Background
Ranjan Panda is a retuning migrant from Balasore, Odisha. He worked in Gujarat State for a period of 10 years as a labour migrant worker and thereafter returned to Balasore to set up his own business. Here after seeking support a local mentor helped him set up his own puffed rice unit.
Technology
To address this situation a solar energy generation and storage unit was installed at Ranjan Panda’s Puffed Rice Mill.
Impact
This greatly helped him in saving not only on recurring diesel expenditures but also helped him increase his productivity as a whole with the more reliable energy source.
Pre Intervention
Although he was happy with starting his own business, constant electricity power outages and high costs of diesel prevented him from reaching his full potential