Bihar Govt to install solar panels atop school, govt buildings

Bihar Geography and Environment

The state government would install solar panels on rooftops of school and government buildings to tap non-conventional energy. Bihar had supplied up to 5008 MW power. Considering the adverse impact of thermal power on environment.
Under its ‘Lighting a Billion Lives (LABL) campaign’, Teri has built a partnership with Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society’s (BRLPS) Jeevika programme through an innovative institutional model to make clean energy products affordable to local women-based selfhelp groups (SHGS).
Till date, the programme has benefitted over 50,000 households across Bihar by providing access to solar home lighting systems (SHLS) and clean cookstoves.
The Teri-jeevika programme in Bihar operates on an entrepreneurial model of energy service delivery in which Teri has trained and mentored around 20 energy entrepreneurs who procure the solar home systems and clean cookstoves from accredited manufacturers, install them at households, and ensure maintenance with the support of a network of around 300 solar technicians.
The LABL campaign in 2008, aims to replace the use of kerosene with solar energy and engage local entrepreneurs for efficient and\ reliable energy delivery. The campaign also addresses the major issue of indoor air pollution by promoting clean energy devices.
The use of kerosene oil for lighting and traditional stoves for cooking causes indoor air pollution, which affects the health of poor families, especially women and children.

LABL Campaign:TERI:

Lighting a Billion Lives© is a global initiative to facilitate clean energy access and the delivery of last mile energy services for basic and productive use.
The initiative enables energy poor communities to transition from traditional and inefficient energy sources to modern, more efficient and sustainable energy solutions.
Operating through an entrepreneurial model of energy service delivery, Lighting a Billion Lives© accelerates market development for clean energy technologies through knowledge sharing, capacity building and market seeding.