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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!
Source : The Timeless Energy of The Sun, UNESCO
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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
Source : The Timeless Energy of The Sun, UNESCO
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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
Source : The Timeless Energy of The Sun, UNESCO
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For livelihood and leisure…
Continued earning hours
Vegetable vendor sells late into the night
Support tourism
Comfortable Getaway
Source : The Timeless Energy of The Sun, UNESCO
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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
Source : The Timeless Energy of The Sun, UNESCO
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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
Source : The Timeless Energy of The Sun, UNESCO
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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
Source : The Timeless Energy of The Sun, UNESCO
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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
Direct
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