Enabling Indian Communities Become Sustainable Details of Companies, Non-governmental Organisations Enabling Indian Communities to Undertake Sustainable Activities 2012 Overview of the Report............................................................................................................................. 5 Summary of Entities Involved in Enabling Sustainable Communities....................................................... 6 Solar ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Biomass Power ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Biogas .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Organic Farming .................................................................................................................................... 9 Waste Management ............................................................................................................................. 9 Energy Efficiency ................................................................................................................................... 9 Water Conservation and Management ................................................................................................ 9 All Renewable Energy Sectors ............................................................................................................. 10 Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Solar ............................................................................... 11 Barefoot College ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Milaap ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes (SAAP) ......................................................................... 14 Suzlon Foundation .................................................................................................................................. 15 Humana People to People India ............................................................................................................. 16 d.light ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI)............................................................................................... 18 Claro Energy ............................................................................................................................................ 20 SunEdison ................................................................................................................................................ 21 Chirag Project .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Azure Power ............................................................................................................................................ 22 Simpa Network Inc .................................................................................................................................. 23 Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Biomass .......................................................................... 24 Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI)....................................................................................... 25 Husk Power Systems (HPS) ..................................................................................................................... 26 Biomass Energy for Rural India (BERI)..................................................................................................... 27 M/S Aruna Electrical Works .................................................................................................................... 28 Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited .................................................................................................. 30 Nishant Bioenergy Limited, India ............................................................................................................ 31 Greenway Grameen Infra ....................................................................................................................... 31 Ankur Scientific Energy ........................................................................................................................... 32 Saran Renewable Energy ........................................................................................................................ 34 Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Biogas ............................................................................. 35 Agriculture, Crafts, Trades and Studies (ACTS) ....................................................................................... 36 Avani Bioenergy ...................................................................................................................................... 36 Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA) .............................. 37 Maverik Biomethane Projects Pvt. Ltd. (MBPPL) ................................................................................... 37 SKG Sangha ............................................................................................................................................. 39 Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Organic Farming .............................................................. 40 Rural Opportunity for Social Elevation (ROSE)........................................................................................ 41 Navreet Energy Research and Information (NERI).................................................................................. 41 Heal the Soil ............................................................................................................................................ 42 Navdanya ................................................................................................................................................ 42 Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Waste Management ........................................................ 44 Chintan .................................................................................................................................................... 45 Exnora Green Pammal ............................................................................................................................ 45 Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Energy Efficiency ............................................................. 47 Green Energy Foundation (GEF) ............................................................................................................. 48 Greenlight Planet .................................................................................................................................... 49 Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Water Conservation and Management ............................ 50 Mallanadu Development Society ............................................................................................................ 51 Manthan.................................................................................................................................................. 52 Sir Ratan Tata Trust & First Solar ............................................................................................................ 53 Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE) .................................................................................. 53 Entities Empowering Rural Communities – All Renewable Energy Sectors .......................................... 55 Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) ................................................................................................... 56 Asian Development bank ........................................................................................................................ 56 Desi Power .............................................................................................................................................. 57 OMC ........................................................................................................................................................ 57 Mithradam .............................................................................................................................................. 58 Cummins ................................................................................................................................................. 59 SELCO ...................................................................................................................................................... 61 Case Studies – Examples and Efforts of Entities Empowering the Rural Communities Case Study 1: Solar Electrification & Night Schools in Village Patan, Rajasthan ........................................ 13 Case Study 2: Lighting 1500 households in West Bengal............................................................................ 14 Case Study 3: Providing Employment for Musahars (or) Rat Catchers of Bihar ......................................... 15 Case Study 4: Distribution of Solar Lanterns in Villages of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh ..................... 16 Case Study 5: 100% Solar Village, Orissa .................................................................................................... 18 Case Study 6: Lighting a Billion Lives........................................................................................................... 19 Case Study 7: HP Pumps to Run on Solar power ........................................................................................ 20 Case Study 8: Eradication of Darkness - SEED project for Indian villages ................................................... 21 Case Study 9: Pay as you go Solar Panel Products ...................................................................................... 23 Case Study 10: Smokeless Chulas @ Nandal Village, Maharashtra ............................................................ 25 Case Study 11: Agarbattis from Char Waste ............................................................................................... 27 Case Study 12: First village in India to sell power to grid ........................................................................... 28 Case Study 13: Electrification through Biomass Plants in Madhya Pradesh............................................... 29 Case Study 14: Biomass in Rajasthan: Electricity Generation from Mustard Crop Residue in Rajasthan .. 30 Case Study 15: Biomass based cook stoves – Sanjay Chulas& Improvement of the Economic Condition of the Villagers. ............................................................................................................................................... 31 Case Study 16: Greenway Smart Stove ....................................................................................................... 32 Case Study 17: Gasifiers installed for village electrification @ Sundarbans ............................................... 33 Case Study 18: Biomasss Power Plants in Villages of UP and Bihar............................................................ 34 Case Study 19: Akodara Biogas to Power project ....................................................................................... 38 Case Study 20: Biogas Plants Hermarlahalla Village, Karnataka ................................................................. 39 Case Study 21: Village kitchen garden @ Pondicherry ............................................................................... 42 Case Study 22: Waste Management @ Pammal, Chennai ......................................................................... 46 Case Study 23: Sustainable Water Management Program @Buchkewadi Village, Pune ........................... 48 Case Study 24: Sun king project- Distribution of Solar Lanterns in Indian Villages .................................... 49 Case Study 25: Sustainable Drinking Water Programme @ Kerala ............................................................ 51 Case Study 26: Solar Powered Desalination Plant @ Kotri Village, Rajasthan ........................................... 52 Case Study 27: Promoting Fish Drying Using Efficient Biomass Fired Dryers by Rural Women ................. 54 Case Study 28: Biomass Power Generation for 100 Villages in India ......................................................... 57 Case Study 29: Solar Power Supply for 300 Households in Uttar Pradesh ................................................. 58 Case Study 30: Electric Supply Network for Rural Electrification ............................................................... 59 Case Study 31: Power to Remote Areas of Padarwadi Village, Pune ......................................................... 60 Case Study 32: Computer Education through Solar Powered Bus for Rural School Children in Karnataka 61 Overview of the Report The objective of this document is to highlight efforts undertaken by non-governmental organizations, companies, individuals in the renewable energy and clean technology sectors to empower the underserved sections of the Indian society. Some of the issues (highlighted below) faced by the rural households living in India have initiated the entities to carry out sustainable activities for the communities. As of 2012, 80,000 villages in India have limited or no access to electricity. Source: EntryIndia.com The average income of villagers in the rural areas are as low as Rs.250/month ( USD $5) An estimated 720 million Indians in 600,000 villages have no access to clean drinking water. Source Business Today. About 31 percent of India’s 806 million people living in rural areas do not have access to a clean water source. Source: thesolutionjournal.com About 668 million or around 70% of the Indians (in 6.4 lakh villages) live in rural areas and continue to use animal dung, agricultural waste and fuel wood as fuel for cooking. 300,000 to 400,000 people die of indoor air pollution and carbon monoxide poisoning in India because of biomass burning and use of chulhas. Lack of clean and reliable energy sources such as electricity is, in part, causing about 800 million people in India to continue using traditional biomass energy sources – namely fuel wood, agricultural waste and livestock dung – for cooking and other domestic needs. 