Peer-to-peer solar microgrids are being built in rural Bangladesh using a mobile payment-enabled device called SOLbox that allows individuals with solar home systems and those without access to electricity to exchange power. This solves the problem of 800,000 kWh of daily excess energy from individual solar systems going to waste by creating a platform for flexible energy access. Producers can sell extra energy and consumers only pay for what they use, saving up to 35% compared to other options. The project aims to empower communities through new income opportunities from trading solar power and attracts customers to local shops with brighter lighting.

1. The Energiewende 3.0
Smart Peer-to-Peer Solar Grids for Rural
Electrification & Empowerment
www.me-solshare.com
Hannes Kirchhoff
hannes.kirchhoff@me-solshare.com

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5 million
Solar Home
Systems
Bangladesh
& 60 million
w/o any access

3. US$ 3.50/kWh
US$ 10.50/kWh
Average rent-out price for light:
Average rent-out price for mobile charging:
For those in the dark, no access to
electricity means:

4. 800,000 kWh
daily excess energy in Bangladesh
that cannot be stored by
individual solar systems
Opportunity

5. Gain flexibility and get more power whenever you want
A platform where solar home system users and non-users
can exchange electricity
Save Money through better energy access
Generate Income by trading electricity
SOLUTION

6. P2P solar grids built bottom-up
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7. Peer-to-Peer Solar Microgrids
SOLbox
net metering device
PRODUCT
mobile money enabled
plug & play

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• Data-Management Services
• Mobile-Payment PAYG Back-End
• Grid Management Services
• Machine Learning Data Analytics
• Agent and System Tracking
• Customer Support Infrastructure
Products & Services
Data Services

9. The Energy Bank of the Future?
Credit Top-Ups
• SHS owners top up their credit 2.1 times/month
• Non-SHS owners 4 times/month
• Users see their SOLBox as a saving account. Instead
of cashing out they save the money there.

10. SOCIAL IMPACT

11. Mollar Bazar
(Rangabali)

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Consumer
Sanjay Shil I don't have to pay
as much as I used
to pay my neighbor
before. Also, I only
pay for energy
when I need it!
• 35% cheaper than a new SHS
• Pay per use

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Producer I can sell all my excess
energy now and not
worry about collecting
money by hand. Also
from now on I can
even run a nebulizer!
Bimol Das
Making money from
the SUN

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Prosumer
More customers
are attracted to my
shop now as it
looks so much
brighter. I’m also
making some extra
income with the
energy I sell
+
Sumon
• 50% cheaper than new
SHS
• Pay per use

16. Solar Cold Storage

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Women Empowerment

18. Solar Rickshaw
Charging Station

19. Thank you
Our Development and Strategic Partners
Our Implementation Partners

20. THANK YOU !
www.me-solshare.com
Hannes Kirchhoff
hannes.kirchhoff@me-solshare.com