Call for Applications: Piloting and Scaling Energy Efficient and/or DRE Livelihood Solutions

About SELCO Foundation:  

SELCO Foundation is an open-source, not-for-profit organization that engages in field-based  R&D and ecosystem building for the deployment of clean energy solutions that alleviate poverty  by improving access to sustainable energy to underserved communities in tribal, rural, and urban  poor areas. The organization works in collaboration with practitioners in the social sector, energy  entrepreneurs, NGOs from various developmental sectors, and educational institutions to link the  benefits of sustainable energy to poverty eradication. The organization works across verticals  such as energy access, health, and livelihoods with practitioners in the social sector, energy  entrepreneurs, and partners from various developmental sectors. You can find more information  about the SELCO Foundation on our organization’s website.. (Read more about SELCO here:  http://www.selcofoundation.org /)  

Project Introduction 

SELCO Foundation invites technologies and clean energy enterprises to apply for support to  pilot and/or scale Energy Efficient and/or Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) driven  livelihood technologies, to enable access to clean energy and positively impact the livelihoods of  underserved communities across India. 

Call for Applications:  

Piloting and Scaling Energy Efficient and/or DRE Livelihood Solutions

Summary of the Program 

Technology and Clean Energy Enterprises play a critical role in the supply side of solutions that  can be adopted by rural, peri-urban communities to enhance and sustain their livelihoods in  future. 

Over the years, through the learnings from our work, we have realized the importance of  supporting and strengthening enterprises for conducting research, content creation, outreach marketing, technology demonstrations, documentations etc. through collaborations with  grassroots partners and other relevant stakeholders.  

Scope of Work 

Shortlisted enterprises may choose to work on all or a part of the activities listed below-

● Deployment and scaling the livelihood technologies 

● Unlocking relevant schemes and finance 

● Conducting Research and Documentation 

● Creating Training Modules 

● Conducting Awareness and Orientation workshops with end-users, Financial Institutions,  NGOs etc. 

● Applying for Certification and Empanelment of technologies 

● Marketing and Outreach Activities like Branding/Sales, Marketing, Events/Melas

Rquirement:  

● Enterprises that develop/supply/integrate Energy Efficient and/or DRE powered  livelihood technology solutions in sector of agriculture, micro business, animal husbandry  etc 

● Enterprises having ready-to-pilot technologies i.e. minimum viable product with proof  of concept 

● Futuristic technologies with ready to scale in the livelihood sector.  

● Enterprises seeking to deploy technologies for evidence building 

● Grassroots enterprises catering to local demand for livelihood technologies.

● Enterprises looking at working closely with stakeholders such as NGO/ govt.  Institutes/Financial institutions for scaling their technologies. 

● Enterprises will be required to provide end user implementation MIS. Format for the  same will be provided by SELCO Foundation on selection.  

*Geography – Pan India 

Application Process and Proposal Submission: 

If your technology enterprise fulfills the eligibility criteria and is interested in collaborating with SELCO Foundation, kindly fill the application form shared below with relevant details - Link to the Application Form 

Enterprises are requested to upload their proposal along with the quotation into the application  form. Please ensure that your proposal is made in the format shared below - Link to Proposal Format (Please feel free to add additional details if required)

Interested consultants / organizations, 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 ect, including budgets (with break-ups and explanation),  timelines and milestones are submit in the same google form https://forms.gle/Dpk1Aagq3TDrkN7y5  on before 23rd October 2024. 

Any further queries please write to procurement@selcofoundation.org  with a subject line:  “Piloting and Scaling Energy Efficient and/or DRE driven livelihood technologies” (Name of  Project)

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