NIP_Selco, Energy Solutions for everyone
- 1. An open-source platform that designs, implements and disseminates sustainable livelihood innovations through an ecosystems approach SELCO FOUNDATION for Neighbourhood Improvement Partnership Challenge Energy Access and Livelihoods May 2015
- 2. SELCO Foundation: ABOUT Pioneer and build the ecosystem to enable innovations that link sustainable energy and poverty reduction Develop poor- centric solutions by bringing in all aspects of technology, financial and social linkages leading to a holistic solution that is socially, financially and environmentally sustainable Through the innovations, help develop concepts and processes for other parts of the world to cater to the heterogeneous nature of poor segments
- 3. SELCO Foundation: BACKGROUND Need for customizing solutions Very High Income Group High Income Group Middle Income Group Poor Income Group Very High Income Group High Income Group Middle Income Group Poor Income Groups • Low Income Groups under market conditions • Very Low Income Groups may not be under market conditions • Vulnerable Communities
- 4. SELCO Foundation: BACKGROUND Need for customizing solutions Misplaced Assumptions: Homogenous poor = standardized solutions Urban solutions = rural solutions Faster scale up = Faster access to high quality energy solutions Misfit: products and needs: Tech solutions not centered around the poor’s needs Lack of standards, quality products Asset financing versus consumer financing Appropriate enterprise specific financing Inadequate Linkages: Human resource development Cross sector approach Support to micro level entrepreneurs Attention to R&D and innovation targeted at pro poor needs
- 5. SELCO Foundation: APPROACH Desirability ViabilityFeasibility DISCOVER • Community engagement • Profiling and Data collection • Deeper understanding of stakeholder needs, behaviours and constraints • Gathering expert perspectives DESIGN • Analyse data + Define opportunities • Ideate +Create solutions + Research • Co-design + Collaborate • Prototype + Test SHARE • Develop Implementation Plan • Create appropriate financial models • Create replicable processes and systems that can be scaled • Develop Toolkits
- 8. SELCO Foundation: ENERGY Integrated Energy Centres (IECs)
- 9. SELCO Foundation: ENERGY Integrated Energy Centres (IECs)
- 10. SELCO Foundation: LIVELIHOODS Dholakwale Community “It is like we have a sun in the night now! We can see our children’s faces in the night, just talk to them and watch them play. You might not realise, but it’s a big difference. We don’t just have a light, we have longer days.” - Azma
- 13. SELCO Foundation: A CAPABILITY APPROACH Building Assets Amongst the Poor • Increasing Access • Long term vs short term solutions • Connecting with partners to fill-in gaps • Documentation of process and methodologies – promoting replication
Editor's Notes
- #2: SELCO Foundation is the R&D wing of the SELCO Company- which is a social enterprise working to bridge the gap between energy poverty, sustainability and development. Working with the underserved communities and institutes, while SELCO Company has been focussing more on solar energy, SELCO Foundation has a much broader focus and vision- where we look at sustainable energy solutions, and increasing access to resources- while looking at livelihood solutions.
- #3: segregation of the underserved communities can be done based on geography, culture, type of income generating activities, income streams, urban or rural, formal or informal, migratory or not etc. therefore livelihood needs and solutions will be different.
- #5: The ‘poor’ is not a homogenous group- even in the low income group- we can further divide them into different groups according to the assets they have or how they access institutions and urban infrastructure or resources. What works in the urban context may or may not work in the rural or tribal context- also one product cannot fit all – different needs, different usage patterns => misfit between the product and the need Specially when it comes to technology- they are not centred around the poor’s needs Lack of standards and quality in the products Its important to make the poor an asset holder rather than just a consumer – so we focus on providing our customers with a good quality product which fits their needs and serves the purpose and build a financial instrument around it, to make it affordable. Inadequate linkages- in terms of just the network creation and capacity building – so we also look at providing access to the market to entrepreneurs, creating entrepreneurs themselves- by training them, connecting them to banks and MFIs, and also looking at their personal needs or needs at the community level and help nurture that idea – through the required R&D and provide them with those solutions.