Manik M Jolly was heading Rural Electrification business for SunEdison for South and SE Asia region. He was instrumental in launching Eradication of Darkness campaign in India. He electrified a remote tribal village through Solar Micro grid, providing 24*7 electricity to approx. 400 people. This was covered globally in digital and print media as a unique business case. He electrified 3 schools from single Micro grid in a village, a ground breaking model, which further proved the importance of off grid solutions. He was selected by WWF-UK as 10 leading Global Green game changers in 2012 for his work in Energy access in rural areas. He was worked extensively in planning and commissioning Micro Grids, and preparing viable operational models for sustainable electrification plans for rural areas. As on date, he heads a start up in Singapore called GRID (Grassroots and Rural Innovative Development), incubated under Sustainability and Energy Association of Singapore, which he plans to create as a base for innovative solutions for energy access in developing countries. He is executing Micro Grids in India and Cambodia, with various business and technological innovations and unique ideas, to improve rural economy. Presently, he is commissioning 4 Micro Grids in North India as pilots.
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Manik M Jolly World Bank Grassroots and Rural Innovative Development Private Limited
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