A new two-electron photosensitizer, HBBQ[ZnCl]/[(ZnCl)(μ-BBH)] (BBQ stands for 2,5-bis[bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino]-1,4-quinone and BBH stands for 2,5-bis[bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino]-1,4-hydroquinone), has been synthesized and the oxidation state of the ligand was determined by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. Under light illumination the HBBQ[ZnCl] + ZnCl is reduced quantitatively to [(ZnCl)(μ-BBH)] (pH ∼ 5) oxidizing HO to HO as is evident by trap experiments. Electrochemistry gave a reversible two-electron ligand-centered redox wave for [(ZnCl)(μ-BBH)]. UV-Vis, luminescence and EPR spectroscopies reveal the slow formation of a stable quinone diradical, intermediate of the reaction. DFT calculations are in agreement with the proposed mechanism. Based on this property an aqueous {[(ZnCl)(μ-BBH)]||HO} solar rechargeable galvanic cell has been constructed.