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Role of DRE technology in promoting quality school education
IRADe’s study focuses on identifying ways to scale up DRE uptake in government-run schools for promoting quality education. There is a lack of data on power outages in rural and sub urban schools, which often suffer from severe electricity shortages during the daytime. With such inconsistent access to power, children often do not have the light required to study properly, and the school’s goal of using ICT for enhanced learning opportunities gets compromised. The study conducted a survey of schools and their staff to provide grass-root level evidence for electricity status to stakeholders.
IRADe intends to adopt a strong multi-stakeholder approach to achieve the following outcomes:
- Evidence-based opportunities and measures for installation of DRE systems at schools to improve the teaching-learning outcome;
- Enhanced awareness regarding DRE cost-benefits among the policymakers, education sector professionals, NGOs, and people at large;
- Informed policy decision-making for incorporating DRE technology in energy planning at schools;
- Reduced emissions through the promotion of renewable energy along with energy-efficient appliances;
- Increased enrolment and greater interest levels across the student base due to availability of quality electricity supply;
The team has met with stakeholders from various departments to be on board and share their expertise. The research team has prepared a background report on the status of electricity access in schools of and Field survey of schools in Jharkhand and Bihar is completed.