Deepak Tewari

Deepak focusses on data-driven policy research on Energy Efficiency, ESCO and EE financing and market enablement for ESCO. At AEEE he is actively involved in creating business models for the growth of the ESCO industry and bridging the gap between ESCO and the end users by facilitating dialogues and conducting workshops/seminars for creating awareness on Energy Efficiency retrofits.

Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2019: Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for Regional Prosperity

The Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum (APFFF) is the leading regional platform for the exchange of information, experiences and practice on trade facilitation. The APTFF has been organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and growing number of partners since 2009. The Forum attracts over 250 participants from over 30 countries.

Avenues for Subsidy Swap in India – Insights from the ACCESS Surveys

The Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity - Survey of States is a survey carried out in 2015 covering more than 9000 rural households in the six most energy-poor states in India: Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. This presentation discussed some insights from the survey concerning the progress of household electrification, the reliability of electricity supply, and opportunities for a subsidy swap from kerosene to solar.

Extending Innovative Finance to MSMEs for Large Scale Solar Rooftop Distributed Generation

While it is easy for large developers to access finance, Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) face huge challenges due to their balance sheet and creditworthiness issues. Ernst & Young (EY) is working on large scale solar rooftop deployment project in 17 states in India. Innovative products have been developed to roll out finance to these MSMEs. Access to MSME finance is the only way to roll out roof-tops and distributed generation on a mass scale in the country.