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The Urgency for Renewable Energy
The availability of affordable and reliable energy services are critical to developing nations for meeting their
challenges of providing for food, shelter, water, sanitation, health and access to information. The lack of access to
affordable and reliable energy services contributes to persistence of poverty and constrained productive endeavors
in these nations. Developing economies, especially from Africa and Asia are not able to provide access to basic
energy services to their people. Approximately 1.7 to 2 billion people in the developing world still lack access to
electricity. Most of the developing economies are still largely dependent on fossil based fuels for electricity
generation. Such dependency is highly capital intensive, and requires a lot of money for centralized generation and
distribution. Further, such dependency depletes fossil fuels and causes extensive damage to the environment. It is
now increasingly being realized that energy access to developing communities needs to be tackled with alternative
renewable sources of energy through a distributed generation approach; such an approach, would ensure
equitable and reliable access to energy.
THRIVE® ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
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THRIVE ENERGY Technologies was founded in 2007 by Ranganayakulu Bodavala a Public Health Management
specialist and Harvard Alumni as a for-profit company. THRIVE® ENERGY inherited the technology innovations of
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THRIVE the NGO (again founded by Ranga) which has been operational since 2001 in the solar lighting field.
Finding the need for a committed manufacturing setup and commercial ability to borrow, invest funds to take
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forward its innovative rural lighting efforts on a big scale, Ranganayakulu founded THRIVE ENERGY Technologies
Pvt. Ltd. in 2007. THRIVE® ENERGY is an independent solar energy lighting solutions & technology provider based
out of Hyderabad, India, with its primary focus on Solar Photovoltaic Applications as they help relate to a rural home
and village. In the last 5 years, THRIVE® ENERGY Technologies has built a significant track record in
implementing Solar Projects worldwide.
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Today, THRIVE ENERGY Technologies manufactures 14 types of LED based lighting products for rural & urban
applications. It also manufactures its own solar panels between the ranges of 0.5 watt to 200 watt. THRIVE®
ENERGY Technologies manufactures solid state lighting (LED based) products and solar based power systems that
help provide clean lighting, reduce carbon emissions and assure higher levels of productivity in rural and urban
vocations. It has developed a range of innovative lighting products that help not only communities living in small
rural/forest households with no electricity supply but also large urban institutions that consume megawatts of
electricity.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Ranganayakulu Bodavala (Ranga) the Founder & Managing Director of THRIVE® ENERGY Technologies holds a
PhD in Information Systems and a Masters degree in Business Administration. Ranga is a post doctoral Takemi
Fellow of the Harvard School of Public Health. Ranga is extensively travelled in the villages of India, Afghanistan,
Cambodia, Kenya and Tanzania and has deep insights into rural community needs for simple and cost effective
lighting solutions. The company's Social and Community Projects are also diligently overseen by Ranga who
helps THRIVE® ENERGY network with Industry, NGOs, Government Agencies , Foreign Funding Agencies, Micro
Finance Institutions etc and makes sure that the solar lighting needs of the Bottom of the Pyramid communities in
off-grid and intermittently grid connected geographies are met. Dhanumjaya Kadiyala (Dhanu) is a Mechanical
Engineer with 24 Years of work experience in Engineering, Solar Energy, Education and Information Technology
industries. Prior to joining THRIVE® ENERGY Technologies; Dhanu was Managing Partner at Soura Solar
Systems, Director Technical at Fine Trend Sdn Bhd, Malaysia and Technical Advisor to E C Technologies (M) Sdn
Bhd, Malaysia. As Director-Business Development at THRIVE® ENERGY Technologies, Dhanu is responsible for
preparing Solar Power Plant project proposals, project execution, project management, Vendor development
& management. Dhanu closely coordinates with
Government Organizations for procuring necessary approvals.
John Williams possesses a Masters degree in Business Administration. He has 18 years of Sales & Marketing
experience in a wide
range of businesses and geographies in India, USA and UAE. Prior to joining THRIVE® ENERGY Technologies, John
worked for Bharati Airtel and Maytas Properties Ltd. At THRIVE ® ENERGY Technologies, John is primarily in charge
of promotion and sale of THRIVE® ENERGY's Home Lighting Systems in off-grid markets and communities in India.
Sombabu Ch has over 15 years of administrative and production management experience in companies like
Sunwatt Soltech (P) Ltd and Eros Electronics (P) Ltd, which are manufacturers and traders in solar Photovoltaic
Modules & Systems and Electronic devices respectively. At THRIVE® ENERGY Technologies, Sombabu is in charge
of Operations, Production and Quality Assurance departments of both the Solar Lighting products as well as the
Solar PV Module divisions.
The common thread that runs across the diverse background of the management team is their commitment to the
cause of sustainable energy and a commitment to make a difference to the world's pressing energy needs.
SOLAR LED LIGHTING SOLUTIONS-PRODUCT LINE
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THRIVE ENERGY Technologies' primary assembly line manufacturing unit and its Research & Development wing
are based in Hyderabad. The company has its other smaller assembly line plants located in other geographies like
Nairobi in Kenya, Ranchi in Jharkhand, India and Raiberily in Uttar Pradesh India. The smaller plants facilitate
localized production and servicing of its lights.
THRIVE® ENERGY's lighting product line is a unique LED based design that has very high back-up time and is
extremely reliable. The designs are targeted toward different users with different needs.
Accendo Home Light: Accendo home light comes with three modes of lighting and with a
single charge, it can last up to 17 hours in full bright mode.
Accendo Standard Home Light: This light weight version of Accendo home light lasts up to 7
hours with a single charge and is a boon for the housewives in attending to their daily chores.
Accendo Study Light: This compact and flexible light offers a complete solution for the study
needs of children who do not have grid power or suffer frequent power outages in the nights.
The light gives up to 12hours of lighting with a single charge.
THRIVE® Street Light: This solar LED street light comes with an automatic dusk to dawn
operation and a host of many more advanced features and has a long autonomy of one
week in cloudy conditions.
THRIVE® Home Lighting System: It is a complete packaged solution for households and
small businesses. The system runs both lights and fans with solar charging.
THRIVE® ENERGY Technologies also installs THRIVE® Solar Power Packs, for rural institutions like, banks,
hospitals, schools and small businesses. The solar power packs range between 500 watts to 100 Kilo watts solar
panel system with matching inverting systems. THRIVE® ENERGY uses THRIVE® Solar Module in the range of 1Wp
to 200Wp, which it manufactures in its state of the art facility at Hyderabad.
Other products of THRIVE® ENERGY include the Hawker Light, Fisherman's Light, Torch light, Flood light and the 6
watt A/C LED lights.
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
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THRIVE and THRIVE ENERGY Technologies light up the world
Winner of World Bank, 2006 Development Marketplace award
for its innovative energy empowerment model
Winner of World Bank & IFC, 2008 Lighting Africa Development
Marketplace award for being a dedicated manufacturer of clean and
reliable solar lighting solutions
Winner of 2009, Lighting Tanzania award in partnership with Zara
Solar Ltd, Tanzania
Recipient of Frost & Sullivan 2011, LED Excellence award
Recipient of 2012 CNBC-TV18-ICICI Bank Emerging India
Socially Responsible SME of the Year Award
THRIVE® ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES _ MNRE CHANNEL PARTNER
THRIVE® ENERGY Technologies is an ISO 9001:2008 company and is today a CRISIL Rated Direct Channel
Partner of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India. This accreditation
by MNRE allows THRIVE® ENERGY Technologies to directly submit project proposals to MNRE and help its
partners who are interested in installing solar power packs to avail the subsidy provided by MNRE.
PARTNERSHIPS
THRIVE® ENERGY Lights in off-grid and intermittently grid connected communities
THRIVE® ENERGY Technologies has to date partnered with a large number and variety of organizations and has
successfully distributed its solar powered lighting solutions in both off-grid and intermittently grid connected
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communities across India and Africa. THRIVE s partners include funding agencies, which distribute THRIVE lights
through NGOs and Microfinance Institutions, rural banks & government institutions that solar power themselves
and geographies in which they operate, corporate businesses that distribute solar powered lights to bottom of the
pyramid communities as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and educational institutions.
Funding Agencies-World Bank, IFC, Friends of Women's World Banking (FWWB), Green Energy.Against
Poverty, CHF International
NGOs-Evangelical Social Action Forum (ESAF), Gram Vikas, Vignan Ashram, Ashakiran, S3idf, Swechha,
Disha Foundation, Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF), Catholic Health association of India
(CHAI), Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojana (RGMVP)
Corporates-KSK Energy, ONGC, Wipro, Computer Associates, NFCL, Coromandel Fertilizers, Dr.Reddys
Laboratories and Infosys
Micro Finance Institutions- SKS, WSDS, Chanura, ORI, Michaleima, VVD, IDPMS, SEVA, PSD Educational
Institutions-Loretto School, A.P.Agricultural University, Education Park, Centurion University Government:
Non-conventional Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NEDCAP),
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Banks: Sapthagiri Grameen Bank , Allahabad UP Grameen Bank
ILLUSTRATIVE BENEFECIARY LIST OF
THRIVE ENERGY SOLAR PORTABLE LIGHTS/HOME LIGHTING SYSTEMS
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Sponsors/Partners
Light Beneficiaries
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World Bank
Victims of 2010 Haiti earthquake
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Gram Vikas, Orissa
Remote tribal villages of Berhampur
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Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojana (RGMVP),
Uttar Pradesh
Self Help Group women of Raiberily and Bahraich districts of
Uttar Pradesh
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WSDS, Chanura, ORI, Machaleima, VVD, IDPMS,
SEVA, PSD, Manipur
Self Help Group women of East and West Imphal, Ukhrul and
Senapathi districts of Manipur
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Evangelical Social Action Forum (ESAF), Kerala
Self Help Group women of Thrissur, Kerala
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THRIVE ENERGY Technologies, Andhra Pradesh
Tea Estate growers of Kenya
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Allahabad UP Grameen Bank, Uttar Pradesh
Self Help Group women of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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ONGC, Tripura
Self Help Group women of Agartala, Tripura
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Bureau of Energy Efficiency, AP
Bottom of the Pyramid individuals in Andhra Pradesh
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NEDCAP, AP
Bottom of the Pyramid individuals in Andhra Pradesh
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Loretto School, West Bengal
Loretto adopted schools for poor
