Solar Mini-grids in Uttar Pradesh, India

Sharing Business Models & Scaling up Mini-grids ADB Workshop, Kathmandu 7 February 2013

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Outline
IGEN-RE Programme Context Approach

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company presentation 2012

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The Indo-German Energy Programme

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The IGEN-RE Component

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IGEN-RE Key Activities

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Context (1)
Access to Electricity data for UP Census 2011
o 37% households (24% rural households) have access to electricity o 5 districts - < 10% rural households electrified o another 26 districts - < 20% rural households electrified o Total number of rural households without access ~ 19.3 million
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< 10% < 20%

Context (2)
UPNEDA efforts - Solar Mini-grids (100% capital subsidy)
o 23 projects implemented in 2011-12; Each household 2 x 1.5 W LED light + mobile charging o Tendering process for 231 projects in 2012-13 did not attract interest primarily since O&M responsibility thrust on the implementing agency; Each household 1 x 5 W LED light + 2 x 1.5 W LED light + mobile charging
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Approach Community Choice/ Demand based

Demand Supply

Lighting
Entertainment Community Energy Entrepreneur

Tech/Soln. Provider 1

Comm. Services
Prod. End Use Key Features

Tech/Soln. Provider n

Community choice of solution Choice of solution determines the government subsidy & community contribution
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For further information, Hari Natarajan hari.natarajan@giz.de Onkar Nath onkar.nath@giz.de

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