Green Energy for a Billion Poor reveals for the first time the story of Grameen Shakti, uncovering its remarkable growth, its pioneering philosophy and its unparalleled entrepreneurial approach to business. Readers will trace Shakti’s evolution in rural Bangladesh – one of the toughest business environments in the world – while learning how they can adopt [...]
Punam Energy Pvt Ltd (ONergy) is a renewable energy enterprise established in Kolkata (2009), led by a strong mission to provide solar energy to 1 million lives by 2016. ONergy is led by a team of young professionals and has won various awards and been recognized by institutions such as IIM, IIT, TiE and internalltionally [...]
In advance of the regional roll out and the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, some five modern lighting manufacturers or project developers and a same number of people from TERI were present for the WG discussion that focused on how to move forward and scale up. The manufacturers indicated that they would like to have [...]
At the 2011 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards dinner, the Bushlight India Project was awarded the highest honour by winning the Sir William Hudson Award for engineering excellence. This gala event was hosted by Engineers Australia’s National President, Merv Lindsay, at the Great Hall of Parliament House Canberra on Wednesday 23 November. The Engineers Australia Sir [...]
Philips is a global company and considered as the market leader in health care, energy efficient lighting solutions, new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products. As its contribution to the environment, Philips produce green products that can reduce costs, CO2 emissions and energy consumption. Philips’ energy saving lamps offer up to 80% energy saving [...]
Asia Lighting Compact (ALC) is a partnership comprising governments, regional lighting associations and lighting manufacturers with Asia. ALC focusses on improving the quality of energy saving CFLs and LEDs manufactured and sold in Asia. Current activities on Energy for All: ALC works to reduce barriers to trade and mitigate climate change by harmonizing quality and [...]
Sunlabob Renewable Energy is a Lao-based company operating as a profit organization. Sunlabob sells hardware and provides commercially viable energy services to remote and off-grid areas. Sunlabob is a member of the Lighting for All working group of the Energy for All partnership. Activities on Energy for All: Sunlabob is involved in activities that [...]
Kamworks operates in Cambodia to target about 80% of its population who are living in the rural areas and have no access to grid electricity. The after sales service support is assured since the core products are locally assembled and micro-entrepreneurs are trained to enable them to perform simple maintenance tasks. Current activities on Energy for [...]
Greenlight Planet combines cutting-edge technology with innovative distribution networks to commercialize low-power LED lanterns. The technology is long lasting and affordable enough that villagers can purchase them immediately in cash, thus can profitably reach hundred millions of people. Current activities on Energy for All: We design, manufacture and sell useful but unfamiliar solar-powered lanterns to [...]
BASIX’s mission is to promote sustainable livelihoods particularly to the rural poor and women by providing financial services and technical assistance in an integrated manner. BASIX has more than 3.5 million customers, over 90% being rural poor households, in several villages in India. Current activities on Energy for All: Conceptualization and monitoring the implementation of [...]
There are different ways to get involved with the Energy For All Partnership and get the communication going:
