Mr. Ashok Madhukar - Building Partnership For Sustainable CSR
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Energy Access in Remote Areas
Are Micro & Pico Grids Workable ?
Presented By:
Ashok Madhukar & Shweta Agarwal
Afro-Asian Development Consortium
New Delhi
August 7, 2014
Micro & Pico Energy Grids
Remote areas either do not have access to energy or totally
unreliable supply systems
Poor quality of life due to lack of energy infrastructure and
resultant opportunities for income generation / livelihood
Workable?
Micro and Pico grids are the only workable option for remote
areas for generation and distribution of energy and
environmental management
We need to understand the system constraints of all the
stakeholders and their removal/reduction
Design Structural and Operational Sustainability
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Engineering Sustainability
Need: Demand Driven
Ownership & Participation
SUSTAINABILITY
Resources
Program/ Project
HR & Funds
Design & Delivery
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Lessons Learnt :Remote Area
Need Identification
Few people want to go there : organizations ability to
reach out is low
Funding for need assessment and appropriate project
design
Feasibility study costs more than the project- strange but
true
Delivery Capacity
This situation encourages local cartels who deliver:
Substandard work, charge multiple times, have little or no
capacity for O&M support
Urgent need to build the last mile local delivery capacity
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Lessons Learnt :Remote Area
contd…
Higher Cost of Acquisition leads to;
higher cost recovery
ability to pay drops
Lessons Learnt :
1. Build Core Teams/ Contractors locally for the design,
development, implementation , operation &
maintenance and monitoring of the project.
2. Funding for the needs identification, project design and
development with the community acceptance and
participation: generally about 10% of the project
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Empowerment
RE: Dual Contribution
Renewable Energy
Dual Contribution
SOCIAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
LIVELIHOODS
Income Generation
Activities
Power & Fuel
OUTCOME
Improved Quality of Life
AVAILABILITY
ACCESS
Sustained
Ability to Pay
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Program / Project Design
Structural Design is critical for Operational Success
Operational
Structural
Stakeholders Commitments
O&M Local Capacity
Community Ownership
Local Participation
360 Capacity Building
Cost Recovery
Understanding
Ability
Each link is critical
Willingness
Start Up Support
HR
Funds
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Local Communities
Identification of needs / opportunities:
Acceptance and help of the local community for the
surveys and information collection
Willingness of the Community:
Ownership: Accept the project
Participate in the project development
O & M local entrepreneurs and build capacity
Share in the cost of services used
“Partners in Progress” approach needed with the
community rather than “Beneficiaries”
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Missing Link: Intermediaries
Role of NGOs
Community mobilization and capacity building
Primary need assessment
Implementation support
Operation and Management
Cost recovery for services
Local Delivery Mechanism
Agencies for design and development of the projects
Implementation
O& M handholding
Local Entrepreneurs and operators training
Local Monitoring –Core Teams
Capacity Building
Benchmarks
Trends
Course Correction and sustainability
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Delivery Mechanisms
Who will implement? : Intermediaries
NGOs- community interface
Local Contractors- build and maintain
Capacity Building:
Is there capacity to implement
Develop and Design the local project
Express the need and seek agencies
Standardization & Replication:
Cost of design on case to case basis is more than the value
of the intervention itself
Time Taken:
Uncertainty is the greatest barrier
Staying power: mental and financial
Who is investing in the delivery mechanism creation and its
capacity building ???...
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The Realty Check
Reality is that there is more money but less projects and even
less understanding of the project implementation capabilities
of the organization and its intermediaries
Organizations have the funds but do not have projects to
fund in line with their mandates
LAD: Demand Driven/ Supply Side interventions:
Assisted demand driven is the answer
Inventory of local needs / projects
Adopt a Village- best holistic approach and replicable
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PROJECTS : Key Actions
Simplification
Standardization
Replication
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CSR - The Road Ahead
Inventory of projects that can be funded by CSR
Compatibility Matrix: geographies and domains/sectors
Capacity Building of Organizations for CSR:
Funding Projects
Program Design
CSR Funding Process:
Awareness
Standardization
Transparency
CSR Attitude:
CSR to pro-actively seek projects
Not behave as another agency doling out funds to
beneficiaries
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Strategic Approach: LAD
Mawlyngbna, Meghalaya
Village Profile :
Altitude : 1200 m
Precipitation of 8000-10000 mm
Monsoon Period-6 months
Population
< 2000 ( 90%
engaged in farming )
Households
350 estimated
Cluster of:
4 villages total
750-800 households
3000+ population
Provide Energy for:
basic primary processing for
agriculture produce
community buildings and street
lighting and communication
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Strategic Approach: LAD
Mawlyngbna, Meghalaya
Economic Activity:
Pico Energy Interventions:
The interventions are
focused on value addition
to the local produce for
higher economic activity
and jobs in the village area
and include:
1.
Pico Hydel Power 10Kw
2.
Bio Mass Gassifier 10 kw
3.
Heat Recovery for drying
agri-produce
4.
Solar PV system - 5 Kw
5.
Bio Gas for Heat Energy
Warehousing
Drying, Cleaning &
Grading
Animal Feed
Waste Management
Organic manure
Potable Water
Note: Combination supports the seasonal and day / night needs of the community
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Strategic Approach: LAD
Mawlyngbna, Meghalaya
Pico-Hydro Power Plant 10 KW
Land contributed by the community
Support the need for power primarily
during monsoon period and
supplement the existing supply which is
not reliable and intermittent
Provide convenience for street lights
and lighting of community building
Impact
Economic - higher revenue realisation
from agriculture produce
Social - Improved quality of life , self
reliance & equitable distribution
Sustainability
Village ownership and participation is
integral to this community as
demonstrated in other initiatives
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“Let us continue the journey
towards
Sustainability and Inclusive Growth”
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