Saurshakti: Solar Power Lights Up even Hawker Shops

The kerosene and petromax lamps at hawker shops had been in our streets during evenings for years now। They had been a hawker’s basic necessity for their shops. A hawker had to spend around 250-300 rupees every month for these lights? Parting with this big chunk of money from the handful that he earned became quite a burden। Accolades to Saurshakti, who understood this difficulty faced by the hawkers and came up with a fine solution – replacing the fuel lamps with solar power.

Saurshakti is an organization which was born with a novel idea of providing ‘energy for all’ through renewable energy. Saurshakti aims to serve every village, town and city in India with efficient energy solutions. With its vision in mind, Saurshakti initiated the project to support villagers and street hawkers with their lanterns। The main aim of the project is to completely eliminate the recurring fuel expenditure. Moreover, there are environmental benefits attached to solar energy। Also, the user gets to work in a fume free environment।
The first step towards energy efficiency was Saurshakti's solar lantern project in Delhi. Over 100 hawkers have opted for Saurshakti's lanterns which have given them a breather with their expenses. The brighter solar lamps have enlivened their surroundings, gotten rid of the risk of health hazards and brightened the faces of the hawkers.

Replicating the success and spreading awareness across the country is a big task in the hands of Saurshakti now. The equipment is priced around 2000 rupees. The lanterns can easily serve the users for almost 15 years.