Clean Energy Access Network
<p>CLEAN is dedicated to supporting DRE enterprises in India. We aim to revolutionize energy access and bring reliable, clean power to communities across the country."</p>
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A two-day national forum on clean cooking technologies & markets in India
India’s cooking energy sector is at a pivotal moment, with volatile LPG adoption due to heavy import dependence. The recent geopolitical crisis has exposed this fragility, driving households and commercial kitchens toward decentralized renewable energy (DRE) solutions such as biomass stoves, biogas, solar cookers, and emerging fuels like hydrogen. This transition highlights the potential for DRE technologies to become central to a resilient, clean, and swadeshi cooking energy stack.
The India Clean Cooking Forum 2026 will catalyze evidence-based dialogue, showcase diverse technologies, and strengthen market linkages among developers, NGOs, distributors, policymakers, and investors. Its goal is to co-create a roadmap that mainstreams DRE cooking solutions across rural and urban kitchens, reducing donor dependence and positioning fossil fuels as backup rather than the core energy source.
Who We Are
Decentralized renewable energy (DRE) refers to a system that uses renewable energy such as solar, wind, hydro, and biomass to provide reliable and CLEAN energy to meet the energy needs of a community for residential and small-scale commercial purposes in a localized way.
Here is another definition to make it clearer.
Vezzoli et al. defines DRE as small-scale energy generation units (structure), at or near the point of use, where the users are the producers—whether individuals, small businesses and/or local communities. These production units could be stand-alone or could be connected to nearby others through a network to share, i.e., to share the energy surplus. In the latter case, they become locally distributed energy networks, which may, in turn, be connected with nearby similar networks.
CLEAN was setup as a program in 2014, by its charter members which include The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, SELCO Foundation, GIZ, UN Foundation, WWF India, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), Ashden India Renewable Energy Collective, The Climate Group (TCG), The Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation and Indian Renewable Energy Federation (IREF)..
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Mission And Vision
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Renewable energy is the way forward, and I've seen firsthand how it's transforming communities. It's inspiring to witness the positive impact it has on our planet and the people who embrace it
Solar-powered irrigation has revolutionized my farming. I can now water my crops efficiently and sustainably, reducing both costs and water waste. Plus, it's better for the environment.
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CLEAN is a non-profit organization, committed to support, unify and grow the Decentralised Renewable energy enterprises in India.
Our primary focus is on rural and underprivileged communities where reliable, affordable and CLEAN energy plays a unique role in accelerating social, environmental and economic development .
