Most international focus on electricity poverty is understandably on remote, rural communities, where 900 million people live without power. But as Pollinate Energy just proved in India, cities also face similar challenges. Pollinate, which distributes solar and other life-changing products to vulnerable urban migrants, just announced surpassing its 100,000 customer.But as Pollinate Energy just proved in India, cities also face similar challenges… https://www.powerforall.org/insights/policy/100000-reasons-not-forget-urban-rural-connection-sdg7
How to educate last mile consumers in India about new technologies? Visit 9,000 villages and engage over 200,000 people. …India about new technologies? Visit 9,000 villages and engage over 200,000 people. …India’s rural population exposed to television and radio, the IFC's Lighting Asia team in India realized that they would need to take a creative approach to raising awareness about decentralized solar products… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/interviews/conversation-praveen-kumar
Johannes Urpelainen, director of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP), reports from the front lines on India’s ambitious energy access plan and the challenges to implementation on the ground …India’s ambitious energy access plan and the challenges to implementation on the ground… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/can-saubhagya-succeed-prospects-universal-electrification-uttar-pradesh
Jaipur-based Frontier Markets is pursuing a energy revolution in rural India through the power of women. The start-up is expecting to more than double to 500,000 the number of households it reaches with distributed renewable power solutions this year. …India through the power of women… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/indian-women-scaling-distributed-power-100000s-rural-households
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/impact/virtually-battery-free-100-renewable
Should another ongoing cycle of utility bailout-bust and the election see a revival of India’s stalled mini-grid policy? https://www.powerforall.org/insights/impact/amid-renewed-discom-woes-new-data-points-mini-grids-last-mile-electrification-india
Using its integrated, evidence-based campaign approach, Power for All has used communications and data since 2017 to shift the narrative on the importance of mainstreaming decentralized renewable energy in India and going “beyond energy access”. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/india-case-study-moving-beyond-access
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In a recent article by the Washington Post titled "India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid", the tone suggests that India's efforts in harnessing solar energy, particularly through mini-grids, might be falling short. This perspective, while highlighting certain challenges, overlooks the broader picture and does not provide a comprehensive depiction of the adoption of mini-grid solar technology in India. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/behind-washington-post-headline-untold-success-of-indias-mini-grid-solar-revolution
In late 2018, Power for All conducted the first comprehensive jobs census of the decentralized renewable energy (DRE) sector, covering pico-solar appliances, solar home systems, standalone and grid-tied commercial and industrial systems, mini-grids and productive use applications such as solar water pumps. This summary synthesizes key findings in the three countries surveyed -- India, Kenya and Nigeria. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/research-summary-jobs-decentralized-renewables-and-energy-transition