Title	Supply and Installation of Remote Monitoring System (RMS) for Livelihood Applications
Contract Supervision	Program Manager - Innovation
Timeline	08 Months
Expected area of expertise	Proven experience in deploying and managing Remote Monitoring Systems for solar PV systems or similar renewable energy applications, particularly in remote and rural geographies. Technical expertise in AC and DC energy measurement, data communication (2G/3G/4G), and dashboard development. Capacity to undertake installations across multiple sites, with a focus on Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Assam. Robust quality assurance processes for hardware and software. Financial stability and capacity to support a project involving 500+ units in Phase 1. Ability to provide a 5-year warranty for RMS devices and reliable post-installation support.
Email and website	Procurement@selcofoundation.org / www.selcofoundation.org
Apply Link	https://forms.gle/QBLGySFJJDavhJuc7 (Contact Procurement for Form Link)

About SELCO Foundation

SELCO Foundation’s mission is to create a platform of solutions that uses sustainable energy as a catalystto bridge environmental sustainability and poverty alleviation. With holistic development as the primaryfocus, the organization strives to create equitable societies, where services are accessed by all communities. The interventions of SELCO lead to a sustainable delivery model of essential services like livelihoods, education, and health till the last mile. (Read more about SELCO here: http://www.selcofoundation.org/)

Summary of the project:

Despite the increasing adoption of solar-powered systems in agriculture and livelihoods across India, there is a significant lack of real-time performance data and system visibility. This absence leads to difficulties in fault detection, underutilization, inefficient designs, and delayed maintenance, limiting the long-term reliability and scalability of these crucial interventions. The deployment of RMS will address these gaps, enabling data-driven optimization and improved reliability for applications such as post-harvest processing, food processing, millet processing, and other value addition activities. Data monitoring and evaluation are required to track the progress and outcomes, as well as the impact of the implemented livelihood projects.

SELCO Foundation currently operates over 200+ different livelihood interventions throughout India, and we are planning a digital transformation for these projects. In the initial phase, SELCO Foundation intends to deploy 500+ units of RMS in various geographical locations across different livelihood interventions across India within a timeframe of 6 months. Subsequently, our plan is to proceed with the scaling-up process, aiming to digitize all our interventions in the upcoming phase.

The SELCO Foundation seeks to inspire and implement socially, financially, and environmentally inclusive solutions by improving access to sustainable energy. The SELCO Foundation’s key objectives are:

• Systematically identify diverse needs of the poor and understand and define the role of sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and decentralized energy.
• Create and deploy innovative solutions that positively impact well-being, health, education, and livelihoods toward the alleviation of poverty.
• Foster the development of enabling conditions or an ecosystem through holistic thought processes in technology, finance, entrepreneurship, and policy.

The SELCO Foundation focuses on the nexus of energy and development, including well-being, healthcare, livelihoods, disasters, and so on.

Goal and Objectives

Goal: To enhance solar system design and reliability by leveraging real-time data to understand usage patterns and enable early fault detection and maintenance needs.

Objectives:

• Gather real-time data to understand solar system usage patterns, data-driven solar system design, sizing, and understanding the efficiency of various technologies.
• Utilize real-time data for early fault identification, supporting basic diagnostics, and ensuring timely intervention to minimize downtime and maximize system reliability.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to energy and machine utilization, failure rates, grid downtime, and operational efficiency.

Vendor Qualifications

Prospective Consultants should demonstrate:

• Proven experience in deploying and managing Remote Monitoring Systems for solar PV systems or similar renewable energy applications, particularly in remote and rural geographies.
• Technical expertise in AC and DC energy measurement, data communication (2G/3G/4G), and dashboard development.
• Capacity to undertake installations across multiple sites, with a focus on Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Assam.
• Robust quality assurance processes for hardware and software.
• Financial stability and capacity to support a project involving 500+ units in Phase 1.
• Ability to provide a 5-year warranty for RMS devices and reliable post-installation support.

To apply

Interested Vendor / organisations, with relevant experience (please include samples and/or references of the previous similar work as proof of experience) and based out of India are requested to reach out with a detailed proposal giving a brief on the methodology and the process they will uptake for this project, including budgets (with break-ups and explanation), timelines and milestones and submit the same to google form https://forms.gle/Ass4M3YraErjXj4C6 on before 24th July 2025. (Rolling Basis Evaluation)

Any further queries please write to procurement@selcofoundation.org with a subject line: “Supply and Installation of Remote Monitoring System (RMS) for Livelihood Applications” (Name of Project)

To download the ToR, click here: Supply and Installation of Remote Monitoring System (RMS) for Livelihood Applications

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