Sinoware solar lanterns lighting a group of people outdoors at night

Light and Power Where the Grid Has Not Reached

Sinoware has manufactured off-grid solar lighting in Shenzhen since 2007. We build the lantern, the home system, the street light and the pump that a rural household actually pays for, and we build them to a price a programme can afford.

What we makeSolar lanterns, reading lamps, home systems, PAYG systems, street lights, water pumps and off-grid appliances
Who we serveDistributors, PAYG operators, rural electrification programmes and tender buyers in Africa, Asia and South America
What we solveLight, phone charging, water and cooking where there is no grid and no cash for a big up-front payment
Why buy from usOwn R&D and moulding, VeraSol and Lighting Global qualified models, and cost engineering that holds the specification
Sinoware Lamp2Torch solar lantern with 5W panel and integrated LED torch
Lamp2Torch solar lantern, 400 lumens with an integrated torch

One Requirement Nobody Would Build Started This Company

In 2010 an Indonesian customer came to us for the PLN SEHEN programme and needed a large quantity of a specific solar lamp. We searched and could not find it. No factory wanted to develop for that demand without an assurance of future orders. We offered replacement systems and they were refused, because an open tender has to be followed to the letter.

So we built our own R&D team. From moulding through to components it took eight months of day and night work, and the lamp passed the Indonesian laboratory test. We supplied 150,000 pieces of solar lamp to Lapuwan Island near Bali.

That is still how the company works. If the product a programme needs does not exist yet, we develop it.

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A Sinoware solar lantern in use in an off-grid household at night

The Six Things We Build In House

These are the technologies the company lists as its own. Everything on the product pages comes back to one of them.

MPPT charging

Maximum power point tracking built into the lighting systems, street lights and pump controllers. On the same panel it is quoted at 30 percent faster charging than a PWM controller.

Water resistance

Rain-proof lantern housings and IP54, IP65 ratings on the outdoor products, including the fishing light and the street lights.

PAYG

Token based unlocking on the pay as you go systems, OpenPAYGO certified and supplied on the PaygOps platform.

Solar fishing lamp design and control

Lamp bodies, brightness stepping and run time control developed in house for night fishing use.

LED efficiency

Work on lumen per watt output, with SEHEN lamps specified at a minimum of 125 lm/w.

Cost optimisation

Cost engineering across panel, battery, LED and moulding so a programme price can be met without dropping the specification.

Products in the Field

Photographs taken by customers and partners of Sinoware lamps in daily use.

A Sinoware lantern lighting a household at night.
A Sinoware lantern lighting a household at night.
Household lighting in a home with no grid connection.
Household lighting in a home with no grid connection.
A shop trading after dark on a Sinoware lantern.
A shop trading after dark on a Sinoware lantern.
A Sinoware lantern in daily household use.
A Sinoware lantern in daily household use.
Evening trading lit by Sinoware lanterns.
Evening trading lit by Sinoware lanterns.

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Lantern housings on the Sinoware assembly line before final assembly.

Made in Shenzhen With Our Own Moulds

Moulding, component sourcing, assembly and test sit in one place, which is why a specification change does not turn into a six month conversation. Lantern supply ability is quoted at 100,000 pieces per month.

  • First batch member of the China Solar Energy Society
  • CE and RoHS on the lighting range
  • VeraSol certified and Lighting Global qualified models
  • Solar panels quoted at a 5 to 10 year lifespan, LED bulbs at 50,000 hours

Inside the factory

Questions Buyers Ask First

What does Sinoware manufacture?
Solar lanterns, solar reading lamps, solar home systems, pay as you go solar systems, solar street lights, solar water pumps, a solar fishing light, a fuel-efficient cookstove, a DC induction cooker and off-grid productive appliances. There are 31 products across ten categories.
Where are your products used?
Off-grid and weak-grid households, mainly in Africa, Southeast Asia and South America. The company started by sourcing for partners in Africa and South America, and built its own R&D team in 2010 for an Indonesian rural lighting requirement.
Are your products certified?
Products carry CE and RoHS. The SunAwada reading lamp is VeraSol certified, the SunAce-Li is VeraSol tested, and the Lamp2Torch, SunAce II and SunBase models meet the Lighting Global quality standards. The pay as you go hardware is OpenPAYGO certified.
Can you develop a product to our specification?
Yes. The company built its own R&D team in 2010 and took a lamp from moulding through components to an Indonesian laboratory test in eight months. Housing colour, logo, lamp count, battery size and packaging are all customisable.
What is the minimum order and the lead time?
Order quantity and lead time depend on the model and the level of customisation. Send the model and the quantity you need and we will confirm both in writing.
Do you support pay as you go distribution?
Yes. The PAYG systems are OpenPAYGO certified and supplied on the PaygOps platform, and the same chassis is available as a non-PAYG model so a distributor can run both lines.

Tell Us What Your Market Needs

Send the model, the quantity and the destination country. We will come back with a specification, a price and a lead time.

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