About Us

DESI Power Foundation was established under the Indian Trusts Act 1882 by Dr. H. N. Sharan in 2006. Hari Sharan has a deep commitment to training. Through this trust he supports improved egalitarian social relationships in India. The training centres in Gayari, Araria and Baharwari ran for a decade. After training, the students were able to take up jobs in DESI Power Foundation projects and elsewhere. The training has contributed to improved farming practices, improved relationships between people, and a deeper understanding between classes, religions and castes. Agriculture, forestry, and decentralised renewable energy continue to be the focal areas of the trust. In this world dominated by political economy, the trust defends the values of humane socialism and the Indian Constitution.

Trustees

Dr. H. N. Sharan, Founder Trustee
Mrs.A. Meili-Sharan, Managing Trustee
Mr. K. Ramachandra, Trustee
Mrs. L.Roy, Trustee
Mr. G. Malakar, Trustee

Staff

Mrs. L. Roy, Manager
Mr. G. Malakar, manager of Safai Centre, power station, guesthouse, nursery, vermicomposting and farming at Baharwari
Mr. Ramayan Malakar,Mr. Gurudev Malakar, Mrs. Radha Devi, Mrs. Bhalo Devi, Mr. Manoj Malakar, Mrs. Manjita Devi, Mrs. Julo Devi, Mrs. Renu Devi, Mrs. Mandodari Devi, Mrs Parwathi Devi, Mrs. Rekha Devi, Mr. Amarlal mandal, Mr. Laxmi Mandal, farmers

Consultant

Mr. Touqueer Zaman, decentralised renewable energy systems

Partner:

Decentralised Energy Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Supporter:

Fichtner Consulting Engineers (India) Private Ltd.

Grants:

The main financial and moral support for the trust comes from Hari Sharan, the Founding Trustee. Since 2006 he has been the main funder of the trust. The second most important source of financial support for the trust comes from Corporate Social Responsibility grants from Fichtner Consulting Engineers (India) Private Ltd. Three other past donors are Solarkraftwerkgemeinschaft Seuzach, Switzerland, Solarspar, Aarau, Switzerland, and Hans “Jeannot” Sulzer and sons, Herliberg, Switzerland. These funds from these supporters have enabled the trust to give grants to other organisations, both trusts and not-for-profit-to-the-promoter companies, and to run projects ourselves.

We thank these past and present supporters for their faith in us from the bottom of our hearts. We promise to put as much determination in to the coming projects in 2025 to 2030 as you put into the projects in the past.

Our Registered Address: 1, Kempapura Main Road, Hebbal, Bangalore 560024
Office: Chitragupta Nagar, Ward No.21, Araria 854311, Bihar. Contact: Mrs.L. Roy, Manager, 9471252105

Many people have profited from the programmes run in the last 19 years. Since we first started work we have seen nutritional, health and social improvements in the villages in the District of Araria, where we have focused our work that we would not have been able to dream of when we started. This is in large measure thanks to the Government. Our own contribution is nonetheless important. Currently 20 people are in a position to contribute to managing the organisation. They learnt from pilot projects and they keep moving forward.