In efforts to first understand the energy use patterns of the underserved communities who were the primary beneficiaries of the project, Energy Commons carried out detailed interviews with 25+ community members in Chhattisgarh. These discussions focused on understanding how energy is utilized and sourced by the community members, their level of awareness about renewable energy options available around, and the challenges they encountered in transitioning to green energy.
Alongside the survey mentioned above, we conducted a field visit to Arya Energy, located in Raipur, for the local community folk, to visit a renewable energy plant and learn about the industry, potential employment, and urgency for sustainable development. The visit, carried out in mid-January 2026, involved a survey of the site to assess basic needs as well as through these learnings, enhance access to resilient and ecologically conscious infrastructure.
Eventually, ‘The Energy Commons’ worked with Arya Energy to raise an amount of Rs 1 Lakh, that was used towards developing the hardware and training personnel who were to install solar-powered street lamps in the rural areas of Chhattisgarh. The alliance focused on developing a sustainable infrastructure for the final beneficiacy through the target infrastructural transformation in rural areas.
With strong support from its partner, and the community members themselves, the project was able to establish solar-powered street lamps in multiple rural places of Chhattisgarh to prevent road accidents caused by power shortages or cuts.