ONergy: Sustainable Solar Solutions for Underserved Communities
ONergy, based in Kolkata, India, is a rapidly growing social enterprise providing solar solutions to households and institutions without reliable access to energy. Through innovative financial partnerships, last-mile distribution networks, and a range of solar products, ONergy aims to impact one million lives by 2016. Their focus on entrepreneurship development and planned activities for establishing Renewable Energy Centres underscore their commitment to decentralized renewable energy access.
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ONergy Kolkata, India ONergy is one the fastest growing energy access social enterprise providing complete solar solutions to underserved households and institutions. ONergy provides reliable and affordable decentralized energy solutions for lighting, cooking and electrification. We build an ecosystem which connects technology, finance and grassroots organizations to manage the needs, aspirations and resources of rural BoP beneficiaries. Till date, Onergy has impacted 170,000 lives with a goal to impact 1 million lives by 2016. Piyush Jaju Co-founder & CEO Building energy businesses: Knowledge sharing workshop with business incubators & entrepreneurs from Asia & Africa
Energy Access Please explain the work your organization does on energy access: Last mile distribution and service: Our network of Renewable Energy Centres (RECs) provide ONergy s reach and last-mile distribution and service capability. The RECs provide training to solar technicians and entrepreneurs, offer installation services for all products purchased, and ensure that service and maintenance is readily accessible to all customers. Innovative financial solutions: ONergy has partnered with 7 Rural Banks, 8 commercial banks and 9 MFIs across the 3 states. By partnering with both banks and MFIs, we offer affordable solutions, regardless of a person s financial situation. In addition, with the support of International organisations, ONergy has setup a revolving energy corpus to faciliate low cost credit to MFIs and rural entrepreneurs. Complete range of solar solutions and innovative products: ONergy offers an entire range of off- grid solar solutions such as: solar lanterns, solar home electrification systems, power plants and solar water heating system. ONergy has also developed innovative solutions for solar irrigation systems, solar computers, solar cold storage, clean cook stoves, and solar micro-grids to tackle other social problems of education, agriculture and health. Best practices in decentralised renewable energy access: sharing knowledge for renewable energy enterprise development
Entrepreneurship/Enterprise Development Please explain your institution s work on entrepreneurship / enterprise development (eg. financing, business incubation, technology development, etc): NA Best practices in decentralised renewable energy access: sharing knowledge for renewable energy enterprise development
Planned activities Planned activities of your organization for 2014/2015: Establish 10 Renewable Energy Centres in West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand Launch 4 new products solar mini home systems, solar irrigation pumps, pre- paid metering device for solar microgrids, solar micro cold storage Strengthen the team Developing strong systems and processes sales force customisation, bar code, mobile app rollout for field team Increase network of partnerships Best practices in decentralised renewable energy access: sharing knowledge for renewable energy enterprise development