2.2 billion liters of kerosene is burnt each year for lighting and about 5.5 million tonnes CO2 emitted to the atmosphere by burning of this kerosene by the rural households. This document provides details of the entities that are involved, their role in enabling the communities to take up sustainable activities as well as projects that have been implemented by these entities for the communities. This document covers about 45 entities and each of them is involved in carrying out various sustainable activities for villages across India and other parts of the world. The initiatives take by the entities have been categorised based on the renewable energy/ cleantech sector in which the activity has been carried out. Provided below are the number of entities that have been covered in this document, their type and the renewable energy or clean technology sectors to which they belong to: # of Entities Involved in Enabling Sustainable Communities 45 # of Entities that are NGO’s and selfhelp groups # of Entities that are Corporates # Of Entities that are Social Enterprises # of Entities that belong to the public sector # of Entities that are financial organisations # of Entities that are Research Institutes 21 12 7 2 1 3 Sector-Wise Breakup of the Entities # of Entities carrying out solar activities – # of Entities carrying out biomass related activities # of Entities carrying out biogas related activities # of Entities carrying out Organic Farming # of Entities carrying out Waste Management # of Entities in Water Conservation& Management # of Entities carrying out Energy Efficiency activities # of Entities carrying out activities in various renewable energy sectors 12 9 5 4 2 4 2 7 Summary of Entities Involved in Enabling Sustainable Communities Name of the Entity Type of the Entity Location Sector Solar Barefoot College NGO/Social Enterprise Rajasthan Solar Power NGO/Social Enterprise NGO/Social Enterprise Bengaluru Private company NGO/Social Enterprise Pune Solar lighting New Delhi Solar Power NGO/Social Enterprise New Delhi Solar Power Milaap Solar Alternatives and Associated Programs (SAAP) Suzlon Foundation Humana People to People India d.light Kerala Community activity Provides basic services and solutions to problems in rural communities for more than 40 years in several villages of India especially in Rajasthan. Solar energy Initiated the light a 1000 households program in West Bengal and villages in Orissa. Solar Thermal They provide solar thermal solutions ( solar Power cookers, water heaters, dryers, distillation and baking systems)for the rural communities Initiated distributing solar lanterns in villages of Rajasthan. They have installed solar charging station in various villages. They have also played a major role in the Lighting a Billion Lives Initiative (LaBL) along with TERI. They design, manufacture and distribute solar light and power to the underserved section of the society living in the villages across India. The Energy Research and Resource Institute Institute (TERI) Uttar Pradesh Claro Energy Private Company New Delhi SunEdison Private Company Chennai Chirag Project NGO/Social Enterprise Rajasthan Azure Power Private Company New Delhi Simpa Network Inc Private Company Bangalore Biomass Power Appropriate NGO/Social Rural Enterprise Technology Institute (ARTI) Husk Power Private System (HPS) Company Solar Lanterns A research institute based in New Delhi focusing and Green its research activities in the fields of energy, Buildings environment and sustainable development. One of their major initiatives was the LaBL Initiative which aims @ providing renewable power to billion households living in villages. Solar Power Claro Energy offers solar powered water pumping solutions to meet irrigation water and drinking water needs of remote and rural parts of India. Solar The company provides solar services and photovoltaic solutions to the rural community across India. (PV) They initiatiated “Sun Edison Eradicating Darkness (SEED)”, a programme that aims to electrify many remote villages across India, Africa and South East Asia through solar powered mini-grids. Solar home Providing Solar based home lighting systems to lighting some villages in Uttarakhand. systems Solar Providing unique distributed solar power service to rural communities, governments, and commercial customers throughout India Solar Home They have installed a pay as you go solar system Systems in villages where the villagers pay based on the actual usage. Maharashtra Biomass Bihar Biomass Power Biomass Public Sector Energy for Rural India (BERI) Karnataka Biomass Power Aruna Electrical Works Villupuram Biomass Gasifiers Private company Providing smokeless chulas to the rural households in India. One of their major initiatives was providing 500 households in Nandhal village @ Maharashtra with Smokeless Chulas Running on Biomass HPS has Installed 80 biomass based plants using gasification technology in Bihar. Around 200.000 people across 300 villages are benefited by the initiatives of HPS. Aims at developing and implementing a bioenergy technology package to promote a sustainable and participatory approach in meeting rural energy needs. The project is being implemented in a cluster of about 24 villages in Karnataka. Designs biomass gasifiers ranging from 10KWe to 5 MW that are suitable for power generation as well as for thermal applications. Aruna s gasifiers have been installed in many villages/rural areas of India. Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited Nishant Bioenergy Limited Private Company Rajasthan Biomass power Private Company Chandigarh Biomass based Providing sustainable carbon neutral energy cook stoves solutions and creating employment opportunities for rural households through low cost cook stoves and processed biomass fuel pellets through various local stakeholders Greenway Grameen Infra Private Company Mumbai Biomass based Developing innovative biomass solutions for stoves rural consumers based on the company’s unique heat transfer technology Ankur Scientific Energy Saran Renewable Energy Private Company Gujarat Biomass Gasifiers Private Company Bihar Electricity from agricultural waste Biogas Agriculture, Research Crafts, Trades Institute and Studies (ACTS) Biomass power plants in villages developed using agricultural waste and crop residues especially mustard crops. Biomass gasifiers are installed in small villages in Coimbatore for village irrigation and electrification. Generates electricity from renewable raw materials such as agricultural waste biomass-rice and wheat husk, plant stalks, juliflora, waste wood and corn cobs for the rural households. Bengaluru Biogas Providing total development to the rural communities through projects that revolve around education, environment and health programmes Uttarakhand Biogas Facilitating and bringing clean and reliable energy source to the villages in Northern India. Integrated NGO/Social Sustainable Enterprise Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA) New Delhi Biogas They provide biogas development in rural areas, solar lighting, solar cookers, micro hydel, biomass gasifiers, wind energy systems, energy audit and applications. Maverik Biomethane Projects Private Limited ( MBPPL) SKG Sangha Private Company Vadodara The objectives of MBPPL are to work for the upliftment of inadequately privileged people of the society, to make villages clean & green by promoting & using biomethane technology. NGO/Social Enterprise Karnataka Biogas Produc tion, Vermi compo sting Biogas & Solar Power Avani Bioenergy NGO/Social Enterprise Constructed the highest number of biogas plants in India, total of 64,000 plants and installed 200,000+ improved fuel efficient fuel stoves especially for the rural sector. Organic Farming Rural Small self-help Uttarakhand Organization group for Social Elevation (R.O.S.E) Organic Farming hamlets Gujarat ROSE promotes organic farming and in permaculture by using local sustainable crop of seeds with organic compost and manure for farmers in villages across north India NERI - Navreet NGO/Social Energy Enterprise Research and Information (NERI) in the field of ecofriendly energy Heal the Soil NGO/Social Enterprise Haryana Organic farming, Biomass powered irrigation pumps NERI is implementing a project on clean and green energy technology and organic farming concept towards empowerment and better livelihoods of farmers Bengaluru Organic farming Navdanya New Delhi Composting, Organic farming With some organic experts, the team helps start-up small vegetable gardens in village homes. Navdanya has helped set up 111 community seed banks across the country, trained over 5,00,000 farmers in seed sovereignty, food sovereignty and sustainable agriculture over the past two decades. Delhi Waste management Research Institute Waste Management Chintan NGO/Social Enterprise Exnora Green NGO/Social Pammal (EGP) Enterprise Chennai Improving the lives of the rag pickers community by providing them with green jobs, education, and also assisting in improving the economic status of this community. Solid waste EGP works with residents, authorities, schools management, and the private sector to minimize waste and Biogas Power pollution in a suburb of Chennai – Pammal. Energy Efficiency Green Energy NGO/Social Foundation Enterprise Pune Energy Propagating the ethos of sustainable living and conservation disseminate knowledge to the rural and renewable communities. energy Greenlight Planet Mumbai LED Lanterns Combining technology and innovative distribution networks to commercialize lowpower LED lanterns. Water Purification Offer portable and stationary solar powered water purification systems typically for remote villages where water purification and electrical power are unavailable. Private Company Water Conservation and Management Mallanadu Development Society Research Institute New Delhi Manthan NGO/Social Enterprise Sir Ratan Tata Others Trust & First Solar Technology NGO/Social Informatics Enterprise Design Endeavour Bhopal Water management Roof top rain water harvesting programs in various schools in rural areas. Mumbai Drinking water schemes in coastal villages Energy efficiency and waste management Providing safe drinking water and irrigation to rural communities in India's northern Uttarakhand state They have designed and implemented rain water harvesting in more than 25 places in villages and large public utility areas. Bengaluru All Renewable Energy Sectors Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Public sector New Delhi Electrification REC provides financial assistance to state of villages - electricity boards, state government Solar, Biomass departments and rural electric cooperatives for rural electrification projects that are sponsored by them. Asian Development bank Multilateral Financial Organisation New Delhi Agriculture, Energy, Health Desi Power Private Company Bangaluru OMC Private Company Gurgaon Mumbai Mithradam NGO/Social Enterprise Cochin Solar and Provides electricity for rural communities across Wind Power India, conducting training programs for people with experts for the last ten years. Cummins Private Company Pune Biogas, Biofuel Serving and improving the communities by and Waste building stronger and cleaner communities by management providing non-electrified villages with equipment’s designed and manufactured by Cummins such as generator, gas-engines etc SELCO NGO/Social Enterprise Bangalore A set of Enhancing the quality of life of underserved sustainable households and improving their livelihoods energy through sustainable energy solutions and services services Microfinance, Funding for rural households using solar lanterns All Renewable Providing renewable energy solutions for energy sectors decentralized rural power generation in various villages & Solar, Wind Building small-scale power plants with and Biogas renewable sources especially solar for the rural sector where there is no reliable power grid. Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Solar Barefoot College Providing basic solar solutions to rural communities for more than 40 years in order to make them self-sufficient and sustainable Location: Ajmer, Rajasthan, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Bunker Roy Sector: Solar electrification, clean water, education etc.. Activities: Providing basic services and solutions to problems in rural communities for more than 40 years, with the objective of making them self-sufficient and sustainable. These 'Barefoot solutions' can be broadly categorized into the delivery of solar electrification, clean water, education and livelihood development; health care, rural handicrafts, and communication. One of their major initiatives is organising night schools for children living in villages, providing them solar lanterns. Details of one such project in Gujarat have been highlighted in the box below (Case Study 1) Established in 1972, the Barefoot College is a nongovernment organization that has been providing basic services and solutions to problems in rural communities, with the objective of making them self-sufficient and sustainable. For the solar electrification of villages, Barefoot College annually trains about 100 grandmothers from India and 80 grandmothers from international villages/rural areas located in the least developed countries as per the UN. The Barefoot College has been pioneering solar electrification in rural, remote, non-electrified villages, since 1989. The college essentially trains a few members of the community to be ‘Barefoot Solar Engineers’ (BSEs), who will install, repair and maintain solar lighting units for a period of five years at least, as well as set up a ‘Rural Electronic Workshop’ where components and equipment needed for the repair and maintenance of solar units will be stored. The rural, illiterate and semi-literate men and women are involved in placing the fabrication, installation, usage, repair and maintenance of sophisticated solar lighting units etc… To date, Barefoot College has trained about 15,000 women, most of them previously uneducated, to become teachers, construction workers, water testers, artisans, photographers, dentists, social activists, and solar engineers. The women, in turn, have brought basic services-such as water, light, education, and healthcare-to at least half a million people. Case Study 1: Solar Electrification & Night Schools in Village Patan, Rajasthan Location: Patan, Rajasthan Activity: Solar Electrification and Night Schools for children living in Patan. Patan is a small village, 7 kms from Tilonia (near Ajmer district of Rajasthan). Barefoot college has not only provided light to this village through solar lanterns, it has also organized a night school for all the children living where the children attend their classes using solar lights. The schools run every day from 6p.m. to 10p.m. These children who come to study go to work in the morning like helping in the farm, cattle grazing and doing other day to day chores but still have energy left to sing the rhymes and poems taught at their night school. The teachers teaching the kids @ Village Patan undergo a ten day training programme, once in a year during off season of farming and meet monthly to discuss new methods, drawbacks and improve their teaching skills. Barefoot college is running around 125 night schools in many villages of Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Website: http://www.barefootcollege.org/ Milaap Facilitating Non-Resident Indian’s (NRI’s) to lend to India's working poor so they can get access to education, clean water, safe lighting and more. Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India & Headquartered @ Singapore. Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Sourabh Sharma- Co-Founder, Business Development Sector: Solar Lighting, Clean Water and Smokeless Stoves Milaap is a social enterprise that enables people around the world to give a loan to the working poor in India. Milaap is the world’s first and currently, the only online micro lending platform that enables non-Indians & non-resident Indians (NRIs) to make a loan to India. Milaap is the first online platform to enable anyone around the world to lend to the working poor in India. Milaap’s loans are aimed towards providing people with access to basic essentials like clean drinking water, sanitation, renewable energy, vocational training with guaranteed jobs, apart from enterprise development. One of the major initiatives taken up by this NGO was providing solar lighting to over 1500 households living in the villages of West Bengal. The details of the same are highlighted in the box below: Case Study 2: Lighting 1500 households in West Bengal Location: Villages in West Bengal Community population: 1500 households Activity: Solar electrification Milaap is working towards electrifying villages in West Bengal by bringing solar lights to more than 1500 rural households residing in villages in and around the place. The project also aims to reduce monthly family expenditure on lighting by 50 percent, increase family income by 20-30% and empower local partners to promote sustainable and clean energy for these poor and excluded communities in West Bengal. Milaap has also developed a financing mechanism that allows poor communities to leapfrog the grid and move straight to solar light since around 85% of the people living in these villages are earning less that Rs 3000 per month. This means that they will not be able to pay up for Rs. 10,000 solar lights upfront. Website: http://www.milaap.org Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes (SAAP) Providing solar thermal solutions to serve the underprivileged sections of the society Location: Patna, Bihar, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Mathew SJ Muthuplackal, Founder &Director Sector: Solar thermal power Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes (SAAP) is a Patna based NGO that benefits the rural community by providing solar thermal solutions to the vilalges in Bihar as well as other parts of India. SAAP is the sole fabricator of different varieties equipments for making use of solar thermal energy in Bihar and second for large scale Scheffler solar reflectors in India. The specialty of this organization is that through solar thermal solutions it tries to serve the underprivileged sections of the society. One of the major initiatives taken by SAAP is to provide employment to a group of people living in Bihar whose major source of livelihood is to catch rats. SAAP has been successful in involving these rat catchers, also known as MUSAHARS in fabrication, setting up solar thermal plants etc.. (Refer Case Study :3) in varied locations. Case Study 3: Providing Employment for Musahars (or) Rat Catchers of Bihar Location: Patna Community population: 2000 Activity: Solar Thermal Installations. Musahars, more commonly known as rat catchers are a hindu scheduled caste found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in india. In the rural areas, Musahars are primarily bonded agricultural labourers, but often go without work for as much as eight months in a year. Children work alongside their parents in the fields or as rag pickers, earning as little as 25 to 30 rupees daily. (Less than US$/day) The Musahar literacy rate is 3%, but falls below 1% among women. By some estimates, as many as 85% of some villages of Musahars suffer from malnutrition and with access to health centres scant, diseases such as malaria and kala-azar, the most severe form of Leishmaniasis, are prevalent. (Source: Wikipedia) Besides eating rats, the Musahars are known for producing a good and cheap alcohol. SAAP has taken initiatives to empower this socially and economically depressed group - MUSAHARS’ living in parts of Bihar to assist them in solar fabrication. In the solar fabricating side these rat catchers are working with SAAP for the last six years. This has enabled this group of people to have an improved economic status thereby increasing their quality of life. Suzlon Foundation Powering a greener foundation through sustainable development for the under privileged living in under developed regions. Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India Type of Entity: Company Founder/Patners: Tulsi Tanthi, Chairman RE/ Clean tech Sector: Solar Lighting Suzlon Foundation leads the corporate social responsibility initiatives for Suzlon group of companies. The Foundation ensures that business policies and practices support sustainability as its guiding principle. Suzlon operates in underdeveloped regions, where holistic development is urgently required. Large geographical spread and diverse human resources make it possible for Suzlon to take up this challenge. One of their major green initiatives was the efforts carried out by the organization to distribute solar lanterns in some villages of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradhesh, the details of the project have been outlined below: Case Study 4: Distribution of Solar Lanterns in Villages of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Location: Jaisalmer, RatanKa Bans and Ratlam – Rajasthan and MP Community population: 500+ Activities: Distributing solar lanterns Jaisalmer also called the Golden city located 575 kilometres (357 mi) west from the state capital Jaipur. It lies in the heart of the Thar Desert. Ratlam also known as Ratnapuri, is a city in the north western part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The people living in Jaisalmer made their living by selling leather messenger bags, made from wild camels native to the area While the villagers @ Ratlam manufacture copper wire, plastic ropes, chemicals and artificial oxygen, among other products. Lighting was the prime need in the potential development of the villagers in Jaisalmer, Ratanka Bans and Ratlam in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh for the improvement of their economic situation since they were unable to work beyond 4 p.m. due to the lack of lighting facilities. The Suzlon foundation therfore has taken efforts to distribute around 500 solar lanterns in these villages. The economic situation of the people living in the villages have improved due to the use of solar lanterns and the children living there are able to study in the evening with the availability of adequate light. Website: http://www.suzlonfoundation.org/ Humana People to People India Enabling community development for the tribal households through Education, Health, Environment and Microfinance, reaching more than one million people Location: New Delhi, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder/ Partners: Dr.Mrs. A. Padmavath RE/ Clean tech Sector: Solar power Humana People to People India is a development organization registered in 1998 as a not-for-profit company. Humana People to People India runs 44 projects in 9 states of India within the areas of Community Development, Education, Health, Environment and Microfinance, reaching more than one million people. They have installed solar charging stations in Karahal in Madhya Pradesh. This initiative is an add-on to the current integrated community development project in tribal households. So far in 4 villages it has been installed. Website: http://www.humana-india.org d.light Transforming the lives of the under privileged by creating new freedoms for those without reliable power so that they can enjoy a brighter future Location: New Delhi, India Type of Entity: Social enterprise Founder/ Partners: Ned Tozun Sector: Solar Power In 2004, during D.light co-founder Sam Goldman’s Peace Corps service in Benin, Africa, his neighbour’s son was badly burned by an overturned kerosene lamp. d.light is a for-profit social enterprise that designs, manufactures and distribute solar light and power products throughout the developing world. They aim to transform the lives of at least 100 million people by 2020. This incident, along with the knowledge that 2.3 billion people in the world still do not have access to reliable electricity, inspired Sam to participate in a class called Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability at the Stanford Design School. d.light serves over 40 countries, through over 6,000 retail outlets, 10 field offices, and four regional hubs. The company employs over 200 people directly, and indirectly employs hundreds more worldwide. That’s where they developed their initial prototype solar lantern and an ambitious plan to bring safe, bright, and renewable lighting to people around the globe. d.light has carried out several green initiatives to empower various communities across India. More details about an initiative carried out by d.light in Orissa have been highlighted below: Case Study 5: 100% Solar Village, Orissa Location: New Keringa village, Southern Orissa Activities: Use of solar lanterns instead of kerosene lamps. (100% solar lit and is the first solar village in India) New Keringa is a village in Southern Orissa with about 50 families living there. The villagers earn their living by breaking stones into construction-grade materials, and seasonal sale of agricultural products, primarily rice, in nearby markets, sale of plates made out of leaves etc The villagers of New Keringa were considered to be the poorest in India since they had a annual income of about Rs. 7250 per year , which is less than USD 150 per year. The villagers were unable to work beyond evenings as it would get terribly dark and they had to return home very early. New Keringa is the first Indian village to be lit by solar energy. The lives of the villagers have changed dramatically and each house has been provided with solar lamps. This project of making this village 100% solar lit was successfully executed by Beyond Solar ( a US based non-profit) along with D. Light Design, a solar lantern manufacturer with an office in New Delhi and distribution capabilities throughout India, and South Orissa Voluntary Action (SOVA), a registered nongovernment organization (NGO) of Orissa. The solar lantern that the village is presently using has a back-up of 40 hours on a single charge. Earlier, each family was consuming 11 litres of kerosene spending around Rs.150 per month (USD $3). Now they are not only saving their money that was earlier spent on kerosene, they also save 9 hours/week that was earlier spent on commuting to bring the kerosene to the village. The lives of the villagers have changed dramatically and each house has been provided with solar lamps. The average monthly salary of the villagers went up by 50%. The villagers are also able to work @ night using their solar lamps. The children in the village are now using their solar lamps and are able to study@ night. Website: www.dlight.com The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) Tackling and dealing with the immense and acute problems that mankind is likely to face within in the years ahead on account of the gradual depletion of the earth's finite energy resources which are largely nonrenewable&on account of the existing methods of their use which are polluting. Type of Entity: Research Institute Location: New Delhi, India Founder: Dr. R. K Pachauri RE/ Clean tech Sector: Solar Lanterns and Green Buildings The Energy and Resource Institute, commonly known as TERI, established in 1974, is a research institute based in New Delhi focusing its research activities in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development. One of the major initiatives that they carried out was Lighting a Billion Lives Initiative which aimed @ providing electrification to over a billion people in the world. The box below highlights one such initiative carried out by TERI in a village in Rajasthan. Case Study 6: Lighting a Billion Lives Location: Banganga village, Viratnagar at Rajasthan Activity: Rural Electrification using Solar Lights Community Population: 120 households Lighting a Billion Lives (LaBL) was initiated by TERI and a few other organizations aiming to provide electrification to over a billion people in the world who have no or very limited access to electricity. One of the beneficiaries is 120 households of the Banganga village. Banganga is a village in Viratnagar block, Rajasthan. The village has witnessed immense underground water harvesting and massive deforestation. Hundreds of acres of land remains barren, leading to reduced rainfall in the region. Source of Livelihood: The people of Banganga mainly earn their living through agriculture. However, their economic situation was very poor due to lack of electricity since the people couldn’t work beyond 4 p.m. in the evening. Apart from agriculture, the villagers were also involved in making brooms, basket weaving etc… Issues in the Banganga Village: Similar to the other villages in India, electricity was a major problem here as well though the grid connection reached long ago. Most of the activities after sunset are carried out under kerosene lights. Unhealthy fumes of kerosene lights adversely affected the villagers’ health, and weakened their eyesight Lighting @ Banganga Village: The issues faced by the people of Banganga village has now been controlled by the LaBL initiatives by providing solar lanterns to this village. The people of this village have been given clean and high intensity lights that enable them to work even during nights. These lanterns are rented out to the villager’s everyday at a very subsidized rate. This village has over 100 households and most of them have been benefitted through this initiative. Benefits Reaped - The Banganga villagers who were involved only in activities pertaining to agriculture are now able to generate more income through other activities such as