Localization of Solar Energy through Local Assembly, Sale and Usage of 1Million Solar Study Lamps

The concept of 'Solarization' has been doing rounds for past decade. Use of Solar Energy is advocated by many; however, the sustainability of the solar energy has never been discussed. 'Localization of Solar Energy through Local Assembly, Sale and Usage of 1 Million Solar Study Lamps', an initiative by IIT Bombay in partnership with NCEF tries to address the challenges of sustainability through the twin pillars of 'Localization and Saturation'. Moreover, under this project the focus is given on making the rural economy self-sufficient in solar products along with accomplishing the aim of Right to Light to each child. In this paper, we discuss the energy requirements of rural India, followed by technical design of the SoUL lamp that has been distributed, along with a brief idea of the objectives and the framework which has been incorporated while distributing SoUL.