1. Solar Minigrids in India: Reaching the last mile

2. DECENTRALIZED CLEAN ENERGY ACCESS
-Un-electrified and Under-electrified regions
CLEAN is a Network of Decentralized Clean Energy Enterprises and organizations
Technology and scale agnostic;
Electricity and Non-electricity-based
Solar, Biomass, Pico hydro, Small Wind etc
Across business models: Small portable units, Stand alone systems, Micro and Mini grids
100+ members across the country
Focus Areas:
Policy Advocacy
Access to finance- for End users and Entrepreneurs
Skills and Training
Technology and Innovation
Networking and Information

3. Why Mini Grids?
Delivering power to remote villages and hamlets
Providing high quality and reliable in areas where DISCOMs are struggling
Building energy entrepreneurs – Driver for human development
Engine for driving socio-economic change
To eradicate energy poverty
Mini grids can power rural economic activity

4. Mini Grid outreach pan India
CLEAN Mini Grid Players
12 Mini Grid players
340+ installations
10-70kW size
70-80 % Utilization factor
52112 lives impacted
3448
Commercial users and shops
Better billing efficiency

5. Decentralise/ Distributed Generation - A way forward
OMC Power, MLINDA, and BOOND

6. Block diagram for Photovoltaic Village Power – Solar Mini Grids

7. Mini Grid players lesson learned - CLEAN Mini Grid Fraternity
Innovative Business model for sustenance of Mini grids in long run
Telecom tower
Agricultural processes load ( rice huller, pumping, poultry, cold storage)
Primary healthcare centres
Micro Enterprises
Schools and government offices
Financers still does not understand the value proposition mini grid player derives to last mile

8. Solar Mini Grids : Challenges and Opportunities

9. Shifting the narrative – Mini grids complimenting the National grids for energy access
Can serve capacity addition by reducing the T&D losses of centralizing generating facilities
CLEAN facilitating stakeholder consultation for the several state and national policies on Mini Grids
Develop village entrepreneur in operating the grids – livelihood generation
Quality and reliable supply of electricity to last mile
Anchor load RE-based mini grid model
Grid connected mini grids - Interoperatibility of Mini grids
Pilot of Block chain for P2P energy trading - Incentives for energy efficiencies