Prakash Ingole Keywords public works india Read more about Prakash Ingole Mr. Prakash Ingole served as Project Director for India's Maharashtra State Road Project and Chief Engineer for the Maharashtra Public Works Department. In these two roles, and in his previous capacity as Deputy Secretary for Roads and Superitending Engineer, he was responsible for the construction, maintainance, and administration of major infrastructure projects in India. He has extensive experience in procurement, bidding, contract maangement, and preparation of health and safety plans.
Renewable Energy-enabled Community-scale Agriculture: Evidence from Gram Oorja's Work Read more about Renewable Energy-enabled Community-scale Agriculture: Evidence from Gram Oorja's Work The presentation discussed some initial interventions in community-scale solar pumping for agriculture. Preliminary learnings suggested that the approach is suitable for remote communities. Scaling these interventions holds promise and can facilitate further investments at the nexus of energy, water, and agriculture, accruing benefits for the communities.
An Integrated Approach to Support Access to Energy Read more about An Integrated Approach to Support Access to Energy Electricity is a basic requirement for providing health services but many geographies lack reliable, accessible, and sustainable forms of energy. Where electricity is available, power quality is poor and diesel generators come are used. The on-going pandemic further impresses the need for robust health, water, sanitation infrastructure in the developing world.
Pamli Deka Keywords Pamli Deka World Resources Institute WRI india clean energy sustainable energy Read more about Pamli Deka Pamli leads the energy access work in WRI India, where she works with governments, investors, technology providers, and development institutions to improve access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable sources of electricity. She started her career as an oilfield engineer with Schlumberger and went on to consult for BCG and Shell. Prior to WRI India, she was mentoring clean energy enterprises in India, helping them scale up and seek investments. And also covered clean energy companies listed on LSE as an equity analyst.
Reducing Energy Consumption in Rural Hinterland Read more about Reducing Energy Consumption in Rural Hinterland This presentation discussed energy efficiency measures to reduce energy consumption in a rural hinterland in India through the use of bio-fuel for cooking applications, rooftop-mounted solar PVs, and solar water heaters. It also shares some lessons learned in undertaking these measures, which can be replicated, and some suggestions for improvement.
Shweta Garg Keywords Shweta Garg Madanand Ashram india rural communities optimizing energy consumption Read more about Shweta Garg Shweta Garg is an active social worker and associated with Not-for-Profit organization running Old Age homes for the destitute and homeless in Western UP, and in Uttarakhand, India. By education, she is a Masters in Economics, but more than that, she has hands-on experience at ground level. She took many initiatives, spanning across various aspects of the running of the care homes. Currently, her interest is in the development of rural communities and optimizing energy consumption in such areas.
Net Zero and Near Net Zero Energy Districts – Case Studies from China, India, and the U.S. Read more about Net Zero and Near Net Zero Energy Districts – Case Studies from China, India, and the U.S. While first-cost typically governs single building development, entire new districts are able to reach net-zero or near-zero energy/emissions status through technology integration and design across multiple systems on a site. With project examples from China, India, and the United States, this presentation explored the technologies for efficiency, district energy systems, and ownership models that enable breakthrough energy performance.
WaterAid: A WASH strong COVID-19 response Read more about WaterAid: A WASH strong COVID-19 response In this presentation, WaterAid shared their response to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific, specifically in the eight countries they work in: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. Given the changing dynamics of the pandemic, WaterAid has taken a context-specific and phased approach to support government-led action plans, depending on rate of transmission and lockdowns, and prioritizing the most marginalized groups.
WASH Seminar Series: Part 1 – COVID-19 Response Read more about WASH Seminar Series: Part 1 – COVID-19 Response Part 1 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
India Madhya Pradesh Enhancing Energy-Based Livelihoods for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs Read more about India Madhya Pradesh Enhancing Energy-Based Livelihoods for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs This presentation gave an overview of the Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 1), the impact assessment methods used, as well as the economic and social impacts of training women to be microentrepreneurs in energy-based livelihoods in India.