India grabbed headlines in April 2015 when the Modi government pledged to achieve universal energy access, aka Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), in four years. It was and remains a world-leading commitment, and coupled with a 175 GW target for new clean power generation by 2022 (including 40 GW of grid-tied rooftop solar), it triggered a wave of new investment and market growth.India grabbed headlines in April 2015 when the Modi government pledged to achieve universal energy access, aka Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), in four years… https://www.powerforall.org/countries/india/india-national-access-target-good-national-dre-better-state-dre-best
Debajit Palit of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), a research institute, says a newly announced government scheme is a step in the right direction to electrify all households in India, but only with change management at state-owned distributors …India, but only with change management at state-owned distributors Since the Indian government announced in September a new scheme (called Saubhagya) to achieve universal electrification for urban and rural households by March 2019, much of the attention has been on the viability of such an ambitious goal… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/commentary-new-india-electrification-target-daunting-doable
India’s state power ministers convened in Delhi recently for an unusual group meeting. The event had a dual purpose: partly to celebrate how far India has come in rebuilding its power sector, and partly to lay out a roadmap for confronting the challenges that remain. My recent journey through 11 of India’s 29 states, speaking with senior power officials, confirms that India has made incredible progress in tackling its power generation deficit. Increased generation capacity through new additions of renewables and greater efficiency and reliability of coal stocks for thermal power plants is coupling with the success of India’s incredible demand-side measures to create a perfect storm of plentiful power. However, the next set of problems for its power sector are in some ways more difficult to confront. To address those problems, India will have to employ a diverse and creative set of solutions.India’s state power ministers convened in Delhi recently for an unusual group meeting. …India has come in rebuilding its power sector, and partly to lay out a roadmap for confronting the challenges that remain… https://www.powerforall.org/insights/impact/indias-power-surge-paradox-plenty
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
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
A new dashboard of Power for All's various media channels shows the important role we're playing in communicating about the sector. We also coordinated a call to action to solarize unelectrified health clinics in rural in India that is expanding to Africa, and joined a webinar on the opportunity for solar DC appliances and were featured on a leading energy podcast. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-may-2020
Power for All looks into the role India needs to play in ending energy poverty by increasing investments in decentralised renewable energy sector. https://www.powerforall.org/insights/policy/india-can-lead-ending-energy-poverty-good-will-it-seize-opportunity
How can women in India and Nepal be empowered as micro-entrepreneurs to combat poverty, promote gender equality, and increase access to renewable energy? https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/interviews/female-microentrepreneurs-fighting-poverty-clean-energy
Download the Powering Jobs Census 2019: Focus on India, to understand the growing employment opportunity within the decentralized renewable energy (DRE) sector, and within the communities gaining access to electricity for the first time. In India, direct, formal DRE jobs are expected to double to by 2022-23. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/reports/powering-jobs-census-2019-focus-india