Technology and Quality Assurance for Off-grid Clean Energy

This study looks at the technology related issues of CLEAN energy practitioners in India, based on consultation with 25 different organisations. It aims to identify key technology barriers that are limiting the ability of practitioners in India from extending energy access to unserved and underserved communities. After identifying these issues then possible interventions are presented, along with a discussion on how CLEAN could take these forward....

DUE DILIGENCE NOTE: Balancing perspectives to keep the mission intact

This note is intended to be a guide for social entrepreneurs and impact investors around nurturing an atmosphere of mutual trust and understanding during the due diligence phase when raising investments. This is one of the most crucial aspects of an enterprise’s journey and growth, asthe terms at which one has brought in investors to his/her venture will surely shape the enterprises’ future....

10 Questions to Ask About Distributed Generation

The 10 Questions to Ask Series, or the 10Qs Series, is an initiative of the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI) and Prayas Energy Group. Each paper in the series asks a set of 10 questions relevant to a particular topic within the broader electricity sector...

Budget 2016-2017

Speech of Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance Budget 2016-2017...