Solar Project Lighting a Billion Lives Campaign Sundarban, WB, India

RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT ON

Location of Implementation- Raidighi, Sundarban

Project Partners OrganizationStatus Bangiya Parishad Qatar Funding Partners Mukti QatarFunding Partners TERI, New DelhiKnowledge Partners Mukti IndiaImplementation Partners SIFE AIMKImplementation Partners

LIGHTING A BILLION LIVES PROJECT

PROJECT FLOW Problem Identification Project Description Work Done

Problem Statement Huge gap in the demand and supply of electricity 95% of Population depending on Kerosene Villagers spending Rs per month on kerosene Low income of villagers Inability of villagers to purchase solar lamps

SOLUTION – SOLAR ENERGY

Awareness Camp - 3 rd May 2010 Sustainable Solar model- cheap solution for all

Video: Explaining basics of accounts management FINANCIAL LITERACY Imparting Knowledge of Financial Aspects, Savings for Villagers with this project

IDENTIFICATION, SELECTION of 4 RURAL SOLAR ENTREPRENEURS Explained Sustainable model for renting out of lanterns, Competition in market, price of solar lanterns Distribution Model by Entrepreneurs

Technical Training on Handling and Repairing of Solar Lanterns Members Trained: 4 solar Entrepreneurs Location: Ramkrishna Mission Kakdwip Days of Training: 3 days Trained on: Repairing, Handling and Charging solar lanterns Impact: Increase in Skill set and Imparted Success Skills

DECREASE IN MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF VILLAGERS FOR POWER Rs 270 to Rs 60 FINANCIAL IMPACT

Increase in income of Solar Entrepreneurs

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY REDUCTION OF KEROSENE CONSUMPTIOM, PROMOTE SOLAR

WORKSHOP ON BUSINESS ETHICS PROPER CHARGING OF LANTERNS UNIFORMITY IN LANTERN RENTAL CHARGES NOT TO OPEN THE SEAL AND USE BATTERIES FOR EXTRA CHARGING PREVENT RENTING OF SAME LANTERN TWICE A DAY WITH LOW CHARGING

WORK DONE Current Status

Centre 1- Kankandighi, Sundarban Name of Entrepreneur Mr Judhistry Haldar No of Lanterns- 60

Centre 2- Purba Sridharpur Name of Entrepreneur: Mr Mahadeb Mandal 60 lanterns with charging boxes

Solar Model Customers Feedback: We are very happy with this model. We spend a lot less on kerosene. We might stop buying it if we get these lanterns regularly. We dont always get lamps due to the high demand. Please give us more lanterns

Current Status Earnings of each Centre- Around Rs 3600 Very high demand of lanters More requests for increase in supply of lanterns Requests from Entrepreneurs from neighboring villages for starting solar model with part funding help

Funding for further projects Funding required from Bangiya Parishad & Mukti Qatar for each set up – Rs 60,000/- (only 36% of the total funding) Total Funding required for each set up that includes 60 lanterns, 6 charging panels and 6 charging stations- Rs 1,65,000