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Overview and Updates
Contents
• Roadmap for 24*7 Power in Karnataka
• Value Added Tax on Renewable Energy
Focus Areas and Key Projects
Decentralized Renewable Energy Access
Energy Entrepreneurship and Ecosystem Development
• Skill Development through ITIs
• Financing for Energy
• North East ecosystem for energy access
Social Enterprise Issues
• Impact Investing in the Social sector
Global Replication: Exploring Ecosystem in Africa
Genesis and Approach
About SELCO Foundation and Policy Group
DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCESS
Three fold mandate: Plugging gaps in the ecosystem
Develop holistic linkages
Replicate concepts and processes
The Policy Group within the Foundation is one of the teams charged with plugging the gaps in the ecosystem from a policy perspective based on inputs from the Foundation’s R&D Labs, practitioners and stakeholders in the sector. This includes facilitating the creation of more practitioner–friendly, field-driven policies that make better integration and
implementation of decentralized sustainable energy solutions possible.
Approach
DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCESS
Differentiators - SELCO Policy Group
DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCESS
Policy Focus Areas
ENERGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP&
ECOSYSTEM
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCESS
GLOBAL REPLICATION
Key Projects
ENERGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP and ECOSYSTEM
•Skill Development
•Financing for End users and
Entrepreneurs
•National Clean Energy Fund
•Ecosystem Needs in North East
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ISSUES
•Impact Investment
•Reporting Framework-
Impact assessment
•Due diligence processes for Investments
DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCESS
• Energy Planning with
Karnataka Govt
•Value Added Tax
• National Solar Mission
• Low Carbon Development
GLOBAL REPLICATION- Ecosystem Approach in African regions
Asked by KERC to be
part of 24*7 Power report
Data collection and Analysis for districts
across Karnataka
First Draft of Report with
Energy availability map
and DRE recommendatio
ns
Final report submitted and
Launch of Report
expected
Proposal for similar
intervention in Tamil
Nadu (WRI)
Advocacy on the need for
similar analyses in
other States
ENERGY INTEGRATION PLAN: Roadmap for 24*7 Power in Karnataka
Project Outline:
• Part of a study commissioned by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) Chairman
• Required analyzing data on the Availability and Adequacy of electricity in districts across Karnataka.
• Gaps identified and a plan to integrate Decentralized Renewable Energy solutions such as Solar Water pumping, Micro grids, Energy for livelihood applications proposed.
• Inputs have been incorporated in the Roadmap on 24*7 Power report for Karnataka State.
July 2014
Nov 2014
Dec 2014
Feb 2015
Mar 2015
May 2015
June 2015
Energy Access mapping study undertaken in 5
districts of Karnataka
Meeting with Energy Secretary; Draft Solar Policy provides for VAT
exemption on Solar
Suggestion on VAT exemption on Solar rejected by
Finance dept
Meetings with Energy, Finance
Dept, Commercial taxes dept
VAT exemption announced in
Budget FY 2015-16
Advocate for GST
exemption on RE devices at National level
ENERGY REGULATIONS: Value Added Tax on Renewable Energy in Karnataka
Project Outline:
SELCO Foundation has been working over the last 2 years to facilitate the Exemption of VAT on Renewable energy devices and spare parts in Karnataka state. In addition to increasing the system cost for low income households, this taxation is contradictory to the intentions of the government which also provides subsidies.
On 13th March, 2015, the Chief Minister of Karnataka announced the exemption of VAT on Solar panels and solar invertors as part of the year’s State Budget.
Moving forward, the team will work on ensuring a similar exemption for all RE devices when the new GST regime comes into place (in FY 2016-17)
Feb 2013
Jan 2014
Feb 2014
Dec-Feb
2015
Mar 2015
June- Dec 2015
Meeting with then Energy Minister
and then CM about the VAT removal
Alliance Charter to
create network signed by 10 organizations
Final Proposal submitted and
Funder agreements signed
CEO officially on board
CLEAN Meetings with key
stakeholders; Projects started
CLEAN to be officially launched and Membership
drive
Policy team to deliver on North
East policy ecosystem gaps
NETWORK FOR SECTOR: Creation of Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN)
Project Outline: SELCO Foundation is one of the founding members of the Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN) and currently serves on the Advisory Group of the Network.
• CLEAN is an all India representative organisation for decentralized clean energy entrepreneurs and related stakeholders.
• Technology, scale and business model agnostic, and includes both electricity and non-electricity energy usage.
• Delivers five core sets of services,: information and networking; technology development and innovation, skills and training, opportunities for policy advocacy and increased access to finance.
Feb 2014
Jun-Jul
2014
Dec 2014
Feb-Mar 2015
April 2015
June-July 2015
Skill development emphasized
as a key need for sector
ITI course suggested to
Energy and Labour Department in
Karnataka
Meeting with Staff Training centre (in charge of course
curriculum development)
Meeting with Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship Ministry
MoU with Industry partners;
Content developer identified
Planning meeting with
STARC and Stakeholders
Final course and material submitted to
STARC
SKILL DEVELOPMENT: Institutionalization of RE Technician course in ITIs
Project Outline:
• Engaged in a project with Staff Training & Research Centre (STARC), Department of Employment and Training (DET) in Karnataka
• Goal Create a 4-6 month Renewable Energy Elective/Module which can be part of the ‘Electrician trade’ in state ITIs- with State level certification.