basket making, broom making etc. The villagers go around selling these in the mornings and make more of these at night with the help of their rented solar lanterns. At night, the villagers are also involved in vegetable sorting and officials in TERI reveal that the vegetable market also remains open till late evenings and each vendor and vegetable seller is seen to have these solar lanterns next to them. Website: http://www.teriin.org/index.php Claro Energy Offering off-grid solar power irrigation solutions to power-deficit regions in India by sourcing reliable and high quality solar PV technologies Type of Entity: Company Location: New Delhi, India Founder: KarthiWahi Sector: Irrigation, Water Purification, Drinking water to rural households Claro Energy offers off-grid solar power irrigation solutions to power-deficit regions in India by sourcing proven, reliable and high quality solar PV technologies. Claro Energy offers solar powered water pumping solutions to meet irrigation water and drinking water needs of remote and rural parts of India. The company has several installations in Bihar and is rapidly expanding. Also offer portable and stationary solar powered “Water Purification Systems”. These systems are typically installed in villages/remote areas where water purification and electrical power are unavailable. One of the initiatives taken by Claro energy in villages of Bihar in providing solar powered water pumping solutions have been highlighted below: Website: http://www.claroventures.com Case Study 7: HP Pumps to Run on Solar power Location: 10 villages in Bihar Activity: Solar irrigation Claro demonstrated a 7.5 HP pump to run on solar power. Till today it is the largest solar operated pump in Bihar. Today with a total on the ground team of 15, it is able to rapidly deploy and service its pump installations and engaged in brand building and business development efforts in Bihar. Claro had installed nearly 20 pumps totalling about 50HP. Nearly 10 villages depend on solar irrigation pumps installed by Claro Energy. The pumps irrigate a total land area of over 300 acres and impact the daily lives of 1000 rural farmers. Famers are becoming more water-efficient, as they have reliable daily water supply and they therefore don’t need to flood their fields whenever they get water. In addition to improving the economic conditions of rural farmers, distributed solar power infrastructure development will also generate local employment and prevent mass migration of villagers to urban areas. SunEdison Partnering with over 15 countries around the globe to bring renewable energy solutions especially solar that help to make a difference in people’s lives Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu Type of Entity: Private Company Founder: Alan Hirsch - Executive Vice President of Administration Sector: Solar photovoltaic (PV) SunEdison is the leading solar energy services company. It helps organizations take advantage of everything solar energy services have to offer. They develop operate and monitor hundreds of solar plants throughout the world, representing 100.6 MW of clean photovoltaic (PV) capacity. They continue to achieve that by providing customers with innovative solar energy solutions and proven financial savings while helping protect the environment too. The company also provides solar solutions to the rural community across India. One of their major accomplishments was a project carried out in the Merwada village of Rajasthan, the details of this project is highlighted below: Case Study 8: Eradication of Darkness - SEED project for Indian villages Location: Meerwada Village, Rajasthan Activity: Solar electrification SunEdison has announced a project to bring solar system to rural Indian villages called “Eradication of Darkness”. The project will focus on building a business model for designing, installing and managing solar projects for 29 villages in India’s Guna District. The 29 projects will be funded through a combo of government grants and private funds from other investors and corporations, says SunEdison. They have already completed the first test installation for this initiative — a 14-kilowatt solar panel project in Meerwada that is generating electricity for 400 villagers. It worked with the village closely on issues like safety, education, and use, and previously the villagers only used kerosene for lighting. Outside of rural solar projects, SunEdison, has already brought online 45 MW of solar projects in Gujarat, including a 25 MW solar plant in the solar park in Patan located in Rajasthan. Website: http://www.sunedison.in/ Chirag Project Providing every rural household with their right to light, this solution is delivered by providing solar based home lighting systems to villages of India which have no access to electricity for decades together Location: Mumbai, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Jyotirmoy Chatterji, Co-Founder Sector: Solar home lighting systems Chirag Rural Development Foundation is a registered NGO initially started as a small project by H.R. College students in Mumbai. This model aims at providing every rural household with their right to light. This solution is delivered by providing Solar based home lighting systems to villages of India which have no access to electricity for decades together. Project Chirag is not only conceptualized by some youth but also implemented by them at the grassroot level. Website: http://www.projectchirag.com/Index.html Azure Power Providing unique distributed solar power service to rural communities, governments, and commercial customers throughout India Type of Entity: Private Company Location: PushpVihar, New Delhi, India Founder: Inderpreet Wadhwa Sector: Solar Azure Power is one of India's leading solar energy developers and operators. They offer clean and affordable solar energy to their customers with little upfront cost and no ongoing operational expenses. Green Activities One of their main green activities is - Electrifying rural communities at the tail end of the grid that would otherwise suffer crippling power outages and low voltage. Website: http://www.azurepower.com - AR Simpa Network Inc Making modern energy simple, affordable, and accessible for everyone Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India Type of Entity: Company Founder: Paul Needham, Founder Sector: Small solar home systems Simpa Networks is a venture-backed technology company that has introduced a product and business model that will make sustainable energy choices “radically affordable” to the 1.6 billion Base of the Pyramid (BoP) consumers who currently lack access to electricity. Simpa sells distributed energy solutions on a “Progressive Purchase” basis to underserved consumers in emerging markets and Simpa is live with customers in Karnataka, India. Their model is built upon our proprietary risk mitigation technology which creates opportunities for market rate and social investors to invest in the expansion of energy access. Activities: Simpa has initially introduced its “pay-as-you-go” pricing to household energy systems. Users prepay based on actual usage and each payment adds up towards the total purchase price of the solar home system. Consumers can send payments using a mobile phone. Once fully paid, the solar home system unlocks and delivers free electricity for the expected 10-year life of the product. The details of the same have been highlighted in the box below: Case Study 9: Pay as you go Solar Panel Products Location: Bangalore, India Activity: Solar electrification Startup Simpa Networks has developed a home solar panel product for off-grid customers controlled by a mobile, pay-as-you-go system. The high up-front cost of the system was the major barrier. The retail price of a solar home system is around US$150, too much for some households to pay on an up-front cash basis. So they allowed the customer to try the system and pay on the basis of actual usage in the knowledge that, if the system stopped working, they would not have to pay. Customers pay for only the electricity produced by the solar panel at their home, in addition to a small upfront payment for the system. The basic solar system is 25 watts to 50 watts, which can power a couple of CFL lights, a mobile phone charger and maybe a fan or a TV cable box. Website: http://simpanetworks.com/ Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Biomass Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) Facilitating adoption of clean and sustainable technologies for enhancing quality of life in rural India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India Founder: Dr. Priyadarshini Karve, Project Coordinator, ARTI & Director Sector: Biomass for Heat and Electricity. Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) is an NGO based in Maharashtra, founded by a group of scientists and social workers in 1996. Since 1996, the organisation is involved in providing technological support for various R&D and Field testing projects on a variety of biomass fuelled cooking devices for rural households and commercial establishments. Products of ARTI. Image Courtesy- ARTI Green Activities: ARTHI have come up with a handy kiln for making charcoal from urban leaf litter; improved Cook stoves for the rural housewives. They have also designed a compact digester for producing biogas from food waste. One of the major initiatives carried out by ARTI was to provide smokeless chulas for over 500 households living in a village in Maharashtra. More details about the project is provided below: Case Study 10: Smokeless Chulas @ Nandal Village, Maharashtra Location: Satara District, Maharasthra Community Population: 500 households. Activities: Smokeless Chulas Running on Biomass Nandal is a Village in Phaltan Taluk in Satara District in Maharashtra State. It is located about 200 kms from Mumbai . Every family in this village is now an owner of a Bharatlaxmi Stove, which is reducing their fuel consumption by 30% and smoke emissions by 80% as compared to their traditional stoves. The women also report 30% reduction in cooking time, which is a bonus on top of the health benefits of reduced indoor air pollution. Smokes free Village Nandal has been made possible through financial assistance of Cummins Diesel Foundation and technical know-how of ARTI. The stoves have been supplied by SamuchitEnviro Tech Pvt Ltd. Each family has contributed just about INR 100 (approx USD 2.5) worth of materials for stove installation. The total cost for installing each Bharatlaxmi Stove was not more than INR 700 (approx USD 15). Website: http://www.arti-india.org Husk Power Systems (HPS) Providing a better quality and cheaper way to meet the energy needs of the rural communities through biomass, and creating an ecosystem around each biomass plant by providing income generation opportunities to local farmers and entrepreneurs. Location: Patna, Bihar, India Type of Entity: Company Founder: Ratnesh Yadav, Co-Founder Sector: Biomass power Husk Power Systems is a rural empowerment enterprise. It focuses on inclusive rural development on the backbone of electric power. Husk Power Systems designs, installs and operates biomass-based power plants. HPS has created unique models ofdecentralized electricity generation and distribution that can be well managed by the locals using local resources. HPS is mainly involved in providing biomass based power to rural communities in Bihar. Each plant uses biomass gasification technology to convert HPS hassuccessfully installed more than abundant agricultural residue (procured from local farmers living 80 plants in Bihar, providing electricity in the rural communities) into electricity, which is then distributed to over 200,000 people across 300 to rural households and micro-enterprises through a micro-grid system – providing a better quality, cheaper way to meet their villages and hamlets. need for energy. They are mainly involved in assisting villages in Bihar but are also involved in providing biomass power to other parts of the world as well. Each plant serves around 400 households, saving approximately 42,000 litres of kerosene and 18,000 litres of diesel per year, significantly reducing indoor air pollution and improving health conditions in rural areas Apart from setting up biomass power plants in rural areas, HPS also carries out efforts in improving the economic status of the people living there. One such initiative was taken in Bihar where the company took efforts in training women living in a village in Bihar and trained them to make agarbattis from the char waste that was left behind while converting rice husk into power. Details of the same are provided below: Case Study 11: Agarbattis from Char Waste Location: West Champaran District , Bihar Community population: 350 Activity: Waste management HPS is trying out new ways to make agarbattis out of the char waste left behind while converting rice husk into power at its rural power plant in Bihar. The company claims that this seems to be working out and is progressing with the experiment, and has come a long way. The company aims to provide employment to thousands of women across the district. As of August 2010, HPS has sequestered 50,000 tons of CO2, and employed and trained more than 300 local people for running and managing its power plants. Through agarbattis it hopes to create a livelihood for the women as well. Website: http://www.huskpowersystems.com/ Biomass Energy for Rural India (BERI) Developing and implementing a bio-energy technology package to promote a sustainable and participatory approach in meeting rural energy needs Location: Tumkur district in Karnataka State, India Type of Entity: Public Sector Founder/ Partners: N. Sampath Kumar RE/ Clean tech Sector: Biomass Projects for the Rural Communities Biomass Energy for Rural India (BERI) Project sponsored by GEF-UNDP, ICEF, Government of India and Government of Karnataka is being implemented in India to demonstrate the local objective of decentralized renewable energy production technology to augment the rural energy needs and capacity building of the local communities to manage the system in a sustainable way. Since 2007, about 400,000 kWh of electricity has been generated from biomass that equals the annual consumption of 6,000 rural households. 