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As per the data in infographics, India has been considered to have the largest un-electrified population in the world. On 29th April 2018, the Modi government announced 100% electrification of all inhabited villages in India. However, electrification of villages does not translate into electrification of households. According to the definition by the Union Power Ministry, a village is said to be electrified if at least 10% of the households in it have power connections. Hence, in spite of this landmark announcement made by the government, data show that there are still 31 million households without electricity.

Can something be done about it?

Absolutely! Solar projects in India are the answer to bringing about this much-needed change in our society. And through Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR), solar energy can now reach every nook and cranny of India. Let me explain why solar projects in India have become the most sought-after CSR activity among leading companies. One might assume that solar power projects come under the Environmental sector alone. To clear this misconception, here are some examples of solar projects in India carried out by us under the various thematic areas mentioned in the figure

• Education: Electricity can support education initiatives. In rural areas where electricity is scarce, children often are unable to study after sunset. Through our solar projects in India, we have provided rural households with solar home lighting kits, with the help of which kids can now study after school hours as well. In addition, we have also installed solar rooftop systems in rural schools, providing them with an uninterrupted power supply.
• Healthcare: Globally, India has the largest number of people still defecating in the open—more than 595 million individuals, including women and children. Therefore there is a very high risk for microbial contamination of water, which is the main cause of diarrhea in children. Our drinking water and sanitation projects have provided safe and pure drinking water to millions of people. The benefits of this project include safe water, better sanitation, rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharging, biogas generation, and solid waste management. In addition, our solar lights have helped reduce the use of kerosene lamps for lighting purposes in rural households, hence preventing the inhalation of harmful fumes emitted by burning kerosene.

• Environment: Of course, with solar projects in India we are helping preserve the environment for future generations. As it currently stands, the solar capacity installed by Nimbus alone can be expected to offset over 1000 metric tons of CO_2. To put things into perspective, this is equivalent to the amount of CO₂ absorbed by 122 acres of trees (approx. 85,400 trees) per year.
• Livelihood: Our solar projects in India have provided several employment opportunities among the rural poor and urban poor classes of our society. In addition, we have impacted the livelihoods of farmers by increasing their income from around Rs.30,000 to over Rs.1,00,000 through our irrigation and community farming projects
• Rural Development: With projects such as community farming, community water taps, solar microgrids, solar lift irrigation, drinking water projects, etc, we have worked extensively towards rural development.

In other words, whatever your main focus of interest for your next CSR venture, we have a project just for you. Just contact us and our team of experts can customise a project to suit your needs.  

With climate change at a touching distance from us, environmental protection is the need of the hour. Together, we can achieve this goal with the right CSR initiatives to initiate solar projects in India.

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You can read here to learn what motivated us to work on community farming projects in India.

Overview of the Project

The 70 farmers on the hills of Hirve, Maharashtra, had just one source of income, farming. In turn, their farming depended on rain, and they could harvest only one crop in one whole year.

The only source of perennial water was in the foothills of the mountain.

Our Solution to the Problem

This project aimed to make the water on the foothills available throughout the year to the 70 farmers on the nearby hills to help them irrigate a second and a third crop.

The Plan and Execution of the project

• The targeted 70 farmers had a combined land of 25 acres on two adjacent hills.
• The project plan included the installation of solar pumps to continuously pump the water from the foothills to the various farmlands through distribution pipelining on a rotation basis to increase the yield and cycles of crops.
• The solar pumps were designed depending on the pressure and water requirement. The farmlands were situated nearly 80 meters above the stream. We used a 13HP pump to lift 25000 litres of water per hour.
• Fields on the two hills received water simultaneously on a rotation basis.
• The water distribution runs on 2- to 3-day cycles for the farmers.
• Drip irrigation systems were installed on both farmlands with the pressure created due to gravity.

We also provided storage facilities for the water pumped for days of low sun intensity.

Impact of the Project

• Farming projects in India such as this affect the community, making their impact easily noticeable.
• The community bears the initial cost, and individual cost decreases.
• The income of farmers in the community increases, leading to lesser people having to relocate for better opportunities.
• Installing solar equipment bypasses the need for electricity via diesel generators. It reduces operational costs.
• Above all, such projects combine renewable energy with overall benefits to provide a community’s socio-economic growth and help save water by reducing waste.
•  Hope you liked the project and are inspired to invest in one. You can directly contact us if you have community-driven projects as part of your CSR initiative.
• You can also visit us or give us a call. You will find our details on the contact page.

We would like to share ideas that we can help you incorporate into your CSR initiative

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