Enterprise
Opportunities where decentralised renewable energy creates a viable enterprise. We do not publish projected returns — viability depends on local demand, costs and utilisation.
Stitching, food processing and retail units run on shared solar infrastructure.
Limited access to reliable power restricts home-based and cluster enterprises.
Seasonal gluts and spoilage reduce farm-gate value.
Job-work drying for spices, fruit and fish, plus own-brand dried products.
No cooling within reach of the farm gate.
Pay-per-crate storage for traders and farmers.
Installed systems fail early without local service.
Local repair, cleaning and AMC services for DRE assets.
Fuel cost limits last-mile delivery margins.
Cart rental, delivery services and small charging points.
Organic waste is a disposal cost.
Biogas and briquette supply to local units.
Outages break production in stitching clusters.
Shared powered workspace rented to members.
Several central schemes support micro and small enterprises adopting cleaner energy. Eligibility and limits vary and change over time.
See financing and support →