In this episode of the Power for All podcast, a forum for leaders working to end energy poverty, Power for All speaks with Shaily Jha of the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW). Shaily is CEEW’s energy access program lead, works in access to clean cooking with a focus on gender and social inclusion, leads the work on integrating a gender lens and empowering livelihoods, a USD 3 million initiative. The conversation is based on CEEW’s recent report -- Improving Women's Productivity and Incomes through Clean Energy in India. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/interviews/interview-shaily-jha-improving-womens-productivity-and-incomes-through-clean-energy
Power for All’s report "Powering Jobs Census 2022: Focus on India'' envisages a strong decentralized renewable energy (DRE) workforce significantly contributing to India's energy transition. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/fact-sheet-powering-jobs-census-2022-focus-india
Despite progress, India’s rural electrification problem remains far from resolved. There are likely tens of millions of people without electric light at home, and some of the gains so far could be reversed when the harsh reality of irregular and unpredictable electric billing hits India’s rural poor. https://www.powerforall.org/countries/india/universal-rural-electrification-india-not-so-fast
According to a new report by Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy, despite improved access to electricity in India's rural Jharkhand state, affordability, quality and reliability challenges persist. Even when connections are given for free, 10% of the population still choose to stay unconnected. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/fact-sheet-providing-reliable-and-affordable-electricity
Jobs engine? Yes. Business catalyst? Yes. Changing the way we can power the future... absolutely. From Africa to India, banks to bakeries, welding shops to water pumps, reliable power from decentralized renewables is kick-starting businesses and boosting employment. This article shows how clean energy is unlocking innovation and driving the “Micro-Enterprise Economy” https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=885ff8bc6c2476e70788542c5&id=f1d9854efc
On February 1, 2022, India’s Finance Minister, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, tabled the 2022-23 Union Budget in Parliament. Climate action and Productivity were among the four pillars shaping this year’s budget. This article highlights some of the provisions in the budget that present opportunities to strengthen climate action alongside rural development and productivity. https://mailchi.mp/powerforall.org/indias-union-budget-2022-whats-in-store-for-climate-action-and-energy-access?e=[UNIQID]
Smart Power India is pushing the envelope in productive uses of electricity access beyond lighting, such as this Husk Power Systems mini-grid project in Kathkuiyan, Uttar Pradesh. Access to quality, reliable power supply from the mini-grid is ensuring that job training is uninterrupted, giving economic opportunity to local women and youth. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/videos/video-mini-grids-help-train-women-youth-reliable-power
Diesel is not the only fossil fuel being displaced by decentralized renewables. Kerosene is also fading. Yet governments continue to prop up dirty sources of energy despite clear benefits of switching. In India, data from IISD show that decentralized renewables made up only 1.2% of renewable energy subsidies and 0.12% of total energy subsidies, amounting to just US$27.6 million in 2017. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/fact-sheet-energy-subsidy-india
CLEAN and Power for All hosted a webinar on COVID-19's impact on the India sector. Look out for an upcoming fireside chat hosted by ET EnergyWorld with Intenational Solar Agency (ISA) head Upendra Tripahty and our CEO Kristina Skierka on the solar sector's future. Also, our team went high/low fashion to liven things up on our pandemic team call. Can you say diva? https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-april-2020
In a wake up call to national and international decision makers, the Overseas Development Institute examined the projected progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and found that a 'revolution' is needed to achieve SDG7—clean, affordable, modern energy for all—by 2030. Ahead of the first anniversary of the SDGs on September 25, this newsletter highlights how decentralized renewable energy (DRE) must be at the heart of that revolution, and looks at the critical role national policy must play. Here we provide a sneak peek into early findings from research by our Platform for Energy Access Knowledge team, which identifies the policy levers at the center of strong DRE markets in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Tanzania https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=885ff8bc6c2476e70788542c5&id=ba36ff1acd