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We deploy solutions across all districts of Karnataka, parts of Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Bihar via our 50 company branches to ensure quality of our products and services in a timely manner to all our customers.

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Our Solution Offerings

Basic Energy Access

Solar home lighting, solar water heaters, solar inverters, DC household appliances like butter churner, grinders

Livelihoods

DC appliances like roti rolling machines, sewing machines, milking machines, blacksmith fan blowers, photocopy-printer

Institutional

Primary health centres, digital education tools, street lights, hostel lights, petrol pumps, religious places

Advisory and Training

Use our extensive ground knowledge to conduct exposure visits, training on topics related to energy access and social enterprises, mentorship for energy enterprises, practitioner inputs to policies, related research & analysis

Special Projects

Solar Solution for Vagjyothi Residential School for Hearing Impaired

01-Sept-2023

Vagjyothi Deaf and Dumb School is located in Udupi, Karnataka.The school is equipped with speech trainer equipment and group hearing aids that heavily depend on a stable supply of electricity. Additionally, the school provides hostel facilities for 48 students. In order to fulfill their electricity requirements, a 5 kWp inverter has been installed..

Solar Power for Jyoti Seva School for Blind Children, Bangalore:

01-Nov-2022

Jyothi Seva School for Blind Children is a residential school for the visually Impaired children run by the Jyothi Seva Society. The school is located in Venkateshapura, Bangalore. There are 92 students in age group of 3.5-25. The students are mostly from poor, under privileged families, slums and lepers colonies, orphans or semi orphans. The institution offers free food, shelter and education to the visually impaired children. The monthly expense incurred on electricity bills was high and and the institue was looking for alternative sources of energy to limit their expenses on electricity.

Solar Powered Poultry Lighting at Shirur

01-Oct-2022

Poultry farmer Manjunath Pujari lives in the Goliberu village of the Udupi District. He installed solar lighting solution of 65 lights in his chicken farm.

Solar Powered Conveyer Belt Roti Rolling Machine at Dharwad

01-Sep-2022

Kavita Parvati, a Dharwad district resident and roti-rolling business owner, has been in the business for five years. Every day, she prepares about 3000 rotis. She opted on a conveyer belt roti machine to keep up with the expanding business.

Renewable Energy source for Sewing Machine

01-Sep-2022

Varija, a tailor from Nitte in the Karkala Taluk, opted a solar-powered sewing machine as her main source of livelihood.

Solar Power for Dry waste collection center

01-Aug-2022

SELCO has proposed solutions like Solar-powered lighting and fans for the Dry Waste Collection Centers (DWCC).

Solar powered training center

31-July-2022

The Timbaktu Collective is a grassroots nonprofit organization have installed a solar powered inverter system to run the their training center

Solar power for Taluk Hospital Mundgod, Karnataka

31-July-2022

Multiple solar solutions have been provided to the Taluk Hospital Mundgod is located in Sirsi, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka.

Energy Audit of Health Centers in Uttar Kannada, Karnataka

20-Apr-2022

SELCO aims to create a solar energy blanket in Primary Health Centers (PHCs) across Uttar Kannada district in Karnataka.In order to come up with solar solutions for these a thorough energy, the audit has been conducted for 71 PHCs across 9 Taluks of Uttar Kannada district.

Consultancy Project - GIZ - Health Energy road map for West Bengal

01-Apr-2022

SELCO India as a part of its consultancy project with GIZ, has taken up the task of exploring the RE potential across the health sectors in West Bengal and developing a detailed Renewable energy roadmap for the health sector.

Solar-Powered Health Centers at Pune

25-Mar-2022

3M has partnered with SELCO to implement solar powered inverter systems and street lights to 7 PHCs around the radius of the its manufacturing plant.

Solar-Powered community lighting at Telangana

20-Ma-2022

Under the United Way partnership, SELCO has implemented 60 street lights and 6 High Mast lights in 4 villages of Telangana.

Solar Power for disability differently abled resource center - Margadarshi

02-Mar-2022

The Margadarshi Trust wanted to use renewable energy sources to meet their energy needs Solar-powered inverter system

Solar Inverter System for Shri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Upala, Kasargod, Kerala

31-Jan-2022

Two solar inverter systems were installed at Shri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Upala, Kasargod, Kerala. The system powers the entire temple campus covering the main temple, office, and kitchen. The project is a CSR initiative by Karnataka Bank Pvt Ltd.

