DESI Power
DESI Power
Provide clean affordable energy for rural development
Energy | India | Access to Energy | Sustainable Energy
Overview
Decentralised Energy Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd. more commonly known as DESI Power is an independent rural power producer involved in and committed to socio economic development of villages through provision of electricity and energy services with a mission to reduce endemic rural poverty through local job creation and assured income generation. It was jointly promoted by DASAG Energy Engineering Ltd. Switzerland and Development Alternatives New Delhi and was registered as a private limited company under the company act and was established in 1996.DESI Power was established to develop package promote build and operate renewable energy based Independent Rural Power Plants (IRPPs). Initially it was essential to establish the reliability and local management of renewable energy technologies for power plant applications. DESI Power built 9 pilot and demonstration plants to establish the model in its totality. It is now committed to build EmPower Partnership projects in 100 villages (four villages are already working) to establish and demonstrate their viability for socially responsible investment on a big scale by private sector. Such a decentralised integrated model can accelerate the socio economic development of villages in an economically socially and environmentally sustainable manner.DESI Power has been a partner of Rockefeller Foundation to establish the concept of a program called SPEED (Smart Power for Environment friendly Economic Development) and is actively involved in its implementation. It is building 20 power plants under this program in Araria. In addition DESI Power provides technical management and training inputs for SPEED plants being built at other locations by other promoters.
Industry |
Legal Structure |
Operating Status |
Employees |
Energy | C Corporation | Operating | 11 - 50 employees |
Funding and Financing Rounds
2008
Seed
Team
Impact
Geographies:
Social Objectives:
Environmental Objectives:
Operational Impact:
Impact Reports & Metrics
Offices
Headquarters
32, Kempapura Main Road, Near Reliance Fresh
Kempapura
Bangalore, 560 024
India