Approaching energy poverty through innovation

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2 Approaching energy poverty through innovation Dr. Sebastian Groh GOBESHONA, Dhaka, June 14, /06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 2

3 Motivation 1.3 billion people lacking access to electricity today and we had the same figure 20 years ago, right? - This energy access sector must really suck! Energy Access Practitioner at the MES 2015 Conference in Bangalore during a plenary discussion in April 2015

4 Population without electricity access, 2011 Source: ECOWAS, 2014

5 New York, Sep 2015 Source:

6 Some fundamental questions to start with... 1) What does universal electrification mean? 2) How do we get there? 3) And if we can t answer Q1, how do we actually know that we got there?

7 Source: Bhatia & Angelou, 2015

8 Methodology Empirical analysis of 230 hhs and microbusinesses in rural Bangladesh MTF as a vehicle to explore effective ways to measure household electricity access Testing of six different possible algorithms for assigning tiers to households within different frameworks

9 Some results (3)

10 Policy Implications Global Goal 7 so far not backed by a robust global tracking framework Reaching consensus among SE4ALL member countries is likely to be undermined through presence of high sensitivities Once applied, pro-poor policies can be designed and implemented more effectively (gap analysis; projections on investment needed; development aid allocation mechanisms)

11 4 million + Solar Home Systems Bangladesh Photo MEI 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. ME SOLshate Ltd. 11

12 Hannes Kirchhoff

13 Market Pain Points Costs of an SHS are still too high for many end users 4M+ Existing SHS customers who want more energy Limited productivity of current energy equipment Stumbling collection efficiency for all major SHS POs 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 13

14 Opportunity - Solution - B Model - Financials

15 Opportunity - Solution - B Model - Financials

16 Market Opportunity Supporting the SHS Intervention in Bangladesh A feed-in technology to revitalize the SHS market An enforcement technology to rescue collection efficiency A smart way to integrate DC productive use appliances 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 16

17 The Solution Bottom-Up Micro-Grids Leveraging existing hardware, and matching this with demand 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 17

18 The Solution Bottom-Up Micro-Grids SOLshare enables the creation of a DC nanogrid, sharing excess energy. 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 18

19 The Solution Bottom-Up Micro-Grids The DC nanogrid has the ability to grow 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 19

20 The Solution Bottom-Up Micro-Grids by integrating more households 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 20

21 The Solution Bottom-Up Micro-Grids and Productive Energy Use appliances. 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 21

22 The Future of Bottom-Up Minigrids grid readiness 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 22

23 Products & Services: SOLbox Novel Bi-Directional 12V DC Meter Compliant with all existing SHS hardware Enables local electricity buying & selling Individual connection to a DC Nanogrid Plug-and-Play approach 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 23

24 Products & Services: SOLcontrol Pay-as-you-go technology SHS retrofit Provides end-user mobile payment flexibility Reliable electro-mechanical protection Secure code top-up via remote control Integrates with the SOLCloud & SOLApp Simple Installment. Retrofit model can be set-up in 5-10 min per SHS Reusable Solution. Can be used several times (different SHSs) 17/06/

25 Products & Services: SOLcloud & SOLapp Data-Management Services Mobile-Payment PAYG Back-End Grid Management Services Machine Learning Data Analytics Local Agent Administrative App Customer Support Infrastructure 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 25

26 Impressions from the field Inauguration with German Ambassador Local PO agent topping up a SOLBox

27 What happens to the excess power? SOLshare s PUAs: DC rice huller

28 Average daily Revenue/Expenses Electricity buying price = 1.40 Tk/Ah, selling price = 1.55 Tk/Ah SHS owners top up their credit 2.1 times/month, non-shs owners 4 times/month

29 Our Partners 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 29

30 THANK YOU!

31 Company Development Stanford Ignite Innovation Program Company Founded Dhaka Office Opened Dhaka Lab Opened Official Inauguration Ceremony of Shariatpur Pilot with German Ambassador Winner of Best Climate Practices Award SHS Data logging field trial with locally produced hardware Nominated for the 2016 Intersolar Award Mobile Money field trial with Mobisol Selected as SE4ALL Company in Bangladesh Semifinalist at CTI-PFAN Asia Clean Energy Forum GIZ Nanogrids Project SOLBox V1 Prototype Shariatpur SOLBox DC Nanogrid Pilot SOLBOX V2 Prototype with inbuilt charge controller Gazipur Batlock SHS Collection Efficiency Improvement Trial Installation of 250 SOLboxes in Q2 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 31

32 delivering more Energy, more Flexibility and more Wealth. Mobile Pay-As-You-Go Partner Organisation Collection Efficiency Flexibility End-User Low CAPEX Low Risk Investment Ownership Plug-and-Play Easier Implementation Independence Dynamic Growth Long-term Revenue Access to Energy Productive Energy Use Development Impact Village Economy 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 32

33 Next steps: Scale-up in Bangladesh Goal: 10,000 systems within the next 12 months Set-up of a local assembly plant with support from DEG Goal: Production capacity: 35,000 systems per year Business case development for different PU DC appliances Goal: At least three proven business models Replication Goal: Scoping study and piloting in at least two more countries within the next 12 months 17/06/2016 ME SOLshate Ltd. 33