Selco Solar Light Private Limited

Provides sustainable solar energy solutions to rural households and businesses in India

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Geographies Served

Programs

  • Offerings for households

    SELCO has been collaborating with rural communities to deploy tailored, fundamental energy access solutions at the household level. These solutions encompass home lighting, cooling, and water heating systems.
    SELCO’s operations span diverse settings encompassing rural, semi-rural, and urban underserved areas. It employs customized financial solutions in collaboration with public sector banks, rural banks, cooperative banks, and microfinance institutions (MFIs). The delivery models it adopts are adaptable, including both individual and community-owned approaches, depending on the specific requirements. The products available for households are:
    • Solar home lighting
    • Solar water heater
    • Solar inverter systems
    • DC home appliances like butter churners, grinders, etc.

  • Livelihood

    SELCO's efforts in collaborating with small livelihoods and micro-entrepreneurs have been centered on facilitating the ecosystem elements that contribute to the effective provision of income-generating assets directly to end-users. SELCO's initiatives involve testing and expanding various income-generating interventions for micro-entrepreneurs through sustainable energy solutions. These interventions encompass technological advancements, appliance efficiency improvements, the introduction of innovative financial products, and the stimulation of market channels.
    The engagement extends to microenterprises, smallholder farmers, restaurants, home-based businesses, and various other sectors. It employs customized financial solutions in collaboration with public sector banks, rural banks, cooperative banks, and microfinance institutions (MFIs).

  • Institutions

    In the healthcare sector, SELCO focuses on designing and implementing optimized solar solutions to address the energy deficit in providing essential healthcare services in rural areas. SELCO creates sustainable energy models tailored to deliver healthcare services, considering specific requirements such as the types of diseases, maternal health, critical care, and more. Additionally, SELCO actively identifies technologies, devices, and processes that can enhance the efficiency and mobility of healthcare delivery.
    It addresses larger institutional requirements, including orphanages, government schools, primary health centers, poultry farms, and more. It engages through methods like upfront cash sales, tender processes, or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. These entities are typically either individually owned or part of public-private partnerships.
    • Indoor, Outdoor and Street Lighting
    • Water Heater Systems
    • Inverter Systems
    • Power and Equipments for Health Centres

  • Advisory and training

    Leverage SELCO’s in-depth field experience to organize exposure trips, provide training on subjects related to energy accessibility and social enterprises, offer guidance and support to energy businesses through mentorship programs, contribute practical insights to inform policy decisions, and conduct relevant research and analysis. Some of the training sessions conducted are:
    * Sharing of innovative processes
    * Role of energy access and its broader linkages to development goals
    * Financial inclusion-End user financing for energy access
    * Ecosystem and energy access
    * CSR + Energy access +Sustainability

Leadership Team

  • Dr Harish Hande

    Co-Founder

  • Mohan Hegde

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Prasanna Hegde

    DGM - Operations

  • Guruprakash Shetty

    DGM - Operations

  • Sudipta Ghosh

    DGM - Operations

Demographics & Structure

  • Organisation Strength

    None

Registration Details

  • Registration Number

    U40106KA1995PTC017498

  • CSR Form 1

    Not Available

  • FCRA

    Not Available

About

  • Headquarters

    Bangalore, Karnataka

  • Since

    1995

Impact

SELCO has provided solar lighting to over 120,000 rural homes and 4,000 institutions such as schools, clinics and community centers in Karnataka and other states.

Vision and Mission

SELCO aims to empower its customers by providing a complete package of product, service and consumer financing through partnerships with banks and microfinance institutions.

Political & Religious Declarations

  • Political Affiliation

  • Religious Affiliation

Location

  • Headquarters

    SELCO Solar Light Pvt. Ltd., #690, Ground Floor, 15th Cross, 2nd Phase, J P Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka

    Directions
  • Offices in Cities

    Bangalore, Anantapur, Tirupati, Puttur, Bihar, Bijapur, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Sangli, Ratnagiri, Kasaragod, Dharwad, Bellary, Davanagere, Koppal, Mysore, Belagavi, Hubballi, Shivamogga, Hassan, Bagalkot, Chikkaballapur, Belthangady, Haveri, Chikmagalur, Bailhongal, Udupi, Kalaburagi, Periyapatna

Other Details

  • Type

    For-profit

  • Sub Type

    Private Limited Company

Technology Adoption

  • SOC 2 Compliant

    No

  • Financial Management

  • Beneficiary Management