51 group biogas plants, set up as part of the project The project aims at developing and implementing a bio-energy technology package to promote a sustainable and participatory approach in meeting rural energy needs. The project is being implemented in a cluster of about 24 villages of Tumkur district in Karnataka State of India. A case study of one such village in the Tumkur district has been highlighted below: Case Study 12: First village in India to sell power to grid Location: Kabbigere village in the Southern Indian state of Karnataka Community Population: 1000 + Activity: Biomass Powered Village with self-run biomass power plants. Kabbigere is a tiny hamlet and a semi-arid village tucked deep inside the Tumkur district of Karnataka in the Southern Indian state of Karnataka, 2 hours north of Bengaluru. The households of this village mostly earn their living through agriculture or work at farms. Since 2007, this village has been generating power and selling it to the grid through biomass. The gram panchayat sells the biomass generated power @ Rs. 2.85 kWhto BESCOM (Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company) This project is a joint initiative between UNDP- BERI along with the GEF, ICEF and Government of Karnataka’s Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. The biomass gasification plant @ Kabbigere is designed to operate on woody biomass with a maximum ash content of 6%. The feedstock required for the plant operation is supplied from the captive plantation being developed over 3000 ha of land growing fast growing species trees. Kabbigere has a lot of eucalyptus trees and this is commonly used as a biomass source to generate power. The village also has other trees. Therefore, eucalyptus is one such feedstock that is commonly used. There is a reduction in carbon generation through energy plantations. Locals are regularly trained by the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru and employed in the power plants, increasing generation of skilled labor and employment. The biogas plants obtain the organic waste for fuel from nurseries set up by 81 self-help groups, providing income generation opportunities for women from marginalized communities Irrigation needs of the villages have been met by building 130 bore wells from the electricity produced, each shared by five families. 175 households cook with cleaner fuel without any increase in operational costs. Average household income has increased by 20 per cent because of the income generating opportunities provided by project. Website: www. bioenergyindia.kar.nic.in M/S Aruna Electrical Works Facilitating rural electrification by designing and fabricating biomass gasifiers to cater the needs of the rural communities Location: Villupuram, TamilNadu, India Type of Entity: Private Company Founder/ Partners: RE/ Clean tech Sector: Biomass gasifier project Aruna Electric Works, based out of Villupuram, Tamil Nadu designs biomass gasifiers ranging from 10KWe to 5 MW that are suitable for power generation as well as for thermal applications. The company has taken initiatives to electrify some villages in Madhya Pradesh through biomass power. Efforts carried out by this company @ Kasai Village, Madhya Pradesh has been highlighted below: Case Study 13: Electrification through Biomass Plants in Madhya Pradesh Location: Kasai village in Madhya Pradesh Activity: Biomass to Power (Gasifier System designed by Aruna Electrical Works) Kasai village located @ Madhya Pradesh is a remote, forest-fringe adivasi (tribal) village with 55 households and a population of 392. The village is not connected to the grid and therefore has no access to electricity. The village is endowed with abundant biomass resources in the form of wood (from forests and farmland), crop residues, and cattle dung and oil seeds. Traditional biomass (dung, wood and charcoal) continues to be used for cooking and heating purposes in the village. In 2005, the Government has been supporting a project in this village to generate electricity from a small, 10 KW biomass plant. Although the government is funding 100% of the capital costs, studies reveal that the project is being managed by the local community, with some technical support from the local Forest Department. For instance, villagers are responsible for gathering biomass for the plant and collecting Rs.120 a month from each household (£1.55p) to meet the plant’s operating and maintenance costs. The village now has access to fuel efficient stoves, biogas, biodiesel and biomass gasification systems for electricity generation. The village has 2*10 KWe gasification plant installed under this project. These gasifier systems have been installed by Aruna Electricals. The uniqueness of this power plant is that electricity is generated using a producer gas engine, which has been specially developed for this purpose. Source: pradesh/ http://www.eai.in/green-communities/electrification-through-biomass-plants-in-madhya- Website: http://www.arunaelectricalworks.com Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited Implementing multiple rural electrification programs in the state of Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India Type of Entity: Company Founder: Mofatraj P. Munot, Founder & Chairman Activities: Biomass plant using agricultural waste and crop residues as inputs, Wind energy Kalpataru Power is one of the companies around the globe to get registered with UNFCCC in 2005 and has benefited from CERs (Certified Emission Reduction) generated from its biomass plant in the Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. The second biomass plant at Tonk @ Rajasthan achieved Gold Standard Certification in 2009. It is the only premium quality standard for carbon emission reduction projects with added sustainable development benefits and guaranteed environmental integrity Case Study 14: Biomass in Rajasthan: Electricity Generation from Mustard Crop Residue in Rajasthan Location: Ganganagar & Tonk District in Rajasthan Activity: Biomass power generation KPTL operates two biomass energy generation plants, one 7.8 MW unit in the Ganganagar district of Rajasthan and another 8MW power plant in the Tonk district of Rajasthan by combusting mustard crop residue and cotton stalks as fuel. The mustard residue is obtained from the local farmers living in the vilalges around the Ganaganagar District and the Tonk district. Importantly, it has entered into long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) and wheeling and bankings agreements (WBAs) for all the power generated as well as a long-term agreement for the sale of carbon credits. Website: http://www.kalpatarupower.com/index.html Nishant Bioenergy Limited, India Providing sustainable carbon neutral energy solutions and creating employment opportunities through low cost cook stoves and processed biomass fuel pellets through various local stakeholders Location: Chandigargh, Punjab, India Type of Entity: Company Founder: Ramesh Kumar Nibhoria Sector: Biomass pellet based cookstove Nishant Bioenergy produces carbon-neutral biomass briquette stoves as a cheaper, greener replacement for LPG stoves in university kitchens and roadside canteens. To provide its stove users with fuel, Nishant is now starting a fuel pellet factory which will produce 100 tons of pellets per day and partnering with other producers in 4 Indian states. The company has come with specialized smokeless chulas that runs on biomass (crop waste) from farmers living in villages. One such initiative was carried out in a village in Punjab. The farmers were able to make an additional income by selling the crop waste. Details of a case Case Study 15: Biomass based cook stoves – Sanjay Chulas& Improvement of the Economic Condition of the Villagers. Location: Punjab Activity: Biomass based cook stoves Nishant Bioenergy developed Sanjha Chulha (combined stove). Made of brick, it is designed specifically for institutional scale cooking. The stoves cost US$3000 each, but the saving on fuel (LPG) is US$350 a month. It is fuelled by the crop waste produced by local farmers. This waste is sold by the farmers to local plants that compress it in to briquettes for fuel use. Estimates suggest that farmers’ annual income is 10% higher as a result of selling on the waste. Website: http://ashden.org/winners/nishant Greenway Grameen Infra Developing innovative biomass solutions for rural consumers based on the company’s unique heat transfer technology Location: Belapur, NaviMumbai, India Type of Entity: Company Founder: NehaJuneja, Co-Founder Sector: Smokless stoves that runs on biomass for villages GGI is a collaborative effort between enterprising individuals, institutions and NGOs to create and satisfy rural markets and infrastructure needs in a sustainable manner. The team comprises of technology experts, designers, sociologist and marketers to provide innovative and holistic solutions. The company has been involved in executing climate change mitigation and adaptation projects across the country, and has organized community-led projects and need-analysis consulting in a wide array of areas including agro forestry, primary energy supply and water access. Case Study 16: Greenway Smart Stove Location: Mumbai Community population: Villages Activity: Biomass based cook stoves Greenway Grammen designed a single burner, high-efficiency cook stove for everyday domestic use with solid biomass fuels (wood, cow dung, agro-waste and more). It consumes 65% less fuel and produces 80% less smoke than traditional mud cookstoves thereby reducing Household Air Pollution (HAP). This smart stove can save over 1600 Kgs of wood and mitigate over 2 tonnes of Greenhouse Gas emissions per stove per annum. 66% of all Indians and nearly 86% of rural Indians rely on these types of fuel. They offer loading capacity and stability for loads up to 25 kgs. Website: http://grameeninfra.blogspot.in Ankur Scientific Energy Facilitating biomass electrification through development, manufacture of biomass gasifiers Location: Gujarat Type of Entity: Company Founder: Dr.B.C.Jain, Founder Sector: Biomass gasifiers Ankur Scientific Energy started in 1986, has been in the forefront of development activities in the area of non-conventional energy sources. It was founded by Dr. B.C.Jain, a leading technocrat of India in field of renewable sources. The company has successfully developed and commercialized a very wide range of biomass gasifiers. Ankur has also involved itself in electrifying in many rural areas across India. A case study providing details of a project carried out by them in Gosaba Island located in the Sundarbans have been highlighted below: Case Study 17: Gasifiers installed for village electrification @ Sundarbans Location: Gosaba Island, Sunderbans Community population: 2,55,000 Population Activity: Rural Electrification through biomass power plants Gosaba Island is one of the 54 inhabited islands (out of a total of 104 islands) in the Sundarbans, a 75 large mangrove forest region situated on the Ganges Delta. The cropping pattern here depends almost completely on monsoon. This island had no access to electricity. In order to provide electricity to the rural households of Gosaba, the West Bengal Energy Development Association (WBREDA) formed the Gosaba Rural Energy Co-operative in 1996 with the responsibility to provide power to Island people with the help of the state and central Government. Biomass Resources @ Gosaba The main fuel is biomass in the form of tree branches, twigs and bark (70%). The support fuel is diesel (30%). (Diesel is used here because when this plant was built; up till then the technology for generating power using only biomass was still not available). Local people called it the “wood electricity” plant. Now @ Gosaba - The Gosaba Village has become a mini town due to availability of electricity. At the same time, it is maintaining its own entity as a village due to its isolation from the mainland There is a hospital in Gosaba where people are now operated due to availability of continuous power supply. The Gosaba Island has a computer education centre as well as a video shop and a studio. The entire life-style of the people has changed. The availability of electricity has allowed students to study at night and secure good results in examination. Small-scale industries – lathe machine units, boat-repairing works, and grill welding – and domestic iron implements sharpening machines and machines to grind spices like chilli and turmeric, using automated electricity-operated machinery have been established in the region. An operation theatre has been made functional in the Government Health Centre in the Island. With the availability of refrigerators, it has become possible to store life-saving vaccines or medicines. Highlights of island electrification Caters to about 600 households No disruption till date 6 hours operation daily and now increased to 16 hours Tremendous boost to education, economics opportunities and social/cultural activities Specification of village irrigation: Start up through battery Specific fuel consumption: less than 1.3 kg/kWhr Operated by women’s self help group Website: http://www.ankurscientific.com/ Saran Renewable Energy Delivering social and economic benefits to the rural poor, enabling them to increase their income, have access to energy and improve their quality of life Location: Saran, Bihar, India Type of Entity: Private Company Founder: Vivek Gupta, Founder Sector: Electricity from agricultural waste Saran Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd (“SRE”) is a social enterprise run by a group of agriculturists & entrepreneurs. It operates in two areas that are critical for rural development: Energy access using off-grid rural power plants. We generate electricity from agricultural waste (husk, corn cobs, corn stalks, local weeds, etc). Rural livelihood programs called “Village Development Program” (wastelands reclamation, improved agriculture, setting up micro industries) The company’s model is community oriented which delivers social and economic benefits to the rural poor, enabling them to increase their income, have access to energy and improve their quality of life. Case Study 18: Biomasss Power Plants in Villages of UP and Bihar Location: Garkha, Itwan and Bhatgain in UP and Bihar. Community population: 500 + Activities: Biomass to power SRE is setting up 100 off-grid village electrification power plants totalling 3 MW across Bihar and UP. They have set up 3 power plant totalling 200KW capacity which supplies electricity to local users in Saran district of Bihar. This is the first plant in India which uses the corn cobs as one of the key material. Apart from corn cobs, woody shrubs, waste wood and other agricultural wastes are used to generate electricity. Website: http://www.saranrenew.in/ Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Biogas Agriculture, Crafts, Trades and Studies (ACTS) Providing total development to the rural communities through projects that revolve around education, environment and health