Solar ProjectLighting a Billion Lives Campaign

Sundarban, WB, India

RENEWABLE ENERGYPROJECT ON

Location of Implementation- Raidighi, Sundarban

Project Partners

Organization StatusBangiya Parishad Qatar

Funding Partners

Mukti Qatar Funding Partners

TERI, New Delhi Knowledge Partners

Mukti India Implementation Partners

SIFE AIMK Implementation Partners

LIGHTING A BILLION LIVES

PROJECT

PROJECT FLOW

Problem Problem IdentificationIdentification

Project Project DescriptionDescription

Work DoneWork Done

Problem Statement

Huge gap in the demand and supply of electricity

95% of Population depending on Kerosene

Villagers spending Rs 250-270 per month on kerosene

Low income of villagers

Inability of villagers to purchase solar lamps

SOLUTION – SOLAR ENERGY

Awareness Camp - 3rd May 2010

Sustainable Solar model- cheap solution for all

Video: Explaining basics of accounts management

FINANCIAL LITERACY

Imparting Knowledge of Financial Aspects, Savings for Villagers with this project

IDENTIFICATION, SELECTION of 4 RURAL SOLAR ENTREPRENEURS

Explained Sustainable model for renting out of lanterns, Competition in market, price of solar lanterns

Distribution Model by Entrepreneurs

Technical Training on Handling and Repairing of Solar Lanterns

Members Trained: 4 solar Entrepreneurs

Location: Ramkrishna Mission Kakdwip

Days of Training: 3 days

Trained on: Repairing, Handling and

Charging solar lanterns

Impact: Increase in Skill set and Imparted

Success Skills

DECREASE IN MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF VILLAGERS FOR POWERRs 270 to Rs 60

FINANCIAL IMPACT

Increase in income of Solar Entrepreneurs

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

REDUCTION OF KEROSENE CONSUMPTIOM , PROMOTE SOLAR

WORKSHOP ON BUSINESS ETHICS

PROPER CHARGING OF LANTERNS

UNIFORMITY IN LANTERN RENTAL CHARGESUNIFORMITY IN LANTERN RENTAL CHARGES

NOT TO OPEN THE SEAL AND USE BATTERIES FOR EXTRA CHARGING

PREVENT RENTING OF SAME LANTERN TWICE A DAY WITH LOW CHARGING

PREVENT RENTING OF SAME LANTERN TWICE A DAY WITH LOW CHARGING

WORK DONE

Current Status

Centre 1- Kankandighi, Sundarban

Name of Entrepreneur Mr Judhistry Haldar No of Lanterns- 60

Centre 2- Purba Sridharpur

Name of Entrepreneur: Mr Mahadeb Mandal

60 lanterns with charging boxes

Solar Model Customers

Feedback: We are very happy with this model. We spend a lot less on kerosene. We might stop buying it if we get these lanterns regularly. We don’t always get lamps due to

the high demand. Please give us more lanterns

Current Status

• Earnings of each Centre- Around Rs 3600• Very high demand of lanters• More requests for increase in supply of

lanterns• Requests from Entrepreneurs from

neighboring villages for starting solar model with part funding help

Funding for further projects

Funding required from Bangiya Parishad & Mukti Qatar for each set up – Rs 60,000/- (only 36% of the total funding)

Total Funding required for each set up that includes

60 lanterns, 6 charging panels and 6 charging

stations-

Rs 1,65,000