1. Energy, Empower, Enterprise –
3E SMART Platform for Access to Energy
Munawar Misbah Moin
Managing Director
Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Ltd.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2. Our Context - SHS in Bangladesh
The largest off-grid SHS program in the world
3.8 M SHS installed
Rahimafrooz Solar has over 500,000 SHS installed
50,000 homes connected every month
System size from 20wp to 130wp
15% down payment, Rest in 36 months credit
47 participating private organization
All system components, 'Made in Bangladesh’
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Installation 12 21 28 37 70 103 170 325 470 644 852 724
Year-Wise SHS Installation in Thousand
3. Solar Energy
Promoter
Customer
Rahimafrooz Solar
Energy, Empower, Enterprise –
3E SMART Platform
• SMART phone based integrated
system
• Monitored, controlled, result oriented
system
• large scale commercialization
• Green Entrepreneurs
• Mobile money/ wallet for transactions
Finance Institution
4. Issues Addressed
Credit Collection Control
Platform for end Consumer Financing
Village based Women Enterprise Development Opportunity (We DO)
Commercialization of Energy market
Technology and service at door step
Fully integrated product and service
Other avenue of income generation
SMART phone based fully automated and integrated system
5. Village based
Solar Promoter
with SMART
phonesNew/ Existing customerPayment with Mobile Wallet
Confirmationof
Transaction
Update ERP system
Customer
Visit
3E SMART Platform for SHS
LoadTransfer
PaymentforLoad
Activities
Area Map
Solar Promoter incentive
confirmation
Loan
Repayment
7. Large commercialization of SHS for access to energy
market and much more…..
10K SHS installation per month
100 Bio-gas plants per month
Agent Banking to the unbanked
Mobile Money services
In pipeline – modular village homes, e-bikes
Green Jobs to Green entrepreneurs
4000 Solar Promoters
Village based entrepreneurship for Women (WE DO)
200 We DO members and growing
Complete Eco System for rural development and e-
commerce
Outcome