Narayankumar Sreekumar Keywords industrial energy efficiency india Read more about Narayankumar Sreekumar Narayank umar Sreekumar is an electrical engineer by profession with a Master's Degree in Energy Engineering from Anna University.
Extending Innovative Finance to MSMEs for Large Scale Solar Rooftop Distributed Generation Read more about 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.
Tackling Inclusion and Scale to Reach the Last Mile for Rural Poverty Alleviation: Key Insights from Asian Examples in the Poor People's Energy Outlook 2018 Read more about Tackling Inclusion and Scale to Reach the Last Mile for Rural Poverty Alleviation: Key Insights from Asian Examples in the Poor People's Energy Outlook 2018 Leaving no one behind is a core theme for the energy access sector and relates directly to the potential for energy access programs to inclusively address rural poverty. This presentation discussed key insights from detailed analysis of at-scale energy access programs in India and Nepal from Poor People’s Energy Outlook (PPEO) 2018. It also highlighted contrasting approaches to program design and propose a set of metrics to assess inclusiveness by gender, remoteness, and poverty.
Universal Access to Energy – The Future Read more about Universal Access to Energy – The Future As of 2018, India claims to have achieved 100% electrification across all states. This does not necessarily translate to the continued supply of power for all and calls for more reliable sources of energy. However, this will result in a shift of consumer demand to grid-connected devices and systems. Therefore, we see the need for loans with larger ticket sizes; from the $50 solar lantern, to the $200 home system and $ 10,000 microgrid for neighborhoods.
Creating Clean Energy Entrepreneurs through Affordable Financing Read more about Creating Clean Energy Entrepreneurs through Affordable Financing Transportation is an essential part of economic growth. But petroleum-fueled vehicles have created serious health problems for citizens in all major Indian cities and many poor people struggle to afford to purchase a vehicle. To address these challenges, SVCL, having a presence in central India, initiated financing E-Rickshaws in FY2016-17. Under this program, low-income group families were targeted who didn’t have enough capital to buy normal auto-rickshaws and were provided credit facilities to purchase E-Rickshaw so that their income generation capacity could go up.
Impact on Cooling Demand with Building Efficiency Programme Read more about Impact on Cooling Demand with Building Efficiency Programme The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) is an initiative taken by the Government of India to promote energy efficiency in the commercial building sector. The ECBC is a comprehensive code that provides minimum requirements for the energy efficient design and construction of buildings, and is is applicable to new commercial buildings with states defining the scope according to the state’s suitability.
Impacts of Railways on Elephants: Experience from India Read more about Impacts of Railways on Elephants: Experience from India Overview of Asian elephants and tigers in a connected landscape in India
ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Raghuram Rajan Read more about ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Raghuram Rajan
Raghuram Rajan Keywords india economics corporate finance theory of organizations financial intermediation and regulation Read more about Raghuram Rajan India has followed an idiosyncratic pattern of development, certainly compared with other fast-growing Asian economies. While the importance of services rather than manufacturing is widely noted, within manufacturing India has emphasized skill-intensive rather than labor-intensive manufacturing, and industries with higher-than-average scale. Some of these distinctive patterns existed prior to the beginning of economic reforms in the 1980s, and stem from the idiosyncratic policies adopted after India's independence.
Vishal Kapoor Keywords power distribution power utilities india energy Read more about Vishal Kapoor Vishal Kapoor brings with him a multi-sectoral field experience in managing diversity in the workforce, policy design and implementation, sectoral reforms, and grassroots level operations in the Infrastructure Sector in India. As the Director dealing with Distribution Sector functions in the Ministry of Power of the Government of India, he manages flagship Distribution reforms programs of the government such as Integrated Power Development Scheme, Ujwal DISCOM assurance Yojana (UDAY) as well as Distribution Sector reforms.