http://blog.ambientengines.com/2008/06/30/selco-india-bringing-light-to-the-rural-poor/ Exploring Entrepreneurial Ideas that Address Social Issues, Enhance the Environment, Sustain Development and Transform the Developing World Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:21:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.ambientengines.com/2008/06/30/selco-india-bringing-light-to-the-rural-poor/#comment-25 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:35:24 +0000 http://socialecosystem.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-25 [...] SELCO recognized that its customers had no access to grid and were instead heavily reliant on kerosene! He recognized that with the appropriate microfinancing mechanism, daily payments toward a solar home system cost his customers less than what they shelled out for kerosene. The improved quality of light and air also enabled additional income generation and healthcare cost avoidance. (Click here for an awesome first hand account of how SELCO works by Raj Melville) [...]

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