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What are your plans once the micro-grid
is established?
Dharnai micro-grid is one of the biggest
demonstrations of solution work by
Greenpeace, and at the end of the project
Greenpeace aims to develop an iconic and
exemplary DRES model.
Greenpeace will use this model to get the
government to announce policy measures
and a separate legislative policy framework
for distributed electricity delivery system by
showcasing successful on-ground feasibility
and viability. Thus, securing and enhancing
investment in DRES.
We will use this model to campaign and convince the government to
replicate the model at a wider scale in Bihar. Greenpeace will prod the
government to establish a pathway to replicate the model.
The success and impact of the Dharnai model will support and
enhance investment in DRE systems. This will be through campaigning
for investment in favour of this alternate and sustainable model of
growth. It will also be used to enable Bihar’s proposal for climate
finance under the NAMA proposal in favour of similar projects.
We will continue to raise awareness amongst villages in Bihar so that
they can also demand an energy revolution akin to Dharnai.
How is it a replicable model?
The way the micro-grid has been designed, be connected to a smart-grid anytime.
it can be put up anywhere within three
months without massive land and other The Dharnai model is based on Greenpeace’s E (r) cluster report. It is a
resources. All that is required is policy modular system that uses standard components and hence is easy to
support and government will to execute it. replicate across wide areas with varying geographic characteristics.
The tariffs and operation and maintenance
are all in consultation and agreement with However, detailed resource assessment, cost evaluation, demand
the residents, making it an inclusive model. profile forecast and power system simulations are required to see if a
Moreover, it is grid-interactive and hence can particular micro-grid design is viable in a specific location. xxxi
Solar panels installed on the Kisan Training Centre In Dharnai Revenue Village
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