solar energy in rural India

Indian startups are transforming energy access with affordable solar tech solutions like trees, tiles, and off-grid setups. Startup founders propose 10 policy reforms for shared, sustainable, and community-driven solar initiatives.

Thirteen years ago, women in Manyachiwadi village of Maharashtra's Satara district took the leap towards a more sustainable way of life. It was their money that sponsored the village's transformation into a model 'Solar Gram'.

Pradeep Kumar, a resident of Petwar village in Hisar, Haryana, developed an innovative solution to prevent solar panels from being stolen from farms. His startup TG Solar Pumps provides one year of free servicing of the portable devices.

Vinisha Umashankar, a class 8 student from Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu has designed an award-winning solar ironing cart to reduce the use of charcoal.

Co-founded in 2015 by Clementine Chambon & Amit Saraogi, Oorja aims to provide access to clean energy to 450 million people without access to reliable electricity in rural India.

A remote village in West Bengal had never seen light. Then this organization came and gave the villagers a life that they had only dreamed of. Watch the amazing video of what happens next.

Want to contribute to change, literally? You can help Skilled Samaritan raise funds to install solar lights in a village in India. A team of highly qualified members who have left their jobs to help the much ignored communities in villages. Read their story and how they are making a difference - and how you can too!