The Simba Group, distributors of Luminous power back up solutions including inverters, batteries and solar powered systems, have unveiled a ‘first of its kind’ Luminous Solar Tall Tubular battery into the Nigerian market. This battery is optimsed for solar applications and is made with patented technologies to offer fast charging and long power-backup. Speaking during the unveiling of the product held at the company’s corporate office in Lagos, the Business Head Simba Power Products – Mr Ravi Srivastava Group said,

“We at Simba are delighted to launch the Luminous Solar Tall Tubular battery, made with patented alloys and manufactured to the highest standards. This is the first tubular battery with 24 months warranty in Nigeria. This is another feather in the cap for Simba that continues to drive product, service and distribution innovation in the country. Other recent achievements of ours, where we were the first in Nigeria, include our paperless warranty system, our mobile app for customers and our e-training platform for electricians who service our products. We believe that this battery, which lasts longer and charges quicker, will deliver ultimate value to our customers, and we are very excited to launch it today.

L-R: Business Head, Power Product Division, Simba Group, Ravi Srivastava; Sales Executive, Simba Group, Mrs. Helen Odiakosa; another sales executive, Mrs. Maureen Arorote and Group Head, Marketing, Simba Group, Karthik Govindarajan during the launch of Luminous Solar Tall Tubular Batteries held in Lagos.

Luminous which is a global leader in inverters and batteries has been partnering with Simba in Nigeria for over 10 years. Speaking at the event, Mr Karthik Govindarajan said, “Our driving force has been Affordability, Innovation and Service –three pillars of go to market strategy. Some of our recent successes have been the Luminous DeLite, a value-optimised package comprising of an inverter, tubular battery and trolley sold at Naira 99,000, which ensures access to the inverter solution for those at all levels.

We also introduced the Regalia which is an advanced wall-mounted system powered by Lithium Ion batteries, wifi enabled and solar-ready, to cater to the discerning user. All this success is possible due to the backup provided by the award-winning Simba Service, which is Africa’s largest inverter and battery service network offering 24*7 support to our customers and spread across 11 company-owned service centres, 31 partner service centres and over 500 engineers and electricians across the country.”

The Simba Group, founded in Nigeria in 1988, is a conglomerate with operations across Nigeria’s most dynamic economic sectors – agriculture, alternative energy, backup power supply systems, networking and data transmission, ICT infrastructure development, and commercial vehicles. The group commands leadership positions in all five companies that share a simple, yet effective, corporate philosophy: providing the customer with unparalleled satisfaction. In partnership with globally renowned companies such as Luminous, TVS Motors, Avaya, Mahindra etc – Simba Group offers Nigerians innovative products and solutions, backed by attentive and industry-leading customer service.