• Productive Power for Smallholder Farmers

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    Oorja partners with IISD to study impact of secondary usage of energy generated from solar pumps

    The study aims to enhance social benefits among marginalised communities through solar milling services
    on Pay-Per-Use basis and avoid the use of diesel-run mills.
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    Partnering with IWMI and Sustain Plus for research on Solar Energy for Rural Livelihoods

    This includes in-depth study on the usage of solar irrigation pumps and assess the impact of the solar pumps as farmers transition from diesel pumps.
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    The 6-month long program includes advisory sessions with experts from Google and their partners, diagnostic sessions and a program including executive coaching, training, dedicated workshops.

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    Over the next 10 months, the cohort will work towards improving water use efficiency in agriculture and profitability for smallholders growing rice, wheat, sugarcane and cotton.

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    This award recognises the exceptional work helping drive the country forward in its net-zero goals.

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    Oorja was selected among the top 5 energy startups in the world! It was an honour for our work in rural India to be highlighted by dena, the German energy agency.

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    Oorja among UN Best Small Business winners

    Selected from nearly 2,000 applications from 135 countries, the 50 winners all showcase inspiring, diverse, and impactful solutions in improving access to healthy, sustainable food. They will also share US$100,000 in cash prizes. Read more about the hidden heroes of our food systems here.

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    Dr Clementine Chambon is now a Global Good Fund Fellow

    The 12-month Fellowship comes with executive mentorship, leadership coaching and $10,000 grant capital.

  • About us

    Oorja is a Farming as a Service company working at the intersection of sustainable agriculture and clean energy. We provide solar-powered irrigation, milling and cooling services to smallholder farmers on a pay-per-use basis.

    Hit play to see what we do below! ▶️

    We finance, deploy, own, operate and maintain decentralised solar energy systems at the farm level. There is no upfront cost charged to end-users.
    We operate and maintain these solar systems for their full lifetime.

    We sell reliable and affordable solar farming services to farmers through an innovative pay-per-use business model. This means users pay according to the amount of irrigation water pumped, produce milled or stored.

  • Our farming services

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    💦 Irrigation as a service. 

    Available on-farm on a per-litre basis.

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    ❄️ Cooling as a service. 

    Available at the farm or market gate on a per-crate-per-day basis.

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    ⚡ Agroprocessing as a service.

    Available on-farm at a per-kg rate.

  • How we work

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    Finance

    We raise finance for the company to invest in community-scale agri infrastructure. This is typically blended capital.

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    Site identification

    We identify or receive referrals for potential project sites where smallholder farmers rely on diesel power for their energy needs.

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    Demand assessment

    Our ground team conducts farmer consultation to assess demand for our services. We form groups of interested farmers and may collect membership fees from them.

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    Installation

    We procure equipment from reputed domestic suppliers and complete civil works, installation testing and commissioning of solar systems.

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    Service delivery

    We hire an Operator from the local community and train them to deliver irrigation, milling or cooling services and maintain a sales register.

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    Paying-per-use