NEWS & Announcements


SoULS Initiative, IIT Bombay bagged the 'Global Grand Prize' worth $100,000 and the certificate of IEEE- Empowering a Billion Lives Competition 2019
IEEE Award

SoULS Initiative competed with 22 other finalists for the Global Finals held from 28th September 2019 – 1st October 2019.

EVENTS


2nd October, 2019New

Students Solar Ambassador Workshop a mega-global event, where students learn to assemble their Solar Study Lamp which would be a first step towards Renewable Energy Revolution and mitigating climate change.

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7th – 8th December, 2018

International Workshop on "Attaining Electricity Access for All" - Grid and Off-grid

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About Us


Solar Urja through Localization for Sustainability (SoULS) initiative, a flagship program of IIT Bombay, is based on the ‘Power to All’, including active interventions for providing clean, efficient, affordable and reliable energy access even to the last mile households. SoULS initiative encourages a localized solution involving local communities (localization) and ensures the transition from a ‘program-driven model’ to ‘market-driven model’.

SoULS initiative envisages creating a Solar Ecosystem by Local for Local (SELL) that will serve the local customers by ensuring the provision of local financial mechanism, local institutions and local services, also establishing local manufacturing units for sustainable adoption of technology. SoULS encourages locals to undertake ownership, responsibility and mobilization of technology to create a positive impact in the lives of the rural households.

Our Projects

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Million SoUL Program

Pilot Project for demonstrating LAS model by providing solar study lamps to 1 Million SoUL Study.

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Dungarpur Initiative

Empowering women SHGs by providing them technology based livelihoods taking them towards sustainability.

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70 Lakh Solar Study Lamp Scheme

MNRE sanctioned scheme to provide solar study lamps to 70 lakh students based on LAS model.

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5 Lakh Solar Study Lamp Scheme

Provide solar study lamps to 5 lakh students through the LAS model.

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DURGA Energy

One of its kind module manufacturing plant completely owned and operated by the tribal women.

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Solar PV Cook-Stove

Focussing on transition to induction solar PV cooking ensuring clean cooking solutions.

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Students Solar Ambassador

Sensitizing the school students towards solar energy by training them to make their own solar study lamp.

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Open Source Hardware

Making the design of the various solar products available in the open source.

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