Sherpa Power Engineering Ltd. is incorporated 17th May 2009 as a Private Limited Company in Bangladesh under the companies’ act 1994.
Bangladesh is known for its innovative development approaches. In remote and hard to reach areas, the government successfully introduced affordable off-grid renewable energy solutions through a public-private partnership. Clean electricity meant better health and living conditions for families and more study time for children.
The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) in Bangladesh cooperated with international and local partners to install solar home systems in remote rural areas, which are not easily accessed by the national electricity grid. The focus was on providing basic electricity coverage to improve the life of rural regions and low-income households in Bangladesh. As of May 2017, over 4 million solar home systems had been installed, impacting more than 12% of the entire Bangladeshi population.
A combination of limited access to infrastructure and the dispersed nature of rural settlements have provided significant obstacles to achieving universal electrification. Therefore, the Bangladeshi government considered off-grid renewable energy technology to be one of the best options for bringing electricity to rural areas, where more than 70% of the population live.
The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) in Bangladesh cooperated with international and local partners to install solar home systems in remote rural areas, which are not easily accessed by the national electricity grid. The focus was on providing basic electricity coverage to improve the life of rural regions and low-income households in Bangladesh. As of May 2017, over 4 million solar home systems had been installed, impacting more than 12% of the entire Bangladeshi population.
Before SHS, kerosene lamps were commonly used for domestic lighting in rural Bangladesh. However, these are expensive, provide only poor illumination, and produce emissions that affect health, particularly of the respiratory organs. In that respect, “the programme has so far saved consumption of 1.14 million tons of kerosene worth USD411 million approximately.” When the project was introduced, the goal of the government was to bring electricity to its poorest regions. The project also generated a positive impact on the local manufacturing industry. Initially, batteries were the only component produced in Bangladesh and sold as part of an SHS. However, gradually all components (including solar panels) began to be produced locally. This contributed to the growth of the renewable energy market in Bangladesh as a whole. The project started off with five POs who participated in the distribution and sale of SHS, and has grown to include 49 POs by 2017. POs strengthen financial sustainability through their strong presence in the rural regions of Bangladesh. This reduces the dependency on subsidies overall.
Increasing access to electricity in off-grid households through Solar Home System (SHS) is becoming more popular day by day in Bangladesh. The program supplements the Government’s vision of ensuring ‘Access to Electricity for All’ by 2021. Sherpa Power Engineering Ltd. has been running solar home system activities, since 2010. SPEL affiliated as a partner organization (PO) of Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), UNICEF Bd., BACE, IOM in 2013 to till now. Since then SPEL running its activities through 52 Districts and installed more than 8,000 solar home systems all over Bangladesh.
Sherpa Power is the pioneer of Solar Irrigation System in Bangladesh. We introduce 1st solar based water pump in Bangladesh at the year of 2009.
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