India has a growing population and workforce but approximately half of households do not have reliable access to electricity. Intelligent Energy is working to deploy hydrogen fuel cells in India to provide backup power for telecom infrastructure and help connect more of the population through increased mobility and internet access. Reliable decentralized power sources could help power the growing number of mobile devices and support India's growing economy by connecting more people and increasing internet contribution to GDP.

1. GROWING
WORKFORCE
GROWING
WORKFORCE
POWER
ACCESS
POWER
ACCESS CONNECTIVITYCONNECTIVITY
Distributed power is generated close or at
the point of use and can be deployed
quickly and without a hefty financial
burden.
IT’S TIME FOR A REVOLUTION IN MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY
Intelligent Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary Essential
Energy, is working in India towards the use of hydrogen fuel cells as
back up or replacement power for the telecoms sector. This will
provide an efficient, stable and reliable power infrastructure that
empowers business and social advancement through mobile
connectivity everywhere.
PARTLY CLOUDY?
THE FUTURE OF
CONNECTIVITY
IN INDIA
PARTLY CLOUDY?
THE FUTURE OF
CONNECTIVITY
IN INDIA
With the global rise in mobility, connectivity
has a hit a tipping a point. Yet, a whopping
4.4 billion people remain almost entirely
offline.(1)
For example, in India nearly half of
households do not have access to power for
as much as up to 12 hours a day.(2)
But this
doesn't have to continue.
A GLOBAL PROBLEM
The world has gone mobile. As mobility and connectivity increasingly become synonymous with
economic success, connecting the offline world is increasingly important.
THE CASE FOR INDIA
India has become a global economic powerhouse and is the world’s second most populous country, with 1.2 billion
people. The country is poised to become the largest and fastest-growing in the world in the near future and could be
home to another 400 million people by 2050. (5)
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
The International Monetary Fund predicts India will overtake China this year to become the fastest-growing economy in
the world. IMF describes India as a“bright spot”in a“cloudy global horizon,”held back only by needed progress to the
existing infrastructure.(11)
people offline worldwide.
4.4BILLION
There are still
of those individuals. (1)
JUST 20
3.4BILLION
countries account for
1.1BILLION
Between
and
2.8BILLION
people can’t get online with a smartphone
or tablet because where they live isn’t
covered by a mobile network. (3)
1.9% 3.4%
In developing countries, the Internet
contributes an average 1.9% to GDP
versus 3.4% in developed countries. (1)
Two-thirds of India’s population
is under the age of 35.(7)
Currently the Internet
contributes 1.6% to India’s
GDP, amounting to $30
billion. While this is significant,
there’s room for growth. (1)
That’s just 1 in 10 people in
the country with Internet
access.
Internet users in India(1)
70% of telecom towers have
outages of at least 8 hours a day.
Mobile operators have mitigated
this by consuming more than 3
billion litres of diesel 6
consumed annually per year. The
total annual emissions from the
sector are huge at about 27.9
million tons of carbon
dioxide. (6, 7, 9)
The lack of a reliable telecoms
grid is a major obstacle in
providing the opportunity
necessary to convert India’s
booming population into an
employed workforce.
No adequate
access
Underserved (less
than 4 hours of
electricity a day)
As India’s population continues
to expand, utilities already
stretched thin currently will only
have to continue to provide for
more people over time.
Getting power
where it is
needed is vital
for global
prosperity, but
the challenge
is how to
do it.
Low-carbon technologies are positive for the
environment but may lock poor communities into a
future that is low-energy and low-income.
However, to support the mobility of its
burgeoning workforce with 933 million
telecom subscribers, it’s essential that the
country expands its telecoms grid. (6)
For every 10 percentage-point
increase in high-speed Internet
connections in developing countries, there
is an increase of 1.3 percentage points
in economic growth, according to the
World Bank. (4)
Grid-electricity access (10, 15)
360
120million
million
people
95million
people
India has the potential
to double its economic
contribution from the
Internet in the next
three years: Internet
contribution to GDP
could hit 3.3% of its total
GDP by 2015.(1)
Indian government
investment in national
renewable energy
expansion .(12)
$400million
The country’s renewable
energy industry is
projected to generate
$160 billion over the next
half-decade. (13)
FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY. (12)
ERNST & YOUNG’S
RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET
RATES INDIA
AS THE
ATTRACTIVENESS INDEX
FIFTH
MOSTATTRACTIVE MARKET
Decentralized renewable energy
businesses already serve close to
100,000 households, with an
expected rapid growth of 60%-70%
annually to 900,000 by 2018. (10)
The decentralized renewable
energy market segment is
projected to be worth at least
million
$150 by
2018.(10)
SOURCES
1. http://www.mckinseyonmarketingandsales.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Offline_and_falling_behind_Barrie…
2. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/31/india-blackout-electricity-power-cuts
3. http://blogs.marketwatch.com/themargin/2014/10/02/the-majority-of-people-in-these-countries-do-not-have-internet-access/
4. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/
282822-1208273252769/Building_broadband.pdf
5. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/10-projections-for-the-global-population-in-2050/
6. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Indias-telecom-subscriber-base-rises-to-933-million/articleshow/
35024488.cms
7. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/16/opinion/in-rural-india-hoping-for-jobs-and-education-in-a-growing-economy.html?_r=0
8. http://qz.com/317518/finally-indias-population-growth-is-slowing-down/
9. http://www.ccaoi.in/UI/links/fwresearch/conceltation%20paper%203.pdf
14. http://www.greenpeace.org/india/Global/india/report/Enabling-Clean-Talking.pdf
15. http://www.theclimategroup.org/_assets/files/The-business-case-for-offgrid-energy-in-India.pdf
16. http://cleantechnica.com/2015/03/05/india-moves-top-5-attractive-renewable-energy-markets/
10. http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/private-investment-into-innovative-off-grid-business-models-
key-for-india-to-achieve-renewable-energy-goals/
11. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/globalbusiness/11474914/India-to-overtake-China-as-fastest-growing-large-
economy-says-IMF.html
12. http://cleantechnica.com/2015/03/04/india-allocates-400-million-for-renewable-energy-expansion-in-annual-budget/
13. http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/india-renewable-energy-idINKBN0LV0W820150227
TIME TO
RETHINK THE
POWER
GRID
Fuel cell systems can
operate 24 hours per day,
providing total energy
security. They can also be
blended with other low
carbon technology power
solutions such as wind
and solar.