Solar Power for Kattunayakar Tribal Community, JJ Nagar,Thiruparakundram, Madurai

01-Jan-2022

Kattunayakar village is completely unelectrified. There are approximately 32 households in the village. The tribal community center has been equipped with a 1kW Solar Inverter System which is powering the lights inside and outside the center, and a smart TV. The smart TV is provided with webcam and wifi access which enables the tribal children to learn their lessons through various apps, this facility caters to around 80 tribal children. Around 28 households in the village have been provided with a 1 light, 1 mobile charger system.

Sustainable Water Distribution Project for remote hamlets at Pune, Maharashtra

09-Dec-2021

Yelavali and Bhomale villages are remote hamlets, which are located at one of the peaks of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary in the District of Pune, Maharashtra. Due to contamination in the water, Villagers have to travel far to collect water. Impact : The solution will cater total population of 400 people.Solar pumps will give an output of 10,000 liters per day for Yalavali and 30,000 liters per day for Bhomale Village.

MODEL VILLAGE at Jamkhandi for devadasi community

01-Jul-2021

The aim of this project was to make Jambagi Village in Jamkhandi, Bagalokte, Karnataka, a model solar village by providing basic home lighting solutions and livelihood solutions.

Solar-Powered Sweet Potato Chips Making Unit at Belagavi

01-Aug-2021

Sweet potato is a tuber crop which grows in winter season. Farmers earn a mere ₹6 - ₹10 per kg of sweet potato which does not yield profit to the farmer. However, value addition is one part which greatly impacts the cost of sweet potato. Understanding this fact, an NGO named Abhyudaya Kendra planned to set up a solar-powered sweet potato chips making unit at Santebastawade, Belagavi. This was installed to help a local SHG named Sneha Jyoti.

Solar-Powered Cold Storage at Vijayapura,Karnataka:

01-Dec-2021

Mr. Nagappa Bhovi is a farmer in Bableshwar Taluk, Vijayapura, Karnataka, whose main crop is dry grapes. He spends around Rs.10,000-15,000 every month towards transportation and storage.To minimize these costs and to increase his income he has installed a solar-powered cold storage facility of 5 metric tonne.

Street light for villages in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu:

14-Dec-2021

SELCO has partnered with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) as a part of its CSR initiative to install 80 street lights in 9 villages of Valantharavi panchayat, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu.

Solar-Digital Education for 7 Schools in Sullia Taluk

20-Dec-2021

SELCO Solar along with its CSR partners came up with the initiative to install solar powered smart classrooms in 7 government schools in and around this village.

Solar-Powered Flour Mill and Spice Grinding Machine at Bankoli, Sirsi

21-Dec-2021

Mr. Mahabaleshwar Kanabi from this village set up a solar-powered flour mill and spice making machine at his place with through a personal loan and support from BVT Sustain plus, Manipal

News and Articles

Kannada Article - Workshop on

19-Apr-2023

SELCO organised a workshop titled "Financing for Solar-based Livelihood Solutions: Learning for Scaling Up" In collaboration with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) in Kalaburgi, Karnataka.

Kannada Article - Solar-power for

03-Apr-2023

SELCO has provided Solar-power to the Government Hospital of Belgundi at Belagavi, ensuring an uninterrupted power source for all medical services.

Solar-powered pani puri unit is a model for women entrepreneurs Mangalore

08-Mar-2023

At Darandakukku near Chikkamudnoor village in Puttur taluk, a Solar-powered pani puri making unit that serves as a model for women entrepreneurs has been installed.

Kannada Article - Smart Class Inauguration

17 - Feb-2023

SELCO inaugurated Solar-powered smart classes at the Government Senior Primary School Aldur in Chikmagaluru.

Workshop on financing for solar-based livelihood solutions

17-Jan-2023

SELCO organised a workshop titled "Financing for Solar-based Livelihood Solutions: Learning for Scaling Up" for NGOs, bankers, and panchayat development officers In collaboration with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) in Mangaluru, Karnataka.

A national conference on "Women prosperity complacent-2" was inaugurated at Dharwad.

04-Dec-2022

SELCO conducted a national conference on "Women prosperity complacent-2" In Rayapur, close to Dharwad.

Rural homes of Karnataka harness power of the sun

04-Aug-2022

SELCO's Solar based innovation is strengthening livelihoods in rural Karnataka by providing energy solutions.

Kannada Article -Workshop on Energy Based Social Development

01-July-2022

Two Days workshop was conducted by SELCO on 'Energy Based Social Development' for journalists at Ramanagara.

Kannada Article - Agricultural information

05-Jun-2022

Agricultural information, Climate change and National-International News for farmers from Solar Radio at Community Radio centre in Singatagre , Hassan.

Workshop on Energy Based Social Development

01-Jun-2022

Two Days workshop was held on 'Energy Based Social Development' for journalists at Hagare village in Belur taluk, Hassan.

