In-Diya – efficient lighting solution for the BoP*

Schneider Electric offers an affordable and flexible system to provide efficient and clean lighting to the people who have no access to electricity.

Today, 20% to 40% of the poorest populations revenue is dedicated to getting an energy that is often harmful for the environment, for health, and not reliable. With In-Diya, Schneider Electric offers an innovative, affordable and flexible solution to bring reliable, efficient and green lighting to people living without access to electricity . In-Diya is a LED based lighting system that can operate on power from grid and / or solar panel and / or battery for indoor applications, adapting to the different conditions of the people.

* BoP : Base of the Pyramid

Features

Can illuminate a room of 12ft x 12ft uniformly for normal activity.
In the off grid area people can use In-Diya with a 12V 10Wp Solar panel and 12V, 5Ah battery.
People connected to unreliable grid can use In-Diya to have reliable lighting as it provides 8 hours of backup during power failure.
Help people to have same brightness during low voltage supply from grid.

In-Diya lighting solution

Specifications

Operating voltage	: 90V – 250V AC/ 50-60Hz, 12V DC
Light Output	: Equivalent to 11watt CFL ( Compact Fluorescent lamp )
LED Life	: 50000 hours
Power consumption by LED	: 5.5 watt when operated on AC supply : 4.5 watt when operated on battery / Solar
Battery	:12V, 5Ah Sealed Maintenance Free battery

In-Diya is available in 8 different models. The basic model can be powered by externally charged battery which can be rented from a battery charging station managed by a local entrepreneur. The advanced model can be powered from mains supply and / or from 10Wp solar power.

In-Diya – efficient lighting solution for the BoP*

Schneider Electric offers an affordable and flexible system to provide efficient and clean lighting to the people who have no access to electricity.

Features

Specifications

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