Solar Emergency Lights
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About Solar Emergency Lights
A solar emergency light charges from its own panel and runs when the grid does not. That distinction matters: a mains-only rechargeable emergency light is useless in an outage that lasts longer than its charge, and worse than useless where supply is unreliable enough that it was never fully charged to begin with.
This range covers emergency tube lights from 3W to 8W, a three-bulb home lighting kit, and a portable 15W LED spotlight, producing 240 to 1,500 lumens. Prices run from about Rs 1,200 for a single tube light to Rs 14,994 for a six-kit pack. Shinesun manufactures and supplies from Bangalore across India.
Choosing the right emergency light
Solar emergency tube lights
Wall or ceiling mounted, these replace the room light during an outage. Our 3W, 5W and 8W tube lights produce 240 to 400 lumens — enough to work, cook or move around a room safely rather than merely to see. Supplied singly and in bulk packs of ten for shops, offices and multi-room installations.
Home lighting kits
A central panel and battery driving several bulbs, so one charging point lights more than one room. Our three-bulb kit produces around 480 lumens total and is supplied in packs of six kits, which suits a builder, a hostel or a community distribution rather than a single household.
Portable spotlights
The 15W LED spotlight produces 1,500 lumens in an IP65 housing at 6000K. Being portable and weather-rated, it carries outdoors — site work, night repairs, camping — as well as serving as a high-output emergency light indoors.
Battery chemistry, and why it decides the price
Emergency lighting sits idle for long periods and then has to work. That makes battery chemistry more consequential here than in a fixture that cycles nightly.
- LiFePO4 holds charge well, tolerates heat, and lasts 8 to 12 years. Our 5W home light uses a 10Ah LiFePO4 battery.
- Lithium-ion is lighter and cheaper, and standard in the compact tube lights. Expect a shorter service life than LiFePO4, particularly in an un-air-conditioned room through summer.
- Lead acid still appears in larger multi-bulb kits, where the weight matters less and the cost per Ah is lower. It needs replacing sooner — typically 3 to 4 years.
Price in India (2026)
- Rs 1,200–1,800 — single solar emergency tube lights, 3W to 8W.
- Rs 4,200–6,000 — the 5W LiFePO4 home light and the 15W portable spotlight.
- Rs 13,800–15,000 — bulk packs: ten tube lights, or six three-bulb home kits.
What to check before buying
- Lumens, not watts. Two 5W emergency lights can differ by half in actual output.
- Stated runtime at full output. A runtime quoted at a dimmed setting is not the number you need during an outage.
- Whether it charges by solar, mains or both. Dual charging is the practical choice where sun is limited but the grid is merely unreliable.
- Where the panel will sit. The panel has to reach daylight. A tube light fitted in an internal room needs its panel run to a window or balcony.
Emergency lamps, rechargeable lights and solar: which is which
Three things get sold under similar names and they behave very differently in a long outage.
| Type | Charges from | In a long outage |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency lamp | Mains | Runs until the battery is flat, then stops |
| Rechargeable emergency light | Mains | Same — and may not have been fully charged to begin with |
| Solar emergency light | Its own panel | Recharges during the outage |
Where cuts are short and infrequent, a mains rechargeable lamp is perfectly adequate and cheaper. Where supply is unreliable enough that the lamp itself never reaches a full charge, or where outages run for hours or days, only the solar fixture keeps working — because the thing that failed is the same thing the others depend on to recharge.
That is the whole decision, and it is worth making deliberately rather than by price.
Sizing emergency lighting for a room
Buy on lumens, not watts. As a rough guide for backup lighting, where the aim is to move about and work safely rather than to match daytime levels:
| Space | Output | Suitable fixture |
|---|---|---|
| Stairwell, corridor, small room | 200–250 lm | 3 W tube light |
| Bedroom, kitchen, shop counter | 400 lm | 5 W or 8 W tube light |
| Living room, workroom | 500 lm+ | 5 W home light, or two tubes |
| Several rooms from one point | 480 lm total | 3-bulb home kit |
| Outdoor or task work | 1,500 lm | 15 W portable spotlight |
Where the panel goes
This is the constraint people plan around last and should plan around first. Every solar emergency light needs its panel in daylight, so a fixture in an internal room needs a cable run to a window, balcony or roof. Decide where the panels can go, then decide where the lights go — doing it the other way round is how installations end up with a panel on a north-facing wall that never charges properly.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a solar and a rechargeable emergency light?
A rechargeable emergency light charges from the mains and runs its battery down during an outage. A solar emergency light charges from its own panel, so it recharges during the outage itself. Where cuts are long or frequent, that difference is the whole point.
How long do they run on one charge?
It depends on output and battery size. Compact tube lights are designed for several hours of evening use; the higher-capacity LiFePO4 fixtures run longer. Check the runtime stated at full output rather than at a dimmed setting.
Can they be charged from the mains as well?
Some models support both. Check the individual product page — where mains charging is available it is stated in the specifications.
Are they bright enough to light a whole room?
A 5W to 8W emergency tube light at 400 lumens lights a small to medium room adequately for moving about, cooking or working. For a large room, or to light more than one, a multi-bulb kit is the better choice.
Buying for a project?
For hostels, site accommodation, schools or community distribution, tell us the number of rooms and typical outage length and we will suggest a configuration and quote against quantity.