Solar Shala - Help to Electrify rural schools in Maharashtra with Solar Energy
We Thinksharp Foundation, a non-profit organisation has already transformed more than 100 rural and semi urban Zilla Parishad (Govt.schools) and Govt.Aided schools across Maharashtra and benefited to more than 12000 rural children. With the help from CSR partners including ONGC, TATA DLT, Endurance India, Concentrix, Forms & Surfaces, AppDirect and individuals.
Things we have implemented so far under our project StudyMall1. Digital Learning

 classrooms in 120 schools

2. Separate Library in 120 schools

3. Solar Units (1 KV) in 10 schools & 5 KV in 2 schools

4. Coloring and Physical Infrastructure upgradation in 2 schools

5. ICT and 21st Century skills program through full time fellow in 12 schools

6. Home Schooling provided 70 tablets for online learning during COVID time benefited to 200 children

7. Digi Library Android App to provide free access to PDF and audio, video books (3000 downloads till date)

8. Conducted many educational programs and capacity building workshops with the help of volunteers and experts. 

Solar Shala, is a program under project StudyMall to transform rural schools. As we all know having constant and reliable electricity in rural areas is always challenge. Specially in schools where, teachers are using digital tools and other electronic gadgets for teaching. lighting and cooling purpose.
Schools always face issue with electricity cut-off due to non-payment of monthly charges, technical problems, especially in rainy season and during load shedding time.
To overcome these problems, we have come up with program Solar Shala, to set up solar power system in rural schools to provide uninterrupted electricity. So that schools can perform better.
Very recently Maharashtra Electricity department cut down power supply for more than 800 schools over non payment of overdue.  
We have already solarized 12 schools with (1 KV) in 10 schools & 5 KV in 2 schools with support from Solar Village project, US based social enterprise.  These 12 schools from Maharashtra now have access to free and clean electricity for 24 hours, this helping to create positive environment in schools and motivation to kids to attends schools regularly which further support to improve their better engagement in study and improve learning outcomes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMcfay04z0Y&t=11s
Costing to set up Solar Shala program in 5 more schools

Nature of activity	Cost
1 KV solar Unit each in 5 rural Z.P.Schools	750,000
Other Admin cost	120,000
Total	870,000

Total Schools 5 in rural Maharashtra
Total students benefit from – 1000+


https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/maharashtra-800-zilla-parishad-schools-lose-power-supply-over-pending-dues-4452350.html