Just six months ago, New Delhi-based Avdesh Kumar was a painter struggling to find enough work. Now, the newly-trained solar technician’s phone pings with several job requests each day.
Having recently joined renewable power company SunEdison, Kumar is a key link between India‘s growing number of rooftop solar providers and citizens switching to green energy at home.
“Until a few months back … I didn’t know this was even a job and that there was demand for it,” the 34-year-old told the Thomson Reuters Foundation from his home in India’s capital.
“But now I have four or five client visits a day,” Kumar said, explaining how using SunEdison’s app has helped him meet growing demand for maintenance work from rooftop solar panel owners to keep their standalone systems functioning efficiently.
It is one of a few such digital platforms – including AHA Solar Rooftop Helper, SunPro+ and…