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Tackling Social Challenges through Supporting Tehnology Interventions
High Impact CSR Partnership
Shyam PatraNaturetech Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
Objective• To form a Synergy between
Social Businesses and Corporate for Implementing a holistic and sustainbale CSR model
• To act as a one stop solution for rural clean energy access
• To grow beyond a philanthropy model for CSR into a Integrated Smart Solar Village model, whose inhabitants will have access to all the developmental inputs
CSRSupport
Rural Clean Energy Access
Sanitation Safe Drinking Water
Solar Water Pumping
Rural DevelopmentSmart Solar Schools
Climate Change Mitigation
Existing CSR Approach
• Philanthropy
• Co – operation based on exisiting value chain and through Internal network
• Narrow Definition for Development and Impact
• Lagging in Scope and Implementation
• Short-term Impact & Missing Sustainable Link
Lack of Access to Electricity
- Kerosene pollution- Wood Burning- Health Hazards- High rate of Crime
Outdated Schools
- No technology access- Lack of power- Outdated Learning
material
Medieval Toilets
- No overhead tank for flushing
- Highly unclean- Disesase Prone
Unsafe Drinking Water
- Open water source- Infested with disease
carrying parasites
Common Problems in Rural Areas
The thread connecting them all is Lack of Access to Electricity which prohibits development on any front
Life without Electricity
• Out of India’s 1.2 billion population, about 400 million lack access to electricity
• Approx. 50% of which resides in U.P and Bihar
• Without access they are forced into a life of abject poverty and under-development
Does any sustainable & cost effective Solution Exist?
Smart Solar Village Model
• Electricity– Creating permanent Solar Microgrid based
Infrastructure at the village level– Customised to the needs of the village and
Scalable on Demand– Catering to all the electricity needs – Fundamental transformation in access to energy
and technology
Smart Solar Village Model
• Sanitation– Problem: Cleaner toilets require modern flushing
Manual Scavenging is highly unclean and disease prone
– Need: Pump to lift water to O/H water tank
– Solution: Water Pump powered by Solar Energy
Smart Solar Village Model
• Safe Drinking Water
– Problem: No electricity for water filtering Unit & no O/H water tank
– Need: Small Water Filtering Unit with storage option
– Solution: Reliable electricity from a Roof-top Solar Plant powering water pump & water filtering unit
Smart Solar Village Model
• Water Pumping for Irrigation
– Problem: Diesel genset based pumping, which is polluting and un-sustainable in long-run. As on date water is most expensive in-gredient for farmer
– Need: Diesel free water pumps with optional mobility
– Solution: Full-day running AC Solar Water Pump with built-in water channels with optional mobility
Smart Solar Village Model
• Smart Class-room Based Education– Problem: No trained Tutors & no electricity in class
room
– Need: Electricity, computers, smart class AV systems (e-pathsala solutions)
– Solution: Reliable Electricity from Roof-top solar plant that powers multi-media based learning material in regional languages
What Can We Do?
Role of Corporate
• Financial Support for Implementing innovative & Sustainable technology interventions
• Narrowing down the policy framework to activities which makes maximum impact
• Establishing Decentralized Energy Supply as a new frontier for CSR Activities
• Synergy in terms of Capacity building and Straregic partnerships for brand recognition
ROI?
Tangible/Intangible
Social Return on Investment • For each Solar Microgrid or Smart School supported:
– Bringing difference to lives of 30 families or about 150-200 persons and all kids studying in the school, translating to• Quality Education & healthier ambience for kids in school as well
as back in their homes• Better maternal and kids health with lower internal pollution and
clean toxic-free environment• Increase in economic activity and earnings
– Preventing burning of about 2000 ltrs of kerosene /annum/village– Emission reduction of 2 tonnes of CO2/annum /1 KW Solar– Green energy generation by 1500 units/annum/KW– Saving diesel of 500 ltrs/annum/KW of Solar PV– Promoting Sustainable Rural Entrepreneurs– Generating Rural Employment– Increase in the enrolment of girls in school with clean toilets and
safe drinking water
Something Inspirational Beyond ROI ?
… Respect, Pride, Sense of Contribution to the Society
On-ground Case Stories?
Existing CSR Models for Clean Energy Access
Company ACC
Implementation and Technology Partner
Naturetech Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
Location Belkhore Smart AC Solar Microgrid,Gauriganj, Amethi,UP
Size 1 KW
Electrified Households 30
Year of Installation November 2014
Watching their favourite programs in evening hours
• Belkhor village, Gauriganj Block, Amethi Dist is electrified, but they get electricity during off-peak hours. Evening hours till 10 PM remain dark. By the time electricity comes, most of the households in the village go to bed
• With Naturetech’s Smart Solar Grid Project in the village, now villagers get extended electricity supply and they can plug in their TV as well
Courtesy: ACC CSR Project
Solar Powered Computer Lab in a School
Technology/Model?
Naturetech Infra‘s Solar Microgrid ModelSize : 1KW(Customisable based on requirement)
Households : 30 Nos
Load up to 200W/ customer
Low Land Footprint
Grid Compatibility
Reliable power supply throughout the night
Pole Mounted Robust Infrastructure
Power point for Mobile Charging/TV/Fan/Laptop
LED/CFL lights for great lighting experience
Theft proof
Technology Enabled Sustainable Solution Solar Microgrid + Intelligent Power Distribution System+ Prepaid Metering
SMS based Smart Pre-paid Metering
Cloud based Remote Monioring and Energy Management
Can be recharged from anywhere by admin and village based recharge agent
Get Energy balance and Status of Recharge on registered mobile number
No place for payment delay and collection hassle
Villagers recharge based on their energy need
Carry forward of unspent energy credits to the following month
Smart SMS based Pre-paid metering system
Confirmation SMS Messages
Smart Pole mounted Enclosures for Prepaid Meters, Leaving no scope for bypass of meters
Our Experience
Plants Operating in Sitapur, Gonda, Unnao and Amethi districts of U.P.
24 DC & 6 smart AC Grids in operation
10 smart AC grids in pipeline
>800 Rural households as beneficiaries
An Experience for the first time in their Life…
Rajiv of Village Digiah with his free Laptop received from Govt. of UP
• Now he is excited that he can use his laptop without any hassles of charging his laptop.
• His home now receives uninterrupted electricity the entire night from Naturetech Infra’s Smart Solar AC Microgrid
Prized possession for our customer (having an electric fan)-Benefits of getting connected to our Smart AC Solar Micro grid
Clean Energy Access at the Base of Pyramid
... Creating a lasting Social Impact
We have just begun the journey…
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing will suffice to solve most of the world‘s problem
- Mahatma Gandhi
