Here are some of the projects we have successfully completed in the recent years:
Integrated Development of Durbuk Block Using Renewable Energy Resources
Improvement Of People's Livelihood In Remote And Mountainous Area Of Ladakh (J&K State) Of India
Skidmang Nunnery Community Solar Cooker Project
Integrated Development of Durbuk Block Using Renewable Energy Resources
In 2003-2007, LEDeG installed a solar photovoltaic power plant at Tangtse, with support from ICEF, MNRE and LAHDC. The power pant continuously supplies electricity to over 350 households, for five hours in a day, and has completely replaced the existing 250kVa Diesel Generator of the Power Development Department of the Government.
Year: 2003 – 2007
Total budget: 7.32 Crore
Funding Agencies:
a) India Canada Environment Facility (ICEF), New Delhi
b) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, New Delhi
c) Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh
Aims and Objectives
- Capacity development of the community to operate and maintain renewable energy technologies and to replicate such projects on their own over a period of time.
- Development and utilisation of renewable energy sources, particularly solar for providing clean energy in Durbuk block leading to improvements in its environment and quality of life of the people.
- Ensure enhanced income to the community by identifying available natural resources, formation of SHGs, provision of training in income generation activities like handicrafts, eco-tourism, maintenance of solar technologies etc.
- Suggest models for meeting energy needs of people in similar areas not reachable by grid in a decentralised manner.
Project outcomes
- Installation of 4x25kWp solar photovoltaic power plant at Tangtse
- Retrofitting of 135 solar houses using passive solar architecture or Trombe wall technology
- Distribution of 300 solar dish cookers (SK-14)
- Distribution of 500 solar box cookers
- Distribution of 630 improved smokeless Chullah (stove)
- Installation of five solar submersible pumps and five solar surface pumps
- Up-gradation and solarization of 10 Community Health Centres
- Establishment of eight eco-tourism units at Durbuk Laga, Mugleb, Spangmik, Tangtse.
- Formation and promotion of 12 women Self Help Groups for handicraft development.
In order to improve the living conditions of people residing instructurally disadvantaged areas of Ladakh, LEDeG promoted profitable village based micro-enterprises in these areas by making sustainable use of the limited natural resources. LEDeG promoted new methods and techniques for value addition to local resources based in income generation activities.
Year: 2006 – 2007
Total budget: 2, 50, 000
Funding Agencies: Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai
Objectives:
- Identification and initiations of agricultural based programs to spur people's interest in agriculture.
- Promotion of new methods and techniques for value addition to local resources based in income generation activities.
- Documentations and demonstrations of pilot project results for large scale implementations.
Project outcomes:
- Production and sales of vegetable seeds organically produced.
- Organic certification is underway; expert from IMO, Bangalore visited LEDeG recently and follow-ups are taken up by our staff.
- Training on organic farming to farmers from Lehdo.
- 9 varieties of local vegetable seeds procured (10 kilos each) and sold to Zanskar.
1. Mongol
2. Swed
3. Turnip
4. White Carrot
5. Radish
6. Lettuce
7. Onion
8. Coriander
9. Methi
- Pollination of 3 varieties of flowering seeds.
1. Guru Makmal
2. Marigold
3. Tulip
Improvement Of People's Livelihood In Remote And Mountainous Area Of Ladakh (J&K State) Of India
From 2006-2008, LEDeG successfully completed a project to provide electricity on a sustainable basis, provide drinking water and irrigation, and improve people's income in the remote and mountainous regions of Ladakh.
Year: 2006 – 2008
Total budget: 40,622 Euros (23,15,422.00 INR)
Funding Agencies: BORDA (Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association), Germany.
Aims and Objectives:
- To provide decentralized electrification on a sustainable basis to communities / house-holds using renewable energy.
- To provide drinking water and irrigation on a sustainable basis to communities / house-holds.
- To improve people's income on a sustainable basis through combination of power generation with additional tools, devices and training programmes.
- To achieve above objectives by using a participatory approach and by strengthening community organizations
- To strengthen the capacity of LEDeG.
Other objectives:
- Environmental protection through conservation of natural resources and usage of appropriate technologies.
- Empowerment of women.
- Reduction of human drudgery.
- To conserve he unique environment of Ladakh and revive its traditional culture and communal harmony.
- To influence the local decision makers to adopt the use of renewable energy resources and holistic development approach promoted under the BORDA-LEDeG programme.
- To set an example of successful development co-operations, implemented by a multi-religious NGO team in a multi-religious area with a high level of military presence as a contribution for communal harmony and conflict resolution in the region, and the development of peaceful strategies for conflict resolution in general.
Project Outcomes:
- Hydram Installation in 2006:
a) 4 Hydrams installed (1 in Hemis chu in Leh and 3 in Drass in Kargil) in 2006.
- Hydram Installation in 2007:
a) 4 Hydrams installed (1 each in Lamayuru and Wanla in Khaltse Block, Leh District and Mangbore and Padum in Zanskar Block, Kargil District), 2007.
- Installations of Micro-Hydro Power Units in 2006 –
a) 4 in Leh District – Mangyu- 15kW, Domkhar- 5kW, Digar- 10kW, Teri-Phu- 5kW.
b) 1 in Kargil District- Pidmo- 5kW
- Installation of Micro-Hydro Power Units in 2007-
a) 1 in Leh District – Hinju- 5kW.
- 4 eco-sans toilets installed in 2006.
- A national workshop on 'Meeting Basic Needs Services through Decentralisation of Energy Supplies' was conducted at New Delhi on November 14, 2008.
Skidmang Nunnery Community Solar Cooker Project
In May 2007, LEDeG installed a solar community cooker at a nun retreat centre, in Skidmang, a village in Nyoma block of Leh district, situated at a distance of about 140Kms from Leh, Ladakh. Prior to the installation of the community solar cooker, the cooking fuels had to be transported from Leh, which was a large investment. Also, the nuns collected biomass fuels (cow and sheep and goat dung) to cook as well as for room-heating. The traditional stoves emitted enormous amounts of harmful smoke, thus increasing the indoor air pollution, which affected their health.
Year: 2006
Total Budget: 1,26,000 INR
Funding Agency: Jullay Ladakh - Japan
Aims and Objectives:
To provide and install a community solar cooker so as to reduce the use of traditional chullahs that result in emission of harmful smokes.
Project Outcomes:
Installation of a solar Scheffler community cooker.