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Mini-grid services continue to drive rural India’s need for power supply: Survey

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 1, 2020

Smart Power India (SPI), a subsidiary of the Rockefeller Foundation today released the second edition of its survey titled ‘Impact of Post COVID-19 Lockdown’. The survey was conducted in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar with a sample size of 358 consisting of households...

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Off-grid energy investment at $2.1 billion in the last decade: Wood Mackenzie

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2020

Close to $2.1 billion in cumulative disclosed corporate-level investment was deployed into off-grid energy access markets between 2010 and 2019, Wood Mackenzie has estimated. Off-grid refers to power generated and consumed locally either on a standalone basis or through a...

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Nashik zone gets 1840 solar power pumps, relief for farmers

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 9, 2020

The Nashik division of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has installed 1,840 solar power pumps to enable the farmers to pump out groundwater during the daytime. The solar pumps have been allotted to the farmers, who paid for the new...

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Sustainability Outlook partners with CLEAN for India Energy for all Summit 2020

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 28, 2020

Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN) in partnership with NITI Aayog, Government of India is organising the fourth edition of India Energy for All Summit (IEAS) from 4-5 February 2020 at the India...

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Sustainability Outlook partners with CLEAN for India Energy for all Summit 2020

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 24, 2020

Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN) in partnership with NITI Aayog, Government of India is organising the fourth edition of India Energy for All Summit (IEAS) from 4-5 February 2020 at the India...

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India needs $2.64-trn investment to meet UN's Sustainable Development Goals

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 22, 2020

India needs a whopping $2.64 trillion investment to meet the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs), offering the private sector an investment opportunity of over $1.12 trillion by 2030, according to a report. According to the Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map, the...

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Household electrification benefits men more than women in India: Study

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 27, 2019

As new areas gain access to basic levels of electricity, men in these households tend to dominate its use, according to a study conducted in India which suggests that men benefit more than women from such access. The study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability,...

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Gandhi Global Solar Yatra reaches Kanpur

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 26, 2019

The Gandhi Global Solar Yatra (GGSY), kickstarted by Professor Chetan Singh Solanki of IIT-Bombay, reached Kanpur on Wednesday. As a part of his yatra, Prof Solanki also interacted with the...

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World Bank : More People Have Access to Electricity Than Ever Before, but World Is Falling Short of Sustainable Energy Goals

By : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2019

According to a new report produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA) the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank and...

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Adoption of common business practices lead to increased adoption of cookstoves

By : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2019

A new study has found that adoption of common business practices like upgrading the supply chain, careful market analysis and discount can lead to increase purchase and adoption of improved...

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