlight into electricity. When the Glowstar
    solar lantern is plugged into a solar photovoltaic cell, its
    rechargeable battery stores the electricity produced so
    that it can be used to light your home or power a radio.
    When fully charged, the lantern will give light for 4 to
    5 hours, and the radio will run for 15 hours. If both are
    used at once, the listening and lamp time will be shorter.
    Although it may take longer, the photovoltaic panels can
    Glowstar Lantern still charge the solar lantern on a cloudy day.
    (Image: Practical Action)

    What are the benefits?


    Light from a solar lantern extends the hours of the day available for reading, sewing, cooking, study
    and many types of cottage industry. Margaret said: “As soon as we got this lantern we could see that
    it was better. When the lantern is on we can’t see that the kerosene one is on. When we are doing
    something outside it lights my way. And when my children are doing their homework it helps them
    too - they get about two hours of work to do.”

    And how much do they cost?


    In June 2005, the normal price for a Glowstar lantern in Kenya was 6844Ksh (US$86), plus 4600Ksh
    (US$58) for the solar panel. Usually, the Glowstar lantern costs US$114-149 depending on the
    import duty of the country. However, you might find a special offer price, and some companies
    selling the lanterns are planning to run farmers co-operative credit schemes and group lending
    schemes to help people pay little by little.

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This Action Sheet was prepared by Nancy Gladstone, using information from the Practical Action and Glowstar lantern
    websites.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION


    CONTACTS
    Practical Action (formerly known as ITDG) – www.practicalaction.org
    www.glowstar.net

    SOLLATEK offices in Africa


    Angola Nigeria
    Cemtec LDA (Consumer Products - AVS, SVS, Guards etc)
    Far East Mercantile
    Egypt
    Sollatek Electronics Egypt Limited (AVR’s & Solar Products)
    4,Mohamed Soliman AlGhanam Namoh Industries
    From Mohamed Refaat,
    South Africa
    Al Nozha
    Sollatek South Africa
    Cairo
    Egypt Tanzania
    Tel + 00 202 6222 973 please contact our office in Sollatek Kenya
    Email: seel@link.com.eg
    Ghana Uganda
    Sollatek Electronics (Ghana) Limited Market Street
    29 Shikashika Street Kampala
    PO Box 8693 UGANDA
    Abelomkpe Tel +256 41 250526
    Accra
    Ghana
    Tel: + 233 21 775106 Tel/Fax: + 233 21 773138
    Email : Sollatek@Africaonline.com.gh
    http://www.webstar.com.gh/sollatek/
    Kenya
    Sollatek Electronics Kenya Limited
    P.O.Box 83831,
    Mombasa, Kenya
    Tel + 254 41 5486250/1/2/3 Fax + 254 41 5486259 email:
    sales@sollatek.co.ke
    www.sollatek.co.ke

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