• Content to cover theoretical and practical aspects of Solar, Grid integration, Wind and Pico hydro, with inputs from relevant Industry partners.
• Larger goal institutionalization of framework and curriculum through Ministries at National level – Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Human Resource Development etc.
June 2014
Nov 2014
Dec 2014
Feb 2015
Mar 2015
Approach National
Ministries with finalized course and Case study
April 2015
May 2015
June 2015
Changes in National Solar
Mission guidelines for
off-grid
Increase in cess on coal to Rs. 200, which goes to National Clean Energy Fund
Possible removal of subsidy in Solar Mission suggested
by MNRE
Workshops with Financiers, CLEAN,
Practitioners on NCEF, end user
and Entrepreneur Financing
Meeting with RBI, NABARD, Policy makers on
needs of Financiers; Share final note on NCEF
utilization possibilities with MNRE, Ministry of Finance
FINANCING: National Clean Energy Fund and Capacity building
Dec 2014
Feb 2014
Mar 2014
April 2015
May 2015
Project Outline:
• Organizing 2 Banker/Policy maker meetings in the next 2 months with the objective of promoting financing for DRE solutions .
• Workshop 1: Innovative Financing and discusses challenges with Regional managers and Priority sector lending officers.
• Workshop 2: Aims to communicate these challenges and alternate policy models to Representatives from Apex banks and Policy makers. The Policy making bodies include Reserve bank of India (RBI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Ministry of Finance, SIDBI, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and so on.
• Use workshops to begin suggesting alternative models for usage of National Clean Energy Fund, in the energy access and Entrepreneurship space
SELCO Foundation supported
Network- CLEAN is officially announced
Discussions with Entrepreneurs to narrow down on key ecosystem
factors
Discussions with CLEAN
practitioners on the ground to
understand constraints
Finalize report on Ecosystem gaps and ways to address them; Plan for interventions with CLEAN
and partners
ECOSYSTEM BUILDING: Scenario and Gaps in North East India
Nov 2014
Jan-Feb
2014
Mar 2014
April- May 2015
June-July 2015
Project Outline:
• Undertaking an evaluation of the Ecosystem for energy services in certain specific regions in the North east.
• Regions to be finalized based on inputs from CLEAN’s stakeholders in the region.
• Formulate an inclusive renewable energy implementation model that takes into account the complete ecosystem i.e. technology, finance (capital & end user), supply chain, capacity building, scalability/replicability, institutional aspects, policy framework and livelihood aspects of renewable energy application(s).
• These can then be implemented as part of CLEAN’s activities in the region.
Finalize list of Ecosystem factors
and prepare for Field research and
interactions
Workshop 1: Expectation Gaps
among Investors and Practitioners
Due Diligence booklet for
investors and practitioners
Workshop 2: Defining Sustainable
Investments for Social Enterprises
Advocacy for these recommendations
into ongoing discourse on impact
investments
IMPACT INVESTING: Bridging Gaps in Sustainable Investments
Project Outline:
• An insider’s perspective of on-the-ground challenges faced in balancing the right mix of investments impact on missions of social enterprises
• Recommendations that could help guide the growing social investment arena on how to support the development of sustainable social enterprises
• Act on recommendations by incorporation into training programs for fund managers, conducting workshops that highlight the expectations gaps and dive into a deeper understanding of sustainable investing, tap into impact investment networks to advocate for these changes
• Deep dive into related aspects: fine tuning impact metrics (organization and end user) for social (energy) enterprises, note on due diligence process as per SELCO and incubatees experience (negotiation process, checklist and term sheet clauses).
Apr 2014
Oct 2014
Nov-Mar 2015
Oct-Nov 2015
Report: Bridging Gaps among Investors and Practitioners
Apr 2015
Conversations with Practitioners and
previous workshop attendees on possible focus
regions
Based on previous
experience and conversations,
finalizing regions for focus
Field research and Understanding of
Focus regions; building
partnerships
Undertake Replication
workshop in Africa with partners, entrepreneurs
GLOBAL REPLICATION : Exploring the Ecosystem in the Africa context
Project Outline:
• In-depth field research and analysis in 2 regions of Africa to better understand energy access ecosystem (potential regions marked in red on map)
• Ecosystem analysis and corresponding policy interventions
• Replication through local partnerships, workshops on learnings/best practices/failures from another context like India.
Jan 2015
Feb 2015
Mar 2015
Apr-Sep 2015
Oct-Nov 2015
Tentative plan on exploring
Ecosystem aspects and
Replication in African regions
Identify and advocate for a Policy intervention
based on learnings of region and replication
possibilities
Sep-Dec 2015
Global Replication/Adaptation
Decentralized sustainable energy
Social Enterprise issues
Micro energy entrepreneurship
Partners and Supporters