Solar For Education: The Journey So Far :
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Description: Solar For Education The Journey So Far Presentation by Arnab Ganguly CUTS International Simran Grover BASK Research Foundation Satrajit Sanyal Optima Solutions Consulting Transformation Change Making A concept to address issues not
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Solar For Education: The Journey So Far : Presentation by : Arnab Ganguly, CUTS International Simran Grover, BASK Research Foundation Satrajit Sanyal, Optima Solutions Consulting Transformation Change Making A concept to address issues not solely looking at it as a technical problem rather looking at it from the Societal, Economic and Political; Building Societal Coalitions is the key – Redefining expectations from the future Build Narratives Design Catalytic Projects Translate Discourses into Actions The Roundtable Meeting Stakeholders across Government, Business, Academia, CSOs, Subject Experts were invited and divided in groups The Ideas that came up were Solar Rooftop – Solar For Education Solar Irrigation Ecotourism Green Buildings The Seed Community Meetings Discussion Briefs Prepared Vetting projects based on Environment Implications Opportunities Threats Political Willingness SCOPE FOR UPSCALING Expanding the Social Coalition – The Forums Forum for Grassroots Forum for Jobs and Finance Forum for Policy Forum for Awareness Educational Institutions Civil Society Organisations Banks and Financial Institutions Skill Development Organisations Policy Makers Key Findings Lack of Awareness among educational institutions, Financial Institutions, CSOs on the Techno – Financial aspects of Solar; Leading to: Non lending by Banks Institutions apprehensive of approaching the Govt. Institutions apprehensive of entering into contracts with Solar project developers regarding pricing, maintenance and after sales service The Next Steps Development of a Training Manual – For Grid Connected and Off grid systems Getting it vetted by the Seed Community members Capacity Building of educational institutions, Financial Institutions, CSOs, solar technicians, even some solar project developers The Way Forward Deepening work in the area of solar rooftops Explore other areas where similar interventions could be undertaken Expanding the Social Coalition THANK YOU
