(τCSS (1 a)=140 ns, τCSS (3 a)=200 ns) formed by stepwise electrontransfer. The overall yields of charge separation (≥50 % for complex 1 a and ≥95 % for complex 3 a) are unprecedented for bis‐tridentate RuII polypyridylcomplexes. This is attributed to the long‐lived excited state of the [Ru(dqp)2]2+ complex combined with fast electrontransfer from the donor moiety following the initial charge separation