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Restricted - Confidential Information © GSMA 2009 Comments on concept
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2 Restricted - GSMA 2012 February 2012 Energy is the backbone of the mobile industry: Up to 40% of OPEX & rising Seeking saleable solutions with high 99.9% reliability : willing to pay $0.7/kWh There is a bigger opportunity: Towers+ Last mile delivery supply chain (retail & airtime vendors) Mobile payments & scratch cards Energy Access is a significant opportunity for Operators: Charged Phones: 548 million subscribers w/o grid connectivity Spend up to $3/mth on phone charging Charging solutions can increase ARPU by 10-14%=US$1.3 billion opportunity (sSA) Increased site security & Reduced Diesel Theft: 15-20% of diesel is pilfered (India) Brand Extension & Loyalty: mobile operator also as service provider Comments on Paper
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3 Restricted - GSMA 2012 February 2012 How we could leverage mobile for scale… NGOESCO CustomerCommunity of Maligaon & Rajatjubili Bharti Infratel Price to customer:US$1/kWh Energy Requirement 23kWh/day/village for 48 homes & street lighting 29kWh/day/tower for single occupancy #of sites21000 Annual RevenueUS$16,790>US$10,000,000
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4 Restricted - GSMA 2012 February 2012 Road block for rural ESCO pilots MNOs & Tower Cos Investors ESCOs lack financing and support to pilot concepts with willing MNO partners Require: Proof of Concept Suppliers capable of scale Require: Commitment from telecom players to disperse funds Energy Service Providers
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5 Restricted - GSMA 2012 February 2012 Takeaways Play within existing ecosystem Involve the mobile industry & work on knowledge sharing The concept is gaining traction UNF, Carbon War Room, IADB, ADB, Rio+20 India telecom industry, Tanzanian trials, Econet Solar Don’t overthink the business solution. Let the private sector innovate
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