A Clean Solar Alternative to Kerosene Lamps, Nepal
Alternative energy for Nepal
Summary
This project aims to replace kerosene lamps with solar-based household lighting (known as Solar Tuki) through an integrated approach of community mobilization and technological intervention.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In Nepal, those without access to electricity generally rely on kerosene wick lamps (in 2.4 million households). This form of lighting is neither cost-effective nor environment-friendly. Fumes from the kerosene lamps affect the eyes and lungs and contribute to global warming due to release of greenhouse gas. The quality of light is inferior and there is a high risk of accidental fire. Additionally since kerosene has to be imported, government has to spend its limited foreign currency.
Activities
1) Train village youth & support children's club activities 2) Community orientation 3) Train on how to form saving & credit groups 4) Train on repair & maintenance 5) Distribute solar tuki through microfinancing 6) Install community charging system
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,980
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $98,020
Total Funding Goal: $100,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Improvement in quality of life, health (especially of children and women), and studying conditions; increase in evening economic activity; reduction in fire hazards, environmental pollution, global warming, and dependency on imported kerosene.
Project Message
"No more waiting in kerosene queues for me, and no more money spent on batteries for the radio! No more fear of fire and smoke. All it takes is a flick of a switch to put it on and off!"
- Nara Bahadur Tamang, beneficiary of Solar Tuki installed in his home
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Prachet Kumar Shrestha
Team Leader
Wise-use House
Jwagol, Kopundol
Kathmandu, Bagmati Post Box 9210
Nepal
+ 977 1 5553870
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness
Wise-use House
Jwagol, Kopundol
Kathmandu,
Bagmati
Post Box 9210
Nepal
+977 1 5553870
http://www.ecca.org.np
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in
Nepal
and can also be found under
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on March 23, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 2, 2006
Latest Update from the Field
A Clean Solar Alternative to Kerosene Lamps, Nepal (Update Jan 2009)
By Prachet Kumar Shrestha - Team Leader, March 23, 2009 01:16 PM
DISTRIBUTION
The outreach to the rural community has increased. More no. of rural community groups / cooperatives (from east, central and west Nepal) has been linked. In the past six months, 500 no. of solar tuki lamps were sold and new linkage developed with 5 cooperatives.
CENTRAL WAREHOUSE
To further promote the solar tuki as an enterprise and to support the local level entrepreneurs, the concept of central warehouse has been developed. The idea is to import quality components from abroad (India, China) and to provide it to the local level entrepreneurs to fabricate the solar tuki. The warehouse will help in maintaining the quality of the solar tuki lamps and the end user will be benefited. At present, in the local Nepalese market, good quality components are not found and there is always the fear of local businessmen cheating the rural uneducated people.
With this purpose, separate contacts were developed with the Li-ion battery manufacturer and solar panel manufacturer in China. There samples were obtained, tested and the orders finalized. Accordingly, 2,000 pcs. of Li-ion battery has been delivered and the solar panel is being delivered next month. Quality brands of other components (from India) have also been identified.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Based upon the feedback from the end users, new types of fixtures have been developed.
RECOGNITION / AWARD
ECCA was invited to present its experience in the Global Business Conference for Modern Lighting in the Lighting Africa 2008 event, Ghana organized by World Bank and the International Finance Corporation in May 6-8, 2008.
ECCA solar tuki program video was awarded in the Global Development Marketplace Amateur Video Contest 2008 organized by the World Bank, Washington DC, USA
SCALING
Team Leader Prachet K. Shrestha participated in the Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI) program (Aug 2008) conducted by the Santa Clara University, San Jose, California, USA. During the course, Business plan was developed for further scaling of the solar tuki in Nepal; which was updated after returning to Nepal.
Thanks to the donor community of the Global Giving (and others as well), we are able to reach more no. of rural poor (who do not have the financial capacity to make down payment) through the credit and installment payback scheme (by using the revolving fund).
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