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SunEdison And Omnigrid Partner To Bring Electricity To India

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SunEdison, Inc, a solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, and Omnigrid Micropower Company Pvt. Ltd. (OMC Power), the first power company to transform the provision of electricity in rural India into a commercially viable, sustainable and scalable business, has announced that they have signed a framework agreement to develop 5,000 rural projects, representing 250 megawatts (MW) of electricity, throughout India over the next three to five years.

Approximately 400 million people in India have no access to electricity, and even for those who do, the only options are often unreliable and expensive fossil fuel-based solutions. Building upon the 36 kW micro power plants OMC Power has already put in place across India as part of a sustainable and reliable rural electrification plan, this partnership will quickly bring electricity to 10 million additional people.

"There are approximately 1.5 billion people that do not have access to electricity and another 1.5 billion people that don't have reliable, 24/7 electricity.  What is most exciting about this partnership is that SunEdison is embarking on its purpose of transforming lives in a very big way," said Ahmad Chatila, President and Chief Executive Officer of SunEdison. "Solar electricity costs have come down dramatically and continue to come down, thus making it a better choice than conventional fossil sources.  We don't have to make a false choice between cost and clean power any more. While a 1 gigawatt (GW) coal power plant can take 3 to 4 years to be developed and constructed, and a nuclear power plant of similar capacity can take 5 to 10 years, a solar photovoltaic power plant can be developed and built in less than a year and can compete on costs."

Pashupathy Gopalan, President of SunEdison's Asia Pacific Operations added: "SunEdison is currently building 60 mini grids across India - this initiative will further accelerate our efforts towards the Honourable Prime Minister's Energy Vision of making electricity available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  We will not rest till we have changed the lives of the hundreds of millions of people around the world who are underserved and underprivileged."

SunEdison and OMC Power have a proven and ready-to-scale solution that will provide reliable electricity for many poor communities. The partnership leverages the expertise of each company, including technical know-how, local and telecom knowledge from OMC and project development and financing expertise from SunEdison. SunEdison and OMC have an offering that can help telecommunication organizations meet their regulatory requirements and provide energy to local communities while still going off-grid.

The co-founders of OMC Power, Anil Raj and Rohit Chandra, said: "Our Renewable Energy Services Company model is a proven and commercially viable approach which provides an immediate and substantial improvement in the quality of life in energy-deprived areas, while stimulating economic growth and prosperity. Our agreement with SunEdison is a huge step forward both for our company and for the people of rural India."

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