Lighting the Billion Lives
Lighting the Billion Lives
Partner Agency: TERI, New Delhi and Government of Bihar
Geographical area:We have covered 462 Solar Entrepreneurs in 12 districtsi.eMadhubani, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Begusarai, Supaul, Saharsa, Nawada, Lakhisarai, Sitamarhi, Madhepura, Araria and Nalanda districts of Bihar.
Project Duration: Financial Year (2010 to 2015)
Promotion of Solar energy in remote villages
Livelihood generation throughSolar Energy Micro enterprise model
Micro enterprise established under LaBL operates on fee-for-service or rental model. A Solar Charging Stations (SCS) are set-up in villages for charging the lanterns and providing the lanterns daily on rent to households and enterprises. A typical solar lantern charging station consists of 50 solar lanterns with five numbers of solar panels and junction boxes. The sketch of a typical solar lantern charging station is shown below (Figure 1). The solar lantern provides light for 5-6 hours daily using LED lamps on full charge of the battery providing illumination of 200-250 lumens or light equivalent to a 40 W incandescent bulb. The LED works for the full night (about eight hours) if operated on the dimming option.
Figure 1.0 Sketch of a typical solar lantern charging station
The charging stations are operated and managed by entrepreneurs especially women and Self Help Groups who qualify the selection criteria set as part of the LaBL campaign. These entrepreneurs are selected and provided the handholding support by local LaBL implementation partners called LaBL Partner organization (LaBL PO). The rent is collected by the entrepreneur, a part of which is used for O &M of the charging station and for replacement of battery as may be required after 18-24 months of operation. TERI provides the required training support to both the LaBL PO and the entrepreneurs.
The rental model for solar lanterns is the preferred model for delivery for LaBL on account of the following:
- It gives the flexibility to rent or recharge the lantern and therefore pay for the services only when required. The user is not burdened either with the upfront cost of purchasing the lantern or for maintaining it throughout its useful life. This might be more acceptable to a large population of rural households who purchase kerosene in small quantities as and when required, depending on their affordability.
- It offers lighting services that are affordable to the households. The user is required to pay minimal amount (Rs 2-5) on per day basis whenever s/he takes the lantern on rent.
- It offers an opportunity for entrepreneurship at village level and to expand charging stations into multi-service centres for providing value added services such as mobile phone charging, energy for computers, ICT based services such as information on various government schemes, land records, weather, crop price, education and other teaching aids along with typing, water purification, telephone booth and photography etc;
- It ensures prompt after-sales servicing and regular maintenance due to the presence of the LaBL PO who is given the responsibility of looking after these activities
- The centralized charging station option offers the possibility to use large capacity solar modules (50 - 200Wp individual size) which offer better efficiencies and lower unit costs (Rs/Wp) as compared to small capacity solar modules (5-10 Wp individual size) that are used individually with each solar lantern.
Telecommunication is a strategic element of the rural development. Looking to this requirement and from field experience, TERI has developed a model for solar PV based mobile charging, which works as an addition to the LaBL lantern charging station. The sketch of a typical mobile charging station is given below.
The Mobile Charging Station consists of 1 solar module, 1 battery, and 1 junction box with 10 AC charging ports. The AC ports allow users to use the same phone charger that they use in electrified buildings.
While TERI co-ordinates, implements and monitors the initiative at the central level, the LaBL PO select the entrepreneurs, hand-hold them, create awareness among theusers and monitor the activities at the grass-root level.
Activities:
- We have covered 5,77,500 Rural peoples among Households (HH) in 462 villages with 462 Solar Entrepreneurs in 12 districts. We have covered 5,77,500 Rural peoples among Households (HH) in 462 villages with 462 Solar Entrepreneurs in 12 districts
- Promoting solar energy throughestablished SolarCharging Station, Providing solar lantern on rent.
- Promotion of solar lantern.
- Mobilizing Community to use solar lantern and smoke free solar stove
- Established Solar Charging Station or “SCS” for livelihood generation to SHG members
Achievement:
- Linkage more than we have covered 5,77,500 Rural peoples among Households (HH) in 462 villages with 462 Solar Entrepreneurs in 12 districts in Bihar with solar lantern and or solar stove in Bihar
- Established 462 centralized Solar Charging station in Bihar
- Provide Sustained develop life inside the home.
Promotion of Solar Power: Capex Model
- Partner Agency:GreenSol, Bangalore and BREDA, Government of Bihar.
- Geographical area: We have covered34 government buildings in 7 districts of Bihar. We have implemented in district court building, Central etc. i.eBuxer, Kaimur, Sasaram, Aurangabad, Bhojpur, Supaul, Saharsa, districts of Bihar
- Project Duration: Financial Year (2017 to 2020)
- Theme:Promotion of Solar energy in generation throughsolarEnergy
Activities:
- We have installed 3.33 Megawatt in different buildings.
- Promoting solar energy throughestablished Solar Station, Providing solar energy in govt. building.
- Promotion of solar energy for sustainable development.
- Net metering
- Established Solar energy.
Achievement:
- We have installed 3.33 Megawatt in different buildings for green building successfully.
