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Swedish HiNation signs manufacturing agreement with Indian Prithvi Technologies to illuminate the life of millions of people in need
HiNation signs agreement with Indian Prithvi Technologies. To meet the strong demand for lighting and charging, the companies will establish a joint manufacturing unit of solar products in Thane, just outside Mumbai. There are approximately 1.5 billion people in the world who live without electricity.
- -“We are happy to start our collaboration with Prithvi Technologies in Mumbai. They are very skilled professionals specialized in lighting and energy saving products”, says Kristina Linhardt, CEO of HiNation.
The Swedish Energy Agency has supported HiNation in finding a strong partner, in close collaboration with CII, the Confederation of Indian Industry.
The market is flooded with solar products. HiNation’s focus is high quality and strong light to make an impact on animal farming and agriculture, as well as on people’s living standard. By manufacturing in India, HiNation wants to minimize the cost and make high quality light available at an affordable price to as many as possible.
- -“We want to make high quality light available to all the 1.5 billion people on this planet who are today struggling without electricity every day. Our light will give them more freedom and quality of life”, says Kristina Linhardt.
About Prithvi TechnologiesPrithvi Technologies is a well-established player in light production and energy saving solutions and has been working in the market since 1998. The company is headed by Mr Ravi Amdekar and Mr Rajesh Deshpande, both Engineers and Certified Energy Auditors in India.
About HiNation
HiNation works with energy and light to empower people. The company develops, designs, produces, buys and sells light and charging for people living without electricity. HiNation is mainly working with farmers and families through channels such as farmers’ cooperatives, local NGOs and local governments in Africa. Since early 2009, HiNation is working in Africa and in 2012 it was appointed "Climate Solver" by WWF, the World Wildlife Foundation. In 2010, the serial production of the first product "HiLight" started including charging, battery and lamp. HiNation is using Swedish high quality technology in developing the new products. The product range expected to be launched in late 2016 and is reflecting the needs and demands expressed by customers in Africa.
Contact information:
CEO, Kristina Linhardt, +46 70 930 50 20
Sources and facts:
“The LED lamp holds great promise for increasing the quality of life for over 1.5 billion people around the world who lack access to electricity grids: due to low power requirements it can be powered by cheap local solar power”.
From the press release related to the Nobel Prize Award in Physics last year: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2014/press.html
The Worldbank indicator shows that large areas in Africa are without electricity:
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS/countries/1W?display=map
Ämnen
- Miljö, energi
Kategorier
- hination
- off-grid charging solutions
- solar power
- solceller
- solcellsladdare
- solenergi
HiNation® develops, designs, produces, buys and sells light and charging for people living without electricity. The company is today working mainly with farmers and families through various channels such as farmer’s cooperatives, local NGOs and local governments in Africa. HiNation started working in Africa in early 2009 and were appointed in 2012 to "Climate Solver" by the World Wildlife Fund, WWF. In 2010 the serial production started of the first product, "HiLight" - with charging, battery and lamp. The company has learned from the first developed product and expanded the field of activity in 2014. The product range is today focusing on the demand pronounced by the customers. The process towards the next product started in 2013 in meetings with local representatives of people in Africa. A new product is expected in late 2016. The aim is to manufacture a high quality light to an affordable price for the people.
Today 1,7 billion people, about 25% of the world's population, lack access to electricity. Instead, they get light from open fires, kerosene lamps or battery flash lights. The result is unhealthy emissions, affecting the health of people locally and the environment globally, but also the risk related to fires in areas where water often is a scarce resource.
