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Give details about the micro-grid that you are
setting up in Bihar.
It is a 100 kW plus expandable pilot smart-grid based on
renewable energy technologies. It uses 280 solar panels to
generate more than 100 kW of electricity that currently powers
more than 400 households, who have applied for connections.
or business package. The basic package
includes one light connection and a charging
point totalling 18 watts per household as a
basic domestic package.
The micro-grid is based on a bottom-up approach. It begins with a
certain ambition and can be scaled up based on people’s demands
and requirements. Being a community-led project, it is to be managed
by electrification committees, which consist of members of the village
community using the micro-grid.
The second package includes three lighting
points and a mobile charging point with a
total usage of 30 watts. Residents opting for
fan or television connections would also be
falling under this package.
The micro-grid also intends to create a model that is replicable and
can be used by the government for electrification across Bihar and the
rest of the country.
The micro-grid intends to be financially sustainable so as to take
care of its own operations as well as attract investors and financial
institutions into the arena of decentralised renewable energy systems.
Hence, we have involved BASIX and CEED as co-implementers of
the project. BASIX has the expertise in financially managing a system
like this, whereas CEED is the organisation that will be the community
interface in Dharnai.
The model currently gives two kinds of domestic and a commercial
The third is a commercial package for shops
and businesses which includes one lighting
point, one mobile charging point and a street
light. It uses 18 watts of electricity. The
package takers will also be allowed to use a
fan connection.
Other than this, the micro-grid also
includes 10 solar-powered water pumps of
3 horsepower capacity each for irrigation
and 60 solar street lights. The water users
group in different tolas will manage water for
agriculture through the solar water pumps.
DISTRIBUTION: 100 KW microgrid using solar power
70 KW
for shops/
household
30 KW
for irrigation
This is a replicable model
to inspire electrification of
19,000 villages in Bihar
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MEDIA MANUAL | Micro-grid in Dharnai