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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...

India moving towards hybridised power utilities to achieve rural growth

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 28, 2019

India's state-run power utilities or DISCOMs are badly in debt despite repeated bail-outs, and are failing in their mandate to deliver reliable, quality power to homes and businesses. However, a new trend is emerging that has the potential to address these challenges. The...

Decentralised renewable energy can ensure round-the-clock power supply: Report

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 19, 2019

Decentralised renewable energy (DRE) can ensure round-the-clock, reliable and quality energy supply through clean energy sources to households and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to a report by Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN), a Delhi- based non-government...

Put renewable energy in poll manifestos: Indian firms

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 19, 2019

A total of 160 private companies and NGOs on Monday made an appeal to all political parties to include decentralised renewable energy solutions in their manifestos for the general elections. ...

Rockefeller Foundation and cKers Finance Partner to Develop the Decentralized Renewable Energy Sector

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 13, 2018

The Rockefeller Foundation today announced it is investing in cKers Finance, India’s only catalytic debt provider for asset financing in sustainable energy sectors, with the aim of scaling up...