programmes Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: KenGnanakan , Founder Sector: Biogas production using organic waste in rural areas ACTS Institute in Bangalore was started in 1979, by Dr Ken Gnanakan with his wife Prema. The work at ACTS includes a number of projects, including slum schools, a village community health centre, bio gas production, and government-recognised schools and colleges that provide affordable quality education across India. Website: http://www.actsgroup.org Avani Bioenergy Facilitating and bringing clean and reliable energy source to the villages in Northern India Location: Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India Type of Entity: Company Founder: Rajnish Jain, Co-Founder RE/ Clean tech Sector: Biogas Avani Bio Energy Ltd is part of the non-profit organization AVANI, and creates conservation-based livelihood opportunities by using renewable energy and other technologies to enhance the lives of lowincome households of the Kumaon situated in the Himalayan region. Through its gasification process, Avani Bio Energy converts hazardous pine needles into clean and affordable energy. By feeding electricity into the grid, Avani is enabling villages in the region to increase their electricity access without becoming more reliant on hazardous energy sources such as kerosene. It builds and operates pine needle gasification power plants in northern India. The power plants convert hazardous pine needles, which propagate forest fires, into safe, clean energy which is fed into the grid to provide more reliable energy access to villages throughout northern India. By products from the power plants like pine char are used as a replacement for kerosene as a cooking solution. Avani Bioenergy has constructed about four bio gas plants were constructed in the villages of Bhanyun and Sukna in the Himalayas. More information about the project is not available to EAI at the present moment. Website: http://www.avani-kumaon.org/?page_id=364 Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA) Promotion of renewable energy, ecological and natural resources development programmes with a special focus on the implementation of biogas development in rural areas of the country, since 1980 Location: New Delhi, India Type of Entity: Membership Organisation with 50 NGO's Founder: Sector: Biogas development in rural areas Activities: Biogas development in Rural Areas, Solar lighting, Solar Cookers, Micro hydel projects, Biomass gasifiers, Wind energy systems, Energy audit and applications, Briquetting. INSEDA is the national India organization formed by the grassroots NGOs who had been involved in the promotion of renewable energy, ecological and natural resources development programmes with special focus on the implementation of biogas development in rural areas of the country, since 1980. INSEDA is a membership organization, at present having about 50 Indian NGOs as its members. The member organizations had been operating as an informal network for more than 15 years before establishing INSEDA as a formal body. The INSEDA also has Foreign Contribution Act (FCRA) Number from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), Government of India, to receive foreign funds for implementing developmental projects/programmes in India. The area of operation of INSEDA is the entire country. Website: http://www.inseda.org Maverik Biomethane Projects Pvt. Ltd. (MBPPL) Offering tailor made solutions for treatment and disposal of solid and liquid organic wastes using high rate biomethanation techniques Location: Alkapuri, Vadodara, India Type of Entity: Private Company Founder: ViharPancholi- Founder and Director Sector: Biogas Production, Vermi composting Maverik Biomethane Projects Pvt. Ltd. (MBPPL) offers tailor made solutions for treatment and disposal of solid and liquid organic wastes using high rate biomethanation techniques. They design, construct, fabricate, integrate and execute biogas projects of small to mega scale on “turnkey” basis. They enable rural areas to become self-sufficient in their energy requirements. Through their social re-engineering programs they assist villagers to improve their standard of living. Activities: The company designs, constructs, fabricates, integrates and executes biogas projects of small to mega scale on “turnkey” basis. MBPPL has a dedicated Community Project Cell. Its primary objectives are to work for the upliftment of inadequately privileged people of the society, to make villages clean & green by promoting & using biomethane technology; Community Biogas Projects helps villages to keep clean besides making them self dependent for energy & fertilizer needs. Such project addresses health & hygiene issues along with child labour & education in the region. One such initiative is the one carried out in some villages of Gujarat. Details of the project are provided below: Case Study 19: Akodara Biogas to Power project Location: Sabarkantha District, Gujarat Community population: 200+ Activities: Biogas Plantsfor Rural Households Biomethanation plant of 85 Cu.Mt/Day capacity has been setup in Gujarat. The beneficiaries are local villagers. They keep their animals in Cattle Hostel constructed near their residents. Everyday animal dung is collected through underground sewerage to collection sump. It is mixed with water and feed in the anaerobic digester, which produce biogas with 60% methane. The raw biogas is purified partially to remove excess hydrogen sulfide (H2S) to bring the biogas to tolerable level of H2S. The gas then passed through gas collection tank & pressure regulatory tank via blower before injection in the biogas engine. The installed capacity of Biogas Engine is 12 KWh, which is connected with average 15 HP load for pumping the water from underground tank to overhead tank, general lighting purpose and thermal applications within the Animal Hostel premises. Maverik Biomethane provides “Turn Key" solution for all types of biogas &biomethanation projects viz. commercial, domestic, industrial, institutional, community, etc. for numerous end applications i.e. cooking, power generation, vehicle fuel, thermal, hybrid power pack with solar panels, etc. Website: http://maverikbiomethane.com SKG Sangha Creating a community united through a common vision and its many dedicated volunteers to help both rural women and the environment through sustainable cleantech solutions Location: Kolar,Karnataka, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Dr.VidyaSagar RE/ Clean tech Sector: Biogas, Vermicomposting, Eco stoves, Rainwater harvesting, Solar Power SKG Sangha is a not-for-profit organisation, founded in 1993 to promote development and the use of renewable energy technologies in South India. SKGSangha has constructed the highest number of family SKGS has a turnover of US$3.8 million and size bio-gas plants in India: a total of 64,000 plants; they employed 1,100 people, with 1,600 working have also installed 200,000+ improved fuel efficient wood indirectly for the organisation. fuel stoves for the rural sector. The organisation is engaged in a variety of economic, agricultural, social and environmental empowerment activities in rural India. SKG Sangha has set up biogas plants in several plants in and around the rural areas of India, one of the initiatives carried out by the NGO in Hermarlahalla village is provided below: Case Study 20: Biogas Plants Hermarlahalla Village, Karnataka Location: Hermarlahalla village, State of Karnataka Activity: Biogas Plants SKG Sangha has installed biogas plants in the village of Hermarlahalla in Karnataka. The biogas plants installed in this village have a capacity of about 25-50 m3 gas per day. The output residue (slurry) from the biogas plant can be used directly on nearby land as a fertilizer. SKGS has enabled biogas owners to produce a better quality and saleable fertilizer from the residue, by including vermicomposting units with biogas plants. Using these units, women of this village make compost from biogas residue and fibrous organic material, which is then re-digested by earthworms. The resultant vermicompost improves the quality of family crops (such as rice, ragi, coconuts and vegetables), and the liquid output from the vermicomposting unit can be used to suppress insect pests. Women can earn about Rs 12,000 per year from selling about half the vermicompost that they produce, which nearly doubles the family income. The villages also have toilets attached to domestic biogas plants. Website: http://www.skgsangha.org Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Organic Farming Rural Opportunity for Social Elevation (ROSE) Improving the livelihood, health, education and quality of life of the rural poor in this region while maintaining cultural integrity and ecological balance Location: Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India Type of Entity: Small self help group Founder/Partners: Sector: Organic Farming in hamlets of Gujarat Activities: ROSE promotes organic farming and permaculture( Permaculture is a branch of ecological design, ecological engineering, and environmental design which develops sustainable architecture and selfmaintained agricultural systems modelled from natural ecosystems) by using local sustainable crop seeds with organic compost and manure for farmers in villages across north India Website: http://www.rosekanda.info/index.php Navreet Energy Research and Information (NERI) Working in the field of eco-friendly energy and optimum utilization of natural resources and its management for up-gradation of livelihoods in rural communities in a sustainable way. Location: Rohtak,Haryana Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Dr. S. D. Malik, Founder Sector: Organic farming, Biomass powered irrigation pumps Navreet Energy Research and Information (NERI) is a registered society working in the field of ecofriendly energy and optimum utilization of natural resources and its management for up-gradation of livelihoods of rural community in a sustainable way. Activities: NERI is implementing a project on clean and green energy technology and organic farming concept towards Empowerment and better livelihoods of Farmers with the Small Grants Program. The specific objectives of the project are: To implement and propagate clean practices of energy, towards irrigation in fields by biomass powered irrigation pumps. To promote organic farming, use of bio-pesticides and vermi-composting at rural level, using locally available resources for environmental and economic benefits, Enriching the fertility of soil and helping farmers in getting more value form the agriculture fields. The project aims at promoting biomass waste as an ideal fuel and demonstrating its use for running irrigation pumps and use of available biomass, animal and kitchen waste in the form of manure and bio pesticides. Website: http://sgp.undp.org/index.php?option=com_sgpprojects&view=projectdetail&id=9241&Itemid=205#.U NSP7OTqlZg Heal the Soil Discovering ways to blend natural farming, traditional practices, sustainable agriculture, resource management, water management and local knowledge to introduce and implement organic farming and permaculture in India Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India Type of Entity: Company Founder: SnehalTrivedi, Co-Founder Sector: Organic farming in villages "Heal the soil" is one simple solution to tackle our social and environmental challenges. We take care of our soil, our natural resources and manage our water use, we will get back our green planet. At HTS (Heal the soil) we do not wait for governments, policy makers, huge organizations or big companies to initiate such projects. We do it 'One seed at a time, One house at a time'. With the help of organic farming experts, community leaders and volunteers, we help start-up small vegetable gardens in village homes, provide seeds and permaculture training to local people which enables them to grow their own organic veg and fruits in their own premises. Activities: With the help of organic farming experts, community leaders and volunteers, Heal the Soil helps start-up small vegetable gardens in village homes, provide seeds and permaculture training to local people which enables them to grow their own organic veg and fruits in their own premises. They have set up an organic garden @ Auroville in Pondicherry where Permaculture classes are also conducted. Details about the project is below: Case Study 21: Village kitchen garden @ Pondicherry Location: Villages around Auroville region (near Puducherry) Activities: Organic farming Volunteers along with Heal the Soil team, organic farming experts and community leaders visit several villages in different places and help those villagers to grow their own organic vegetables and fruits near their house. Permaculture training will be given to those villagers. This is an on-going project, every Sunday the team visits a village and introduces the permaculture introduction workshop. Volunteers will be charges Rs.200/head which will be used for the buying seeds, tools and providing free trainings to the village communities. Website: http://www.healthesoilcsa.org/index.html Navdanya Supporting local farmers, rescue and conserve crops and plants that are being pushed to extinction and make them available through direct marketing Location: New Delhi, India Type of Entity: Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology Founder: Vandana Shiva, Co-Founder RE/ Clean tech Sector: Composting, Organic farming Navdanya has helped set up 111 community seed banks across the country, trained over 5,00,000 farmers in seed sovereignty, food sovereignty and sustainable agriculture over the past two decades, and helped setup the largest direct marketing, fair trade organic network in the country. Navdanya started as a program of the Research Foundation for science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE), a participatory research initiative founded by world-renowned scientist and environmentalist Dr.Vandana Shiva, to provide direction and support to environmental activism. Activities: Navdanya is a network of seed keepers and organic producers spread across 17 states in India. Navdanya means nine crops that represent India's collective source of food security. The main aim of the Navdanya biodiversity conservation programme is to support local farmers, rescue and conserve crops and plants that are being pushed to extinction and make them available through direct marketing. Navdanya has so far successfully conserved more than 5000 crop varieties including 3000 of rice, 150 of wheat, 150 of kidney beans (rajma), 15 of millets and and several varieties of