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
Power for All organized a national action roundtable on powering India's rural health clinics and a media workshop in Uganda on agriculture/energy, supported the launch of AMDA's first minigrid industry benchmark report, and hosted two Energy Catalyst peer-to-peer learning sessions. Also, learn about new team members and our participation in upcoming events, including Africa Energy Forum 2020. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-september-2020
The current COVID-19 crisis has brought into sharp relief the inadequacy of Africa and India’s healthcare infrastructure—including access to energy—especially in the case of the rural poor. WHO notes that 70 percent of medical devices cannot be used in developing countries due to unreliable power supply. https://www.powerforall.org/insights/impact/energy-equity-right-healthcare