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Job creation opportunities Job creation opportunities in Solarin Solar

National Conference on Green Jobs

K SubramanyaCEO, Tata BP Solar

June 25, 2010

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Augmenting Jobs

Extending the income generating hours

Tata BP’s green collaboration with various GraminBanks has seen >100,000 Solar Home Lights

deployed in rural areas across India in last 2 yrs

Turning parch lands to productive fields

Tata BP’s Solar Water Pumps has changed the landscape of villages in Anantpur District, AP through the efforts of Rural

Development Trust

Promoting adventure tourism

Tata BP’s solar panels provide power for communication equipment during expedition to scale Mt. Everest.

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Improving quality of life

Inclusive living

Solar lights have increased the income generation of rural families enabling them to afford and run a television, a music system, etc.

Contribution by women folk

Women now can work during daytimes and earn extra income by tailoring, etc. under solar lights due to `extended day’, thus earning economic freedom

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Aiding education

Empowering through education

Tata BP’s solar lights assist adults to attend night schools and pursue learning

Empowering through education

Kids study under Solar lights after domestic chores

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Bringing light to lives

Earn & Win

Tata BP’s solar installations provide livelihood to technicians and enable them own one too!

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Empowering the needy

Delight replaces drudgery

Time she spent to carry water for domestic purposes now gets utilized in farm work generating additional income for the family, thanks to solar water pumps!

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Social and cultural dimension

Panchayats under solar lights

Resolving issues expeditiously and bringing in social harmony and peace!

Science, education & culture

Buddhist lamas learn heliotechnology in open air school

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Reaching the nooks & corners..

Difficult terrain, still

Creating jobs for men and animals too!

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Grooming ‘Green’ minds

Solar is part of the curriculum for these learners and inculcates awareness and sensitivity towards burning issues like climate change and energy conservation

A solar powered television brings in edutainment into classroom

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For livelihood and leisure…

Continued earning hours

Vegetable vendor sells late into the night

Support tourism

Comfortable Getaway

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Double Delight

Encouraging Entrepreneurship

Two agents of a solar manufacturer on their way to deliver solar lanterns to offshore fisherman,

who continue to fish at nights.

Solar for man and Sun for fish, hay

Woman dries hay and fish on a sunny day, while her solar panel charges the light

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Solar employment

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Solar employment

Solar Cell Manufacturing facility

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Solar employment

Solar Cell Manufacturing facility

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Solar employment

Solar Module production facility

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Solar employment

Solar Water Heater & Collector Production Plant

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Solar employment

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Solar employment

Mechanical, electrical and electronic technicians install and commission solar products and systems

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Solar employment

Skilled and unskilled workers at a Solar installation site

Safety briefing before commencement of day’s work

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Solar employment

Installation and maintenance of solar systems generate local employment

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Unique initiatives to createjob opportunities

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Solar Student Light Scholarship• Project Partners – Bharatiya Vikas Trust, Tata BP Solar, Gramin Banks• Support 200 poor students in providing/ enhancing access to solar lighting

by providing this scholarship of Rs 1,000 each • Area covered : U.P/ Gurgaon and Karnataka in the pilot project• Main objective to make available reliable solar energy to un-electrified

houses of SSLC students, to enable them to study better for their crucial examination besides reaching the solar energy to rural house-holds.

• Impact of the innovation:– Non-availability of grid power and best alternative power resource to build a

strong base of education / carrier of poor students class and there by enhancing the quality of life of the family.

– No Health hazards, clean & tension free lighting– It addresses the constraints of rural poor individuals in obtaining institutional

finance due to their inability to arrange for margin money (15%) required for obtaining loans.

– It addresses the problem of dropouts, child labourand migration to urban areas• The project also demonstrate a new marketing strategy, approach and

medium/ facilitators and a huge customer segment for solar sector, untapped and unexplored.

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Striking the right cords…• A unique and not-for-profit initiative of Tata BP Solar Arunodaya was created

with a vision to aid the widespread deployment of solar energy all over the country. • Goal is to create awareness about

– Energy and Environment Scenario– Relevance of Renewable Energy Sources– Different forms of Renewable Energy Sources– Solar Thermal and Solar Electricity Generation– Applications of Solar Energy and Benefits – Economics – Energy Conservation

• The program is designed based on several interactions with professionals, users, designers, government, etc.

• Target audience- Energy and Facility Managers, Financing Institutions, Energy Study Centers in Engineering and Science Colleges, Polytechnics and Schools, Builders and Architects, NGOs, Administrators, Environmentalists among others.

• >275 programs covering 20,000 people conducted since 2006 who in turn can reach and influence 1,80,000 people

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Tie up for Training

• Partners : NTTF & Tata BP Solar• Hands-on training for dealer technicians

on solar product installation and servicing • 55 programs held in Bangalore. Plans

exist to replicate in other states with NTTF presence.

• The most recent program was conducted for a group of women from Afghanistan.

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The numbers

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Direct EmploymentDirect EmploymentEmployees, Trainees, Dealers,Service Centres, Installation &

Service Contractors, ExpansionProject Contractors

> 3000 people> 3000 people

Indirect JobsIndirect JobsCritical Suppliers (wafers, cell, aluminum,

glass, chemicals, etc.), Transporters, FreightForwarders, Media Relations, Auditors,

Legal Consultants, Bankers, Warehouse,Inspection Agencies

> 100 organizations> 100 organizations

Indirect

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For example,

• A typical 1MW Solar Power Plant entails manpower requirement as follows:

– Executives : 10– Contract labor : 80– Total manhours : 15,000

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…….for a smile, it is all worth!

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Thanks!