pulses, vegetable, medicinal plants etc. Website: http://www.navdanya.org/ Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Waste Management Chintan Providing green jobs, security and dignity for the urban poor especially for the rag picker community. Location: New Delhi, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Bharati Chaturvedi - Founder and Director Sector: Solid waste handling, plastics recycling, training and organizing wastepickers and eliminating child labor from recycling. Chintan is a Delhi-based NGO that works on providing green jobs, security and dignity for the urban poor especially for those who make their living as rag pickers. Chintan works with wastepickers and other recyclers, to convert waste to social wealth, to reduce ecological footprints. The NGO’s initiatives include research, campaigns, policy interventions, building capacity among those engaged in recycling, and creating awareness about the need for reduced consumption and better waste management among the middle and upper classes. They have enabled rag pickers to get identity cards from the municipal corporation, set up cooperatives, intervened in their difficulties with police and authorities and linked them with government development schemes. Detailed case studies of how Chintan has transformed the lives and many families of rag pickers are here http://www.chintanindia.org/documents/research_and_reports/chintan_manual_carving_opportunities.pdf Website: http://www.chintan-india.org Exnora Green Pammal Working with residents, authorities, schools and the private sector to minimize waste and pollution so that India's children will someday experience the pride and joy of living in a nation that ranks among the world’s cleanest Location: Pammal,Chennai, TamilNadu, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Mangalam Balasubramium Sector: Solid waste management Exnora Green Pammal (EGP), a non-governmental Organization,works with residents, authorities, schools and the private sector to minimize waste and pollution in a suburb of Chennai – Pammal. Exnora has been successful in a number of initiatives taken by them. EGP s model of waste management has earned certification as a AAA-rated Green Business for preventing the emission of 5,062 tons of carbon dioxide from waste in 2009. EGP’s solutions for waste management have been documented and promoted by UNICEF, endorsed by UNDP, sponsored by PepsiCo, commended by the media and replicated in over a dozen localities. EGP has been commended by the UN in 2006 for carrying out sustainable practices in a suburb of Chennai – Pammal. EGP has also been documented by UNICEF in 2008 as one of five innovative solid waste management projects in Tamil Nadu EGP has been promoted by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2009 for replication of EGP’s Municipal Solid Waste Management throughout the state. Case Study 22: Waste Management @ Pammal, Chennai Location: Pammal, Chennai Community population: 200,000 Residents Activities: Waste management EGP serves over 200,000 residents and provide employment for over 400 people. Everyday, 9 tons of recyclable materials and 25 tonnes of biodegradable are removed from waste streams by EGP thereby reducing the waste stream by 80% Their model of waste management earned EGP certification as a AAA-rated Green Business for preventing the emission of 5,062 tons of carbon dioxide from waste in 2009. EGP pays Rs 500 to the municipality for each tonne of compost that EGP produces from the municipality’s waste, and Rs 100 per tonne of recyclable material recovered. Therefore, EGP pays around Rs 35,000 and Rs 45,000 per month to the municipality They have taken considerable efforts for nearly a decade in managingMuncipal Solid Waste (MSW) in India and are working towards making India litter free! The plants electricity that illuminates about 50 street lamps @ Pammal. Website: http://www.greenpammal.in/overview.html Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Energy Efficiency Green Energy Foundation (GEF) Propagating the ethos of sustainable living and disseminate knowledge to accomplish development with minimal hurt to Mother Earth while simultaneously endeavouring to reverse at least some of the damages caused by our generation and those which preceded ours. Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Arun Kumar Sekhar- - Founder and Chairman Sector: Energy Conservation & renewable energy GEF is India's First NGO working on green buildings and now appointed as "Promotional Partner" representing GRIHA across India. Green Energy Foundation based out of Pune is a NGO that has been working GEF has been associated with national on the following since 2009. & international organizations such as Energy Conservation & renewable energy UNESCO, NABARD, MNRE (Government Water Conservation of India), TERI. Environmental education; Youth & Women empowerment Activities: Water Conservation, Green Buildings, Environmental education, Youth & Women empowerment Some of their notable projects include - Sustainable water management program for Buchkewadi village, Junnar Block, Pune district in association with NABARD, 2010 Save the water campaign in association with UNESCO, 2010. GEF has carried out sustainable activities in rural areas of India, one of their initiative was the water management program that was carried out in Buchkewadi village in Pune where a dam was built for the 1600 odd villagers living there. More details about the project is below: Case Study 23: Sustainable Water Management Program @Buchkewadi Village, Pune Location: Junnar District, Maharashtra Community Population: 1625 Activity: Water Conservation and Management Buchkewadi Village located in Junnartaluka, Maharashtra. The water requirement of the entire village is met through a minor irrigation dam built under a USAID program. The village uses the pumps by rotation under each society to irrigate the individual land holdings. The pumps are generally in service during the month of October to March. The village reduces the wastages through smart monitoring and effective controls. The daily water and energy use is closely monitored by the water committee set up by the village. Key Benefits of this Project: Meter Monitor Audit and continuously Optimize Water and Energy use Improve water availability for effective utilization by 71% Immediate energy savings of 27.57% and an overall saving potential of 67% Reduction in CO2 emissions by the village by 35 Tons/annum. Improvement in livelihood and income by 33% with additional employment months, with an increase in the income of the village. Website: http://www.greenenergyfoundation.in/ Greenlight Planet Combining technology and innovative distribution networks to commercialize low-power LED lanterns Type of Entity: Private Company Location: Mumbai, India Founder: Mayank Sekhsaria Sector: Energy Efficiency Green Activities Greenlight Planet is combining cutting-edge technology with innovative distribution networks to commercialize low-power LED lanterns. A project carried out by Greenlight planet in distributing energy efficient lanterns in a village in Orissa is explained below: Case Study 24: Sun king project- Distribution of Solar Lanterns in Indian Villages Location: Chikanpada village, Orissa Activities: Solar electrification Green light planet distributes lanterns in the western state of Maharashtra, the southern state of Karnataka, and the eastern states of Bihar and Orissa. They sold the Sun King, a light-emitting diode, to villagers at a discounted price of $4 compared to $15 that they regularly sell for. The company made up the difference with monetary support from Rotary Club Bombay Queens. Sunset used to be bedtime for 10-year-old Ankash Govind. Chikanpada village, three hours from the bright lights of Mumbai, has not had electricity for the last eight years. Now, he spends his nights reading to his siblings by the light of a solar-powered lantern called the "Sun King." They were sold last year to about 400 subsistence farmers in the village, converting them from smoky, expensive kerosene lighting to a cleaner and cheaper alternative. Website: http://www.greenlightplanet.com/ - AR Entities Empowering Rural Communities – Water Conservation and Management Mallanadu Development Society Enhancing the quality of life of farmers, women, children and other marginalized communities through decentralized institution building, participatory development processes and application of sustainable technologies respecting the environment, culture and heritage.SE Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Location: Kerala Founder: Fr. Jose Tharappel Sector: Small micro-hydel projects, Sustainable agriculture, Rain water harvesting, Natural resource management Green Activities: Mallanadu Development Society implemented a community based rural micro-hydro project in Tulappaly village, Kerala with a grant of $26,883 under the Special Grant Programme of UNDP. Details of the project are provided in the box below. Promote water and soil conservation practices for the sustainable management and protection of natural resources. Case Study 25: Sustainable Drinking Water Programme @ Kerala Location: Idukki district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district – Kerala State Operational Features: Demonstrate application of integrated low cost modern and traditional technologies to solve drinking water scarcity. Eco restoration through natural catchment area treatment measures. Strengthen Participatory water shed management model in the context of Kerala State Result: Provided safe and adequate drinking water to 94% of the households in midland project area and 76% of families in Highland project area. Reduced soil erosion and increased ground water recharge. Made innovations to make RWHS cost effective and user friendly. Successfully implemented Bi-dimensional approach in addressing the issues. Short term measures for intensive problems and long term measures for sustainable solutions. Website: http://www.malanad.org/ Manthan Socio-economic up-liftment of the rural masses through intensive training, entrepreneurship development and technology dissemination of agriculture, clean technology and allied sectors Location: Bhopal, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder/Partner: RE/Clean tech sector: Manthan gramin Evam Samaj Sewa Samiti is an NGO working intensively in the rural area of MP and Chattisgarh state of India. The main motto of the organization is socio-economic up-liftment of the rural masses through intensive training, entrepreneurship development and technology dissemination of renewable energy, agriculture and allied sectors. This centre is recognized by Government of India under the ministry of labour GOI New Delhi. Activities: Collecting rain water from roofs of rural schools to underground water proof tanks. The main motto of the organization is socio-economic up-liftment of the rural masses through intensive training, entrepreneurship development and technology dissemination of agriculture and allied sectors. Case Study 26: Solar Powered Desalination Plant @ Kotri Village, Rajasthan Location: Kotri village, Rajasthan Community population: 1000 men, women and children Activity: Solar electrification Barefoot college along with Manthan had set up a community-level solar powered desalination plant. This plant meets the drinking water needs of more than 1000 men, women and children residing in the Kotri village. A family is charged INR 40 per month for use of 1200 litres of water. A similar plan of this kind has also has been started in some suburbs of Mumbai Website: http://www.manthansplsgsy.org Sri Ratan Tata Trust & First Solar Providing safe drinking water and irrigation to rural communities in India's northern Uttarakhand state Location: Mumbai, India Type of Entity: Trust Founder: Jamsetji Tata Sector: Drinking water schemes in coastal villages Activities: First Solar and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust plans to collaborate on a solar power pilot project to provide a reliable supply of safe drinking and irrigation water to rural communities in India’s middle Himalayas region. Website: http://www.srtt.org Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE) Contributing to the sustainable development of communities through environmentally benign technological interventions Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Type of Entity: Company Founder: N V Krishna, Chairman Sector: Energy efficient stoves, Waste management, Energy efficient dryers, Energy Efficient kilns, Rain water harvesting TIDE (Technology Informatics Design Endeavour) is an organization devoted to promoting sustainable development through technological interventions. TIDE aims at being a link organisation connecting the research in various research institutions and the need of the community. The work of TIDE is to match the technology needs of the community with the research from the research institutions and assess their suitability, and if needed also engage with the community for participatory technology adaption and finally enable widespread dissemination. TIDE has partnered with community-based organizations and self help groups (with a focus on womens’ SHGs) to develop rural enterprises that generate income from *Construction of household stoves, *Charcoal making from waste biomass *Various dryer based enterprises Since 1999, about 6200 devices installed by the TIDE entrepreneurs have conserved about 1.1 lakh (0.11 million) tons of biomass fuels. This intervention by TIDE is one of the very few successes relating to dissemination of energy efficient stoves and dryers to the rural communities. TIDE is currently working with 14 rural entrepreneurs and 20 women’s groups for dissemination of energy efficient technologies for biomass fuel utilization. Activities: The company has designed and implemented rain water harvesting systems in more than 25 places including villages, large public utility areas like Bangalore Planetarium and schools TIDE enables complete transfer of knowledge to local entrepreneurs for sustainability It has delivered over a 170 projects in the areas of Renewable energy/energy efficiency, water and environmental management, women and livelihoods, training, technologies for informal process industries and building local enterprises. TIDE has carried out initiatives that promote fish drying with the use of biomass fired dryers. This not only dry the fish but also provide employment to the rural women. Details of one such project carried out by TIDE is provided below: Case Study 27: Promoting Fish Drying Using Efficient Biomass Fired Dryers by