1. Distributed Power Generation - The next big
opportunity?
Global Entrepreneurship Summit
IIT Kharagpur, India
January 12, 2013

2. What is Entrepreneurship?
„‟Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of
opportunity beyond resources controlled‟‟
- HBS Professor Howard Stevenson
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3. The Opportunity
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4. The Opportunity -Energy Access
- More than 1.4 Billion people in the world have no access to electricity
- Of this, 400 Million people live in India
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5. Multiple dimensions of energy access
Social
Economic Environment
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6. Multiple dimensions of energy access
1. Social 2. Economic 3. Environment
a. Urban Vs. Rural : • Kerosene usage- $2 Billion • Emission of
94% Vs. 57% per year in India(Source:
CO, Co2, Noxious
Electrification of IFC)
gases
households(2009)
• Subsidy*– Rs. 27,352
Crores • Loss of forest cover
b. Gender – Women mostly
affected and vegetation
• Loss of productivity
c. Health and Safety
- Respiratory diseases • Poor pay higher cost per
- Eye impairment unit of electricity
- Fire hazards * OMC Under-recovery(2011-12)
The Opportunity lies in profitably serving this underserved market
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7. The Pursuit
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8. Distributed power generation and sale
- Power Generation at the point of consumption
- Renewables(Solar, Biomass, Wind, Small Hydro)
- Innovative technology and business models
- Tap the Bottom of the Pyramid market
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9. “beyond resources controlled” or
Challenges
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10. Challenges
Social/Cultural –
• Lack of Awareness
• Consumer behaviour
• Local caste and religion dynamics
Economic – High capital cost, payment security
Infrastructural
• Remote locations
• Operation and Operations
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11. The Trailblazers
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12. 1. Husk Power – Power from rice husk
• Founded in 2007
• Founder : Gyanesh Pandey, Alumnus of IT-BHU
and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
• Use biomass waste(husk) to produce electricity
• Providing electricity to 300 villages and hamlets
with 200,000+ villagers
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13. 2. Gram Power – Technology Innovator
• Founded in 2012
• Founder – Yashraj Khaitan, 24, Alumnus of
University of Berkley, USA
• Pre-paid micro-grids using proprietary Smart
prepaid-meters
• Micro-grid managed owned and operated by a local
entrepreneur
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14. 3. Simpa Networks –Business Model
Innovator
• Incorporated in 2011
• Co-Founder – Paul Needham, droput from
PhD from Cambridge University
• Pioneering concept of “progressive purchase”
• Prepaid energy purchase – through SMS
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15. 4. SELCO – The Social Enterprise
• Founded in 1995
• Founder – Harish Hande, Alumnus of IIT KGP and
University of Massachusetts
• Winner of Ramon Magsaysay award
• Facilitator of micro-financing
• Sold, serviced and financed more than 115,000 systems
since 1995
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16. Summary
How do you make a real difference?
Catalysed by
Harish Hande’s
SELCO
Do you want to make a real difference? Start now!!
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17. Thank you
Madhavan Nampoothiri
Founder and Director
madhavan@re-solve.in
www.re-solve.in