Incorporating solar energy into your home to ease loadshedding, or in an off the grid setting, comes with a reputation for high costs and similarly high complexity.

Thankfully GIZZU has created a rather interesting product in the form of the 10W Solar Lighting Kit which, in one box and with one reasonably affordable purchase, allows anyone to dip their toes into the world of solar energy without massive costs or installation woes.

Inside of your Solar Lighting Kit, you will find a GIZZU Solar Panel Battery Unit, a 10W Solar Panel with 8M PV Cable, three 2W LED Lamps, three LED Lamp Cables, a 5-in-1 USB Cable, and a user manual to guide you through the easy setup and use.

This is everything you need to start capturing power from the sun which you can then use for bright lighting when the sun goes down. The included battery here is 51.2Wh, which gives you around eight hours of light with the three included LED lamps. That’s an entire night of light through solar power.

Don’t need all those hours of light? The battery also has USB ports so you can charge up your devices in a pinch. In fact, you could even buy this Solar Lighting Kit and use it purely for the power generation, and not necessarily for lighting. It really is up to you and, again, all of this comes in one box so you can pick and choose what elements you want to use, and how.

At home you can set up the solar panel, battery and lighting as a permanent installation. Charge up when the sun is out and then ride out loadshedding, even at night. We see the GIZZU 10W Solar Lighting Kit as the perfect accessory for gazebos, patios, tents and any other outdoor space for family and friends to gather.

Those who enjoy intimate events outside the house – while still on your property – will love the ability to keep the good times going when there’s no power.

For off the grid enthusiasts, campers, hikers and van lifers, the Solar Lighting Kit also works equally well. Here the lighting factor is even more important when power is even more of a luxury, and you can’t always divert your stores to stay in the light. The entire kit with packaging is just under three kilograms – 2 770 grams to be exact – making it easier to take with you even if you’re carrying it by hand.

Outside of practical uses the very fact that your energy comes from solar is great for those looking to reduce their carbon footprint.

No matter where you use the kit you can enjoy some of the other features, such as the battery level indicator which gives you usable information, as opposed to some other battery products which have one coloured LED which you have to use to guess the current charge levels.

Also look forward to the many built-in electronic protection technologies which guard against short circuits, overcharge, over-discharge, overcurrent and more.

The GIZZU 10W Solar Lighting Kit is in stock and available for order right now from Takealot.