Rural Women Location: Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai Objective of the Project: The project aims at empowering a disadvantaged section of society in managing a common asset for theirown welfare. It also aims to use an environmentally benign technology for creation of enhanced incomes by reducing the processing time and effecting an improvement in the quality of the dried produce. The project also aims to demonstrate the acceptance of an appropriate technology by a gender sensitive dissemination strategy. Methodology: The brief methodology for the project implementation would be as follows: Interaction with local fishing communities and local organizations and obtaining information on the current fish drying operation. Identification of local Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs) working with the fishing community, especially fisher women. Selection of women self help groups as partners / beneficiaries of the project. Installation and demonstration of a biomass fired dryer of the appropriate capacity. Training of the women in the use of the dryer and maintenance of the same. Development of plan for the commercial exploitation of the dryer during the non fishing months and therefore creating incomes during a financially stressful period. Assistance in the development of new marketing linkages if required by the women. Developing a mechanism of ‘pay and use’ for the dryer by members of the self help group or hiring of the dryer to non members. Formation of a local committee for managing the assets created by hiring of the dryer and decision making about the use of the assets for the benefit of the community. Website: http://tide-india.org/ Organization of local meetings among the neighbouring fishing community for the promotion of the dryer and evolving a plan for its replication Source: http://www.jeef.or.jp/EAST_ASIA/?job_listing=technology-informatics-design-endeavour-tide Entities Empowering Rural Communities – All Renewable Energy Sectors Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Improving electrification of the rural areas of India Location: New Delhi, India Type of Entity: Public sector Founder/Partner: Sector: Electrification of villages - Solar, Biomass Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC), a NAVRATNA Central Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Power, was incorporated on July 25, 1969. Its main objective is to finance and promote rural electrification projects all over the country. It provides financial assistance to State Electricity Boards, State Government Departments and Rural Electric Cooperatives for rural electrification projects as are sponsored by them. Activities: REC provides financial assistance to State Electricity Boards, State Government Departments and Rural Electric Cooperatives for rural electrification projects as are sponsored by them. REC provides loan assistance to SEBs/State Power Utilities for investments in rural electrification schemes through its Corporate Office located at New Delhi and 17 field units (Project Offices), which are located in most of the States. Website: http://recindia.nic.in Asian Development bank Aiming for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty by providing them with power, clean drinking water and other sustainable solutions Location: Chanakyapuri, New Delhi Type of Entity: Microfinance, Funding for rural households using solar lanterns Founder: N/A Sector: Agriculture, Energy, Health Activities: The Asian Development Bank aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty. Approximately 1.7 billion people in the region are poor and unable to access essential goods, services, assets and opportunities to which every human is entitled.Sinceits founding in 1966, ADB has been driven by an inspiration and dedication to improving people’s lives in Asia and the Pacific. Economists, sociologists, engineers, gender experts and environmental scientists are amongst the hundreds of professions at the bank working together to reduce poverty, and ensure growth across the Asia and Pacific region is sustainable and inclusive. Website: http://www.adb.org Desi Power Engaged in rural development through the provision of energy and energy services especially in the biomass sector for power generation to supply power to various applications like households, mobile towers, small industries etc in the rural areas Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India Type of Entity: Company Founder: Dr. HN Sharan, Founder Sector: Renewable energy technologies for villages Activities: Desi Power uses renewable energy technologies like biomass charcoal production, biomass combustion, biomass gasification, energy plantation and agro-forestry, methanation:biogas, mini hydro, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, wind generators for decentralised rural power plants. Case Study 28: Biomass Power Generation for 100 Villages in India Location: Araria District Activity: Biomass power generation Employee and power partnership program (EmPP) will supply 10 clusters of 10 villages with a 50KW biomass plant and the total power generated will be 500KW/cluster and 5MW for 100 villages. EmPP ensures identification, organization and training of local promoters / owners of each village plant. Website: http://www.desipower.com OMC Building small-scale power plants with renewable sources especially solar for the rural sector where there is no reliable power grid. Location: Worli, Mumbai. Type of Entity: Company Founder: Anil Raj, CEO & Co-Founder Sector: Solar, Wind, Biogas The company has been established by industry veterans, and the stakeholders in OMC are strategic in nature with vast experience and expertise in the energy, finance and telecom sectors. OMC is a new type of power company that builds small-scale power plants with renewable sources where there is no reliable power grid today. We sell power to both mobile networks and rural communities. And offer additional services to both customer segments – managed services, O&M, Cable TV, Internet and much more. The micropower plants also have battery banks and diesel generators for backup, as well as a power management system for optimal energy efficiency and remote access. Case Study 29: Solar Power Supply for 300 Households in Uttar Pradesh Location: Hardoi, UP Activity: Solar electrification Solar charges batteries are delivered to homes in an out-of-the-box move that promises cheap and uninterrupted power supply. The model involves generation of electricity at an 18Kw solar plant at Jangaon in Hardoi, from where it reaches the village homes in rechargeable batteries contained in a box. The light is milky white. The pressure on the eye is less when kids are studying. The noise from the fan is low and the child who studies is not disturbed by this solar charged batteries. Website: http://www.omcpower.com/ Mithradam Providing electricity for rural communities across India as well as conducting training programs for people belonging to the rural communities Location: Aluva, Kerala Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Sector: Solar, Wind, Organic vegetables & fruit cultivation Activities: Providing electricity for rural communities across India, conducts training programs for people belonging to the rural communities. Mithradam is a Kerala based NGO that works towards the propogation of renewable energy in India. Mithradham hasdemonstrated an electric supply network which could be easily copied for rural electrification for Indian villages. By adopting the model (Mulitfunctional Energy Roof )each hut of the village could be an energy producer feeding the village net work. Mithradam is the first fully solar educational institution in India dedicated to the promotion of Renewable Energy, especially solar energy in India. Mithradham has been offering training programmes in solar energy with international experts for the last ten years. This organisation has tie-up with different technology providers in Germany and each of their roles have been highlighted below: Company BEMO Germany, Maas Profile, Germany Weurth Solar, germany AIM-Accumulatoren Nuernberg, Germany Lapp Group, Germany DDS GmBH Germany Role Roofing Solutions Solar Panels Battery storage Cables Energy Efficient Lighting Case Study 30: Electric Supply Network for Rural Electrification Location: Aluva, Kerala Activities: Providing electricity for rural communities across India, conducts training programs for people belonging to the rural communities. They provide electricity through solar, wind and biomass for rural communities across India. They conduct training programs for people belonging to the rural communities. A multifunctional energy roof has been built and this can be used as a model for rural electrification. Mithradam has demonstrated an electric supply network which could be easily copied for rural electrification for Indian villages. More details - http://www.eai.in/green-communities/2012/12/07/renewable-energy-centre-forrural-electrification-kerala-india/ Website: http://www.mithradham.org/ Cummins Serving and improving the communities by building stronger and cleaner communities by providing nonelectrified villages with equipment’s designed and manufactured by Cummins such as generator, gas-engines etc Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India Type of Entity: Company Sector: Bio Fuels, Bio Gas, Waste Management Activities: Cummins (fabricator of 100% gas engines) supports Village Energy Security Program with the objective of establishing a Distributed Generation Model for Rural Electrification of small remote villages/ Hamlets. Uses locally available renewable energy like straight vegetable oil from non-edible oil seed grown locally, biogas (from cattle dung, kitchen waste and oil cake) Case Study 31: Power to Remote Areas of Padarwadi Village, Pune Location: Padarwadivillage, Pune Community population: 250+ Activity: Rural electrification Cummins Power Generation, working in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and a local non-government organization (NGO), developed, delivered and installed a bio-fuel generator in Padarwadi, to power a rice husker and also to pave the way for a rural electrification model. The village of Padarwadi is located about 110 kilometres from Pune. The people of Padarwadi are essentially subsistence farmers than rely on the income from their 35-ton annual rice harvest. A key step in processing the raw rice is de-husking. Problem Faced by the Villagers - Throughout the year, the villagers would transport the rice by hand to another village to use its electric de-husker. The journey required scaling over a kilometer of steep foothills and a return trip for the final cleaning and polishing process. Without electricity, the residents had no way to de-husk the harvest efficiently themselves. Working with the Cummins Engine Research Facility (CERF), a partnership with IIT Mumbai, and Maharashtra Arogya Mandal, Cummins India met with villagers to explore solutions. The result was an electric generator that could use oil extracted from local pongamia seeds for fuel. The seeds are readily available and considered a renewable (green) fuel as well. The emission by products are equally innocuous. The energy produced powers the village’s new electric de-husker and other needs—making the village much more self-sufficient. Now, the entire harvest process is conducted efficiently and more cost-effectively in Padarwadi. The company as a part of its corporate sustainability program provided a Cummins generator that run on vegetable oil using 3 edible seeds from the village thereby providing power to the village. This village is located in a rocky mountain and can be reached by foot. Cummin team visited this place and helped them to carry all the equipments along with the village residents, including the engine which weighed 250kgs. Once all the equipments’ where brought to the village it was assembled and set for work. They had power and the rice mill was set to work. Thanks to the new generator, they are selling hulled rice, rick husks and oil and cake from harvesting and milling Pongomia seeds. The oil and can be used for medicinal purposes and the cake can be used as fertilizer. This has resulted in significantly more revenue that’s helping to improve the quality of life in the village. Website: www.cummins.com SELCO Enhancing the quality of life of underserved households and livelihoods through sustainable energy solutions and services Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India Type of Entity: NGO/Social Enterprise Founder: Dr. H Harish Hande RE/ Clean tech Sector:A set of sustainable energy services SELCO Solar Pvt. Ltd, a social enterprise established in 1995, provides sustainable energy solutions and services to under-served households and businesses. SELCO aims to empower its customer by providing a complete package of product, service and consumer financing through grameena banks, cooperative societies, commercial banks and microfinance institutions. Activities: SELCO aims to empower its customer by providing a complete package of product, service and consumer financing through grameena banks, cooperative societies, commercial banks and microfinance institutions. SELCO currently employs about 170 employees in Karnataka and Gujarat spread across 25 energy service centers. Since 1995, we have sold, serviced and financed over 115,000 solar systems to our customers. Case Study 32: Computer Education through Solar Powered Bus for Rural School Children in Karnataka Location: Chitradurga, Karnataka Activity: Solar electrification Don Boscoschool located @ Chitradurga district of Karnatake proposed to create a mobile bus that has laptops that can be taken to rural areas. The bus travels to different rural schools and act as a mobile computer lab for rural school children. Since these buses reliable power for the laptosp to run, SELCO has provided mobile solar charging station that charges the battery for the laptops. Bus travels with a computer teacher, who ensures that children are given the right exposure to the basics of computer. The installed capacity of solar module is 400W. The laptops are designed for 6 hours daily usage. 3fans and 1 light are also provided in the bus. Laptops are charged primarily through solar daily and can be used continously for 6 hours a day. The bus also has three fans and one light. Website: http://www.selco-india.com/ By this 50 students are benefitted from computer lessons, hands on experience with laptops and other accessories and practical demonstration of solar energy usage.
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