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
Million SoUL Program
Pilot Project for demonstrating LAS model by providing solar study lamps to 1 Million SoUL Study.
Dungarpur Initiative
Empowering women SHGs by providing them technology based livelihoods taking them towards sustainability.
70 Lakh Solar Study Lamp Scheme
MNRE sanctioned scheme to provide solar study lamps to 70 lakh students based on LAS model.
5 Lakh Solar Study Lamp Scheme
Provide solar study lamps to 5 lakh students through the LAS model.
DURGA Energy
One of its kind module manufacturing plant completely owned and operated by the tribal women.
Solar PV Cook-Stove
Focussing on transition to induction solar PV cooking ensuring clean cooking solutions.
Students Solar Ambassador
Sensitizing the school students towards solar energy by training them to make their own solar study lamp.
Open Source Hardware
Making the design of the various solar products available in the open source.
SoULS Initiative reinforces SDG7 and SDG13 by creating a local solar ecosystem for powering rural lives