GAP Intensive Initiative
Provide Clean and Affordable Energy Access
Start Date : 15 September 2017
Big Impact Goal
To bring clean energy access to a 1000 households in rural India by 2018.
About Picoenergy
Bhushan Trivedi
Picoenergy
Mumbai
Piconergy is addressing the issue of energy poverty in India, where more than 300 million people still live without access to electricity. Piconergy facilitates access to clean, affordable and reliable energy solutions to the financially poor and under-served households.
Through its first product HELIOS, a solar home lighting and mobile charging solution, it primarily focused on households which still dependent on kerosene, candles, etc for lighting and making them independent from using them.
Going ahead, Piconergy aims to develop value for money, quality clean energy solutions of higher energy capacities, where the idea is to catalyze the socio-economic development and create a positive impact through energy access in the lives of the undeserved.
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Key Achievements
Team clear on Bhushan’s work
Framework created
Narrowed the regions to implement the framework
Connected to Amit Mehta from MFI to help Bhushan
Connected to rural spark Partner to know about their Model to help Bhushan Trivedi to implement
1st Sept 2017
Intensive Leader & Changemaker Connect
5th Sept 2017
Formation of 'A' Team
8th Sept 2017
Initial 'A' Team & Changemaker Connect
10th Sept 2017
Field Visit by 'A' Team
21st Sept 2017
Deeper Understanding by 'A' Team (weekly calls)
Pending
Defining Big Impact Goal
5th Oct 2017
Brainstorming on Strategies/Ideas
Day 70
Choose Key Strategies
Day 20 - 200
Leverage Partners & Connections
Day 60 - 70
Create Big Impact Plan
Day 90
Power Up Session with Intensive Council
Day 70 - 364
Implementation
Day 180 & 270
2 Power Up Sessions with Intensive council
Day 365
Final Impact Presentation
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‘A’ Team
Leader
Dipankar Guha
Management Consultant
He is a management consultant and is based out of Kolkata. He was previously working with Godre...
Coach
Narayanan Shankaran
Coach & Country Ambassador
Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches
Narayanan is a GAP Coach and a Country Ambassador at Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches (APAC). ...
Business Expert
Sohil Shah
AVP
3i Network
Sohil is working as the Associate Vice President of Intellecap Impact Investment Network and is...
Social Sector Expert
Manish Khandpasole
Project Coordinator
Disha
Manish Khandpasole is the Project Coordinator at Disha. He manages all field activities, and ...
Student Volunteer
Varsha More
Student
Varsha holds a Masters of Arts and Arthashastra Masters in philosophy in Marathi. She also has ...
Student Volunteer
Samhita Khuntia
Graduate
Samhita is the youngest member of this ‘A’ team. A recent graduate of Shri Ram College of C...
Partner
1Bridge
1Bridge is supporting Picoenergy to make sure the product reaches people in rural areas who do not have access to electricity.