India has set a target of electrifying all households by Q1 2019. That will require 10x growth in the pace of new connections, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)India has set a target of electrifying all households by Q1 2019. …India has more than 40 million households, mostly rural, living without electricity… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/saubhagya-challenge-one-chart
Solar energy has received most of the attention in India’s ongoing energy transition. But the country’s draft National Energy Policy (NEP) has called for putting greater resources behind projects that convert waste agricultural biomass into electricity.Solar energy has received most of the attention in India’s ongoing energy transition. …India… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/waste-biomass-power-set-surge-india
Solar energy has received most of the attention in India’s ongoing energy transition. But the country’s draft National Energy Policy (NEP) has called for putting greater resources behind projects that convert waste agricultural biomass into electricity. Solar energy has received most of the attention in India’s ongoing energy transition. …India… https://www.powerforall.org/insights/technologies/waste-biomass-power-set-surge-india
The leading renewable energy mini-grid effort in India is showing promising initial results. The Rockefeller Foundation’s USD 75 million Smart Power for Rural Development (SPRD) initiative aims to catalyze economic development by accelerating access to electricity in 1,000 villages in India through promoting a robust and viable mini-grid sector. The Foundation established a wholly-own subsidiary, Smart Power India, to provide support services to energy service companies (ESCOs) to establish mini-grid projects in India. The initiative expects to have 100 plants up and running by end of this month, producing 3 MW of power. As of April, the program had 7,600 customers, with over 90% on-time collection efficiency.The leading renewable energy mini-grid effort in India is showing promising initial results. …India through promoting a robust and viable mini-grid sector… https://www.powerforall.org/countries/india/indias-leading-mini-grid-program-shows-momentum
With access to affordable, long-term finance still a challenge in India for last-mile energy infrastructure, creative solutions are seeing the light of day, including crowdfunding …India for last-mile energy infrastructure, creative solutions are seeing the light of day, including crowdfunding German debt crowdfunding platform bettervest started by backing domestic renewable energy projects, but since 2015 has also focused on expansion into Sub-Saharan Africa and now India… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/crowdfunding-tapped-new-finance-path-rural-electrification-india
A new report from World Resources Institute (WRI) explores India’s opportunity to be a role model for job creation in developing countries, especially for women, and create lucrative alternatives to subsistence farming through energy access …India’s opportunity to be a role model for job creation in developing countries, especially for women, and create lucrative alternatives to subsistence farming through energy access Ten years ago, Sashiram was a job-seeker with a limited education and uncertain employment prospects… https://www.powerforall.org/insights/impact/indias-renewable-energy-push-win-win-job-creation-and-electricity-access
India’s market for solar pumps for irrigation and drinking water was virtually non-existent in 2011, when Claro Energy was founded. But recent attention from federal and state governments, including subsidies, has created a $700 million annual market that is set to expand rapidly.India’s market for solar pumps for irrigation and drinking water was virtually non-existent in 2011, when Claro Energy was founded… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/scaling-solar-irrigation-india-and-africa
Arianna Tozzi, an India-based researcher, explains how community involvement can provide a sense of empowerment and lead to long-term sustainability of solar mini-grids …India-based researcher, explains how community involvement can provide a sense of empowerment and lead to long-term sustainability of solar mini-grids In India, 93% of urban households use electricity as the main source of lighting, compared with 55% in rural areas… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/why-active-community-ownership-key-rural-electricity-access-india
Husk Power Systems, an early pioneer in developing micro-grids for poor, rural communities in India and sub-Saharan Africa, plans a 7-fold increase in its power plants to 600 within 5 years, expanding into a fully-fledged rural utility that delivers reliable 24/7 grid-compatible power and better customer service than incumbent utilities. …India and sub-Saharan Africa, plans a 7-fold increase in its power plants to 600 within 5 years, expanding into a fully-fledged rural utility that delivers reliable 24/7 grid-compatible power and better customer service than incumbent utilities… https://www.powerforall.org/insights/technologies/virtually-battery-free-100-renewable-remotely-managed-rural-utility-coming
East Africa is a leader in the decentralized renewable energy revolution, and along with India it is the most closely watched market as it relates to scaling mini-grids. This is especially true of Tanzania. What happens in Tanzania will have implications for the success of mini-grids elsewhere. …India it is the most closely watched market as it relates to scaling mini-grids… https://www.powerforall.org/insights/africa/market-maturing-tanzania-mini-grids