LED VILLAGE CAMPAIGN

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LED VILLAGE CAMPAIGN Pagidipalli (V), Nalgonda
(Dist), Andhra Pradesh (State), India
Implemented by Small Scale Sustainable
Infrastructure Development Fund (S3IDF),
Hyderabad Division
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CONTEXT
In Rural India the existing street lights use
Incandescent bulbs or CFLs. Solar based street
lights were encouraged with CFLs of 25 to 30
watts. This programme was not received well the
approved design required 75 watt SPV (Solar
Photo-voltaic) Panel, 20 to 30 watt luminar with
a battery of 80 AH and became costly. The
Ministry of Power Government of India / Bureau of
Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched a Nation wide
LED Village Campaign to showcase the advantages
of using LEDs, in one electrified village in
each state. S3IDF Hyderabad applied for the same
to take up the project in Andhra Pradesh within a
cost Rs. 15 lakhs for implementation. The project
is to replace all streetlights from tube lights
to Solar LED Standalone Streetlights and to
replace only two light points from GLS bulbs of
60 to 100 watts or tube lights of 50 watts with
AC LED lights of 8 watts.
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Pagidipalli Village before LVC
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Implementation / Methodology

• The guidelines and Technical Specifications for
  LED Home and Street Lighting were given by BEE to
  facilitate uniform implementation in different
  states.
• Accordingly S3IDF prepared a bidding document by
  advertising in dailies and conducted the bidding.
  Out of 5 bidders Thrive Energy Technologies
  Pvt. Ltd Hyderabad was selected due to their
  lower quotation and their experience in working
  in rural areas.
• BEE/NEDCAP had periodically reviewed and
  monitored the progress of the project.
• The project as envisaged was completed within 6
  months with the given financial support.
• In general all LED lamps supplied met with the
  specifications an annual maintenance contract
  for 3 years was taken from the supplier.

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Orientation Meeting with Panchayat Officials
Preliminary Village Survey
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Interaction with Villagers
Arrangements with CPDCL
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The proposal was accepted and the Campaign was
approved for S3IDF for implementation. S3IDF in
collaboration with the State Designated Agency
(SDA), Non-Conventional Energy Development
Corporation of A.P (NEDCAP) and Panchayat Raj
Department Discom selected the village
Pagidipalli in Bhongir (Mandal), Nalgonda
(District) which is 46 Kms from the State Capital
Hyderabad. The village was studied by doing a
household survey and energy audit. Many
preliminary meetings with village Panchayat
members and villagers were held. There are 208
houses and 320 families living in the village
which is fully electrified. Most of the
households have one or two standard size tube
lights at least one fan. more than half families
have color TVs and 30 houses have refrigerators,
though there are 12 coolers there is no air
conditioner in the village. There are 63 street
lights with 40 watt tube light one high mask
light. 20 street lights are not in working
condition, due to fluctuations in the power
supply and 10 of the bulbs in the street lights
were always in fused condition and needed
changing.
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• S3IDF made arrangements with the Power
  Distribution Company, APCPDCL (Andhra Pradesh
  Central Power Distribution Corporation Limited)
  and installed 7 extra meters in various locations
  in the village to be able to measure separately
  and accurately the power consumption for street
  lighting and households.
• The Street lights were to be switched on / off
  manually and some are observed to be burning even
  in day time.

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Capacity Building

• A Village Energy Committee was formed after a
  series of meeting with consumers and village
  leaders.
• The power scenario of the village was discussed
  and the objectives of the LED Village Campaign
  was explained.
• The Village Energy Committee has electricity,
  NEDCAP, S3IDF and Panchayat Raj Officials as
  members.
• The committee decided installation logistics for
  hoarding, solar LED street lights arrangements
  for fixing AC LED bulbs in all households and
  reviewed it many times.
• The Committee selected one village youth and the
  regular water man to be trained for maintenance
  of the LED Installations in the village.

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Village Energy Committee
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Street Lighting

• 60 Solar Standalone LED Street Lights were
  separately installed where ever necessary in the
  village as decided by the committee.
• Initially 10 points were selected for
  installation for test study.
• As per the specifications 12 watt LED lights with
  37.5 watt SPV panel were installed.
• After inspection by the NEDCAP / S3IDF team few
  suggestions were made to raise the height of the
  battery box above human level, (so that they are
  not tampered with and not in the way of the
  passing traffic in the village) and to slightly
  change the angle of the luminar for better
  coverage of the light.
• 53 street lights were installed in all the
  streets and important locations like temple
  Panchayat building, school etc. These lights
  would automatically light up at 6.30 PM and
  switch off 6.30 AM automatically.
• They need very little maintenance like topping
  the battery with distilled water and dusting up
  the solar PV once in a month.

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Solar LED Street Lights
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Solar LED Street Light near Panchayat Building
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Household Lighting

• As the consumers of the village are not inclined
  to give up any services deriving power to their
  electric devices like TV Fans only the lighting
  systems will be changed according to their
  willingness with AC LED Lights.
• The village energy committee felt that all
  household should be supplied with 2 AC LED lights
  each, though it was proposed to fit them in to
  the existing lighting sockets, the energy audit
  showed that the electricity wiring in many
  households is improperly done, sockets are of
  different sizes and many needed a light in darker
  areas of their rooms.
• So it is decided by the Village Energy Committee
  that the new 8 watt LED bulb will be fitted in
  separately in all households as needed by the
  family.

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AC LED Home Lights
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Hoarding Other Publicity Material

• A hoarding 10 ft X 8 ft displaying the LED
  Village Campaign and Advantages was installed on
  the top of the Village Panchayat building on the
  roadside. It is also fitted with solar powered
  focus lighting.
• The salient features of the LED Village Campaign
  was also explained in big board set up in the
  village. It is explained that per year 50,000
  units of electricity and Rs.1,70,000/- would be
  saved, 40,000 Kgs or 40 tonnes of Carbon Emission
  will be reduced because of the usage of Solar LED
  Technology.
• Pamphlets explaining about the LED Village
  Campaign in Pagidipally and Advantageous i.e. the
  long lasting capacity, less maintenance and their
  capability of working with solar energy were
  prepared and distributed in the village and to
  all concerned.

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The Hoarding Setup on the top of Panchayat
Building
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This Board too was set up in the village by road
side
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• The inaugural function was held on 04-05-2010 at
  6.00 PM in the Village. Shri. Deepak Gupta IAS,
  Secretary MNRE was the Chief Guest who declared
  the LED Village to be first of its kind in the
  country.
• Shri. TL Sankar (IAS Retd), Director S3IDF handed
  over the LED Village Facility through Shri.
  Deepak Gupta to the Village Sarpanch
• Shri. S.A.M Rizvi IAS, District Collector
  Nalgonda addressed the gathering,
• Shri. Bangara Raju, MD NEDCAP explained the
  importance of renewable energy in the present
  conditions and the LED Village Campaign.
• The Village Energy Committee members and the
  Sarpanch shared their experiences of the LED
  installations and how it is useful when there is
  power cut all over.
• Many officials and un- officials attended the
  function, and the media gave a good coverage in
  all the news papers and in important TV channels.

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Inauguration of LED Village Campaign
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05-05-2010 The Hindu News Paper Covered the Event
Along with Local Dailies in Telugu TV Channels
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