New Delhi, India
Oorja Development Solutions Limited, founded in 2016, is a pioneering Farming-as-a-Service company based in India. Focused on integrating clean energy with sustainable agriculture, Oorja provides essential solar-powered services like irrigation, milling, and cooling to smallholder farmers. Leveraging a unique Pay-Per-Use (PPU) model, the company eliminates upfront costs, primarily assisting farmers with less than 2-acre landholdings and annual incomes around INR 60,000.
Oorja finances, installs, and maintains decentralized solar assets, which not only reduce energy costs but also boost productivity and farmer incomes while mitigating CO2 emissions. The company's mission to empower 1 million farmers by 2030 underscores its dedication to sustainability and climate resilience.
Oorja's recent $1.20M seed round on 01 August 2024 drew notable investors such as Acumen, 1to4 Foundation, elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization, PG Impact Investments, and Echoing Green.
