Organizations in the Program
GRASSROOTS AND RURAL INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED (GRID)
GRID is a social enterprise providing energy and water to rural communities by setting up stand-alone solar based water purification systems, microgrids and home lighting systems. For water purification, a 10-15 kW solar microgrid powers a RO-UV filtration process, producing 20,000 to 30,000 litres of clean drinking water every day. The solar microgrid has a battery bank ensuring that the plant runs continuously for 10-12 hours. A village level entrepreneur operates the plant and 3-4 additional people help in operations, awareness and demand generation.
Achieved
The system produces 20,000 litres of purified water, sold at a rate of 0.004 USD in 10 litre cans and caters to approximately a 1000 households. Customers collect water from the plant or pay extra for home delivery.
Growth Plan
GRID is setting up two water purification systems in Madhya Pradesh and Punjab and aims to commission 80-100 such systems across 10 states of India in the next 2 years.
Key Team Member
Manik M Jolly (Founder, CEO)
Head Quarters
Delhi