![]() ![]() Skilling interventions take centerstage as the clean energy sector moves to posit itself as a significant employer of formal, informal, and productive use jobs. The focus of this manual is women as they play critical role in developing social networks as a result, such entrepreneurial opportunities have the multiplier effect benefitting the larger communities. NRDC is also developing a skilling manual for clean energy entrepreneurs with an objective support rural enterprises providing post sale services in the clean energy domain. Project Surya aims to train 1,000 salt farmers and equip them with suitable skills to work in the renewable energy sector, specializing in solar panels and solar pumps. The ‘ Project Surya’ launched by SEWA in partnership with ReNew Power and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is a perfect example of such interventions. Going forward, these skilling interventions can also play a critical role in creation of appropriate entrepreneurial or employment opportunities. Skilling can be achieved through suitable training interventions – ranging from the understanding of basic troubleshooting of clean energy solutions used at the household level to becoming part of the formal workforce at the utility-scale renewable energy projects. Besides, village entrepreneurs can provide repair and maintenance services through their enterprises, and this can become an additional income source. Focus on skilling can ensure that the owners of the equipment can operate them properly. Finally, skilling and upskilling opportunities are required to ensure proper operation, repair, and maintenance of the equipment. Appropriate financing mechanisms that enable them to purchase clean technology equipment to scale up the adoption are equally important. Poor quality solutions can leave long lasting consequences. Identifying the right technology that suits the needs of the households is important. As a next step, NRDC and partners are focusing on converting Fangani village into a Hariyali Gram through two key interventions – (a) to scale up clean energy solutions such as community biogas plants, energy efficient appliances, and cool roofs and (b) to increase livelihood opportunities for women entrepreneurs like Santokben through providing skills on clean energy solutions. Moreover, children in these households can now dedicate more time to their education as electricity is available past sunset. As grid supply reached Fangani this summer, following a visit by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) officials and the Hariyali Gram team, living conditions and livelihood opportunities have improved. Not only Santokben, but thirty-five households in Fangani village were facing similar harsh conditions due to limited access to modern energy. ![]() Santokben’s working hours were thus largely dependent on sunlight as a result, the number of productive hours and income opportunities available to Santokben were limited. For several years, the sole source of electricity in Santokben’s house was a 1 kW solar panel, installed on the rooftop of her house in the Fangani village of Gujarat, India. ![]()
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