Kannada Article - Solar-powered System

19-May-2022

Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri Inaugurated DC Solar solutions in Marigudi Mahesha Mandapam at Marikamba Temple,Sirsi.

Kannada Article - Let government hospitals uplift.

09-May-2022

Minister of Labour Shivrama Hebbar Inaugurated a Solar-powered renovated Labour Room at Mundagoda Taluk Hospital,Sirsi on Sunday.

Kannada Article - Inauguration

28-Apr-2022

The Energy Based Social Development Workshop was inaugurated on Wednesday at Haveri.

Kannada Article - Workshop on Energy Based Social Development Welfare

23-Mar-2022

Two days workshop held on 'Energy Based Social Development Welfare' at Yadagir for North Karnataka reporters.

Kannada Article - Inauguration and handing over of solar powered primary health centre with provision of energy efficient medical equipments

09-Dec-2021

Strengthening the health infrastructure in rural areas of Karnataka in partnership with giz at Kankumbi, Belagavi.

Kannada Article - Solar powering PHCs in partnership with giz

23-Nov-2021

Inauguration and handing over of solar powered primary health centre with provision of energy equipped medical equipment at Mundgod, Uttara Kannada

Kannada Article - Decentralised energy powers Mobile Canteen at Sirsi

19-Nov-2021

Lights, mixer, fridge and other electrical appliances in the mobile canteen is now completely solar-powered and does not have to depend on dirty fossil fuels.

Kannada Artcile - Women empowerment through solar-powered feeding booth

18-Sept-2021

Solar-powered feeding booth can be setup at public places to help women feed their children. This helps push the agenda of women empowerment through sustainable energy

Sustainable Energy makes chilly pounding easier

09-Sept-2021

Solar-powered chilly pounding machine has been installed at Dhanvantari Nagar at Hubli. This machine can crush 120 Kg of chillies per day

Kannada Article - Modern PHC in forest fringe area at Halli hole, Kundapur

29-Aug-2021

Hallihole PHC located in the interior forest area at Kundapur never had a reliable power source. Now the PHC gets a decentralised solar solution as a reliable power option. All healthcare facilities can now be accessed by the people at any point in time.

Kannada Article - Basic Energy Access by SELCO

08-Aug-2021

A family who did not have access to the electricity since 13 years are now provided with a Solar-powered home lighting solution

Tab distribution to a Vidyaposhak student who is studying

08-Aug-2021

SELCO has distributed a tab to a Vidyaposhak student who is studying second PUC in Udupi district of Karnataka

Solar-powered air bed as a solution to bed sore

29-Jul-2021

The SELCO has installed Solar-powered air bed as a solution to bed sore in Belthangady Taluk, Dakshina Kannada disrtict. This solution has helped a few bed ridden patients.

Kannada Article - How Solar Energy helped to survive the art form

21-Jul-2021

SELCO has installed Solar-powered pottery wheel system which helped to survive the art form in Shorapur Taluk, Yadgir district.

Kannada Article - Patrehalli now has a solar-powered rope making machine

18-Jul-2021

SELCO has installed solar-powered rope making machine, Which has helped 25 families of Lambani Community in Patrehalli, Hiriyur Taluk, Chitradurga

Kannada Article - A new beginning for bright future

28-Jun-2021

Two students who faced difficulty in studying post daylight and had to resort to candle previously are now provided with a reliable access to light through Solar-powered home lighting solution, thereby empowering the women with access to basic facility.

Hindi Article - A community based model of Solar powered Lift Irrigation Pump

25-Jun-2021

Community based model of solar-powered Lift Irrigation Pump has been implemented in Chakai and KatoriBlock of Jamui and Banka respectively. It has impacted more than 40 farmer families by providing irrigation support of more than 25 acres of farming land.

100 bed Covid care speiciality hospital at Yelahanka, Bengaluru

19-Jun-2021

Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa inaugurated Covid Speciality Hospital built in 20 days. Of the 100-oxygen beds, 10-beds are dedicated for ICU services and 20-beds are for High Dependency Units(HDU) ward.

Kannada Article - SELCO donatesxygen concentrators to Raichur district

26-May-2021

SELCO donates oxygen concentrators to Raichur district of Karnataka with the support of ZP - CEO Tanveer Asif of Raichur district

Kannada Article - A Solar powered labour room has been inaugurated by Sri. Arbail Hebbar Shivram -Minister, Labour Department and Sugar from Commerce and Industries Department and Harish Hande - CEO SELCO Foundation

19-Apr-2021

Welcoming a new life with renewable energy. Foundation stone laying ceremony for solar-powered labor room, with well-equipped facilities was held at...

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