Solar Home System
Grameen Shakti
Solution Overview & Benefits
Grameen Shakti uses PV modules imported from Japan in order to install solar home systems to houses in Bangladesh.
Solutions:
- Solar off-grid system
- Solar on-grid system
- Solar hybrid system
Depending on household income and family needs, Grameen Shakti installs smaller systems that deliver 10 to 20 Wp, and larger systems at around 40 to 120 Wp. The larger system is ideal for powering a sufficient set of lights, a radio, and phone charger. Smaller modules power LED lights.
The charge controllers are manufactured by Grameen Shakti itself, but LED lights and batteries are purchased from companies in Bangladesh. A 50 Wp system can cost around 215 pounds, whereas a smaller 20 Wp system can cost around 115 pounds. After putting down a small payment (between 15 - 25%), purchasers receive a loan that they can pay in three years.
History & Development
Grameen Shakti is one of the leading social enterprises in the world, founded by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus , with an aim of improving “Access to Energy” for the rural people of Bangladesh.
They provide Sustainable Renewable Energy solutions with an objective of socio-economic development, empowering women, creating green jobs, alleviating poverty, reducing GHG emission and building up healthy community.
Mission:
Foreseeing a future where rural households of Bangladesh would have access to clean energy at affordable cost.
Grameen Shakti has been disseminating Improved Cook Stove all around the country since 2006 to address issue of reducing indoor air pollution and the adverse consequences caused by traditional stoves. So far Grameen Shakti has distributed nearly 1 million ICS which is reducing around 890,000 Ton of CO2 every year.
Availability
- Publicly available: yes
- Countries where available: Bangladesh
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