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KSK Energy, Andhra Pradesh
Flood affected victims of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar
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S3IDF, Andhra Pradesh
Government Schools, Social Welfare hostels & BPL individuals
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Yogada Satsang, Jharkhand
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Vignan Ashram, Maharastra
Neighborhood Villagers of Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand,
Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
Neighborhood Villages of Pebal near Pune
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Jharkand Kisan Vikas Morcha & Pepsi
BPL families in Jharkhand
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Keltron, Kerala
Villages of Kerala
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CHF International, Maharastra
Urban slums of Nagpur
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Disha Foundation, West bengal
Parents of slum school going children of Kolkotta
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Musicares Foundation, Sri Lanka
War victims
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Maa Santoshi Ex-servicemen Associates
Army Ex-serviceman
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NABARD
SGH of AP
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SALGAOCAR, Swaziland
Poor school going children
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Asha Kiran, Orissa
Tribal communities
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Green Energy Against Poverty
Tribal communities and school going children in Maharashtra,
Orissa and West Bengal
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Applied Environmental Research Foundation, Pune
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Tribal communities near Pune
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THRIVE ENERGY Technologies Pvt Ltd
Slum dwellers of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
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Willaimson Tea (Kenya) LTD.
Outgrowers and Workers of Williamson tea estates
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Waitrose Foundation (Kenya) LTD.
Off-grid households of Eldama Ravine, Kenya
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Africa Oil Corp. Ltd (CSR program)
Poor school going children in oil exploration areas of
Northern Kenya and Ehtiopia
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James Finlays (Kenya) Ltd.
Off-grid households of tea estates in Finlays tea estates
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Compassion International Kenya
Poor school children in Rural kenya
COMMUNITY EMPOWERNMENT BUSINESS MODEL
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THRIVE believes that the key to delivering an innovative and sustainable solution to the bottom of the pyramid
necessitates keeping the supply chain as short as possible by avoiding middlemen. It also believes that customized
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financing mechanisms help the poor to acquire and own a light. THRIVE , therefore chooses to work mostly with
micro finance institutions, women groups, rural banks, NABARD, SIDBI, World Bank and like-minded NGOs that
are committed to working with the poor. THRIVE® chooses to not sell its lights through shopping malls or home
depots in metros.
THRIVE® s business model further believes in the need for prompt and dedicated after sales service support for its
entire product line. THRIVE® provides free service and maintenance training to beneficiaries; the training enables
them to repair/service any minor problem that may occur in the lights. Further, THRIVE® s village energy kiosks
allows its beneficiaries to own the lighting initiative and makes it a sustainable business model.
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THRIVE 's GROWTH INITIATIVES
It is estimated that there is a USD 25-50 billion market for solar powered lighting and solar based energy business in
rural & urban India. Industrial establishments are fast realizing the need for not only reducing their energy intensity
and saving power bills but also the need for uninterrupted supply of power for their production units. Governments
all over the world are supporting energy saving and renewable energy initiatives by offering many fiscal and other
incentives.
RENEWABALE ENERGY CENTRE
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THRIVE , The NGO owns a 20 acre campus on the outskirts of Hyderabad where a renewable energy centre is
being developed. The centre will serve as a full-fledged solar lighting solutions training and demonstration facility
for all stakeholders involved in the endeavor of providing a clean, reliable and affordable lighting solution to the
light deprived of the world.
DIVERSIFYING INTO SOLAR POWER PLANTS
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THRIVE ENERGY now has a full-fledged manufacturing facility for making solar panels of various types with an
installed capacity of up to 15 MW. With around 148 employees in production, 142 employees in field operations,
and a strong team of engineers and technicians THRIVE® ENERGY now has the muscle to design and commission
Solar Power Plants.
AUGMENTING PRODUCTS
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THRIVE ENERGY Technologies is continuously customizing and configuring its products to cater to the differing
needs of its beneficiaries.
DRIVING THE 'ONE CHILD ONE LIGHT' MISSION
One of the initiatives very dear to THRIVE® is to promote the “One Child One Light” program, the mission of which
is to provide, every child, who is so far dependent on a fossil fuel powered or kerosene lamp for studying at night
with a bright, non-polluting, dependable, safe and low cost solar energy light by the year 2020. Dr.Ranga is the
Chief Trustee of the One Child One Light program.
ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF OUR PARTNERS :
Plot No.121/3, Eastern Par t, Phase II, Sector-1, Lane-9, IDA, Cherlapally, Hyderabad-500051, A.P., India.
Phone :+91-40-3290 1212, 27261212, E-mail : [email protected], www.thriveenergy.co.in

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