Nov 24 2020
The e-GUIDE “Electricity demand estimation and viability analysis for off-grid villages in Kenya” set out to test innovative data analytical tools to estimate and validate predictions of energy demand in …
Power Asia
Nov 18 2020
India has made phenomenal strides in achieving universal electrification, and with the government's persistent efforts, all villages in India have been electrified and today, almost 100% households have received electricity …
Power Asia
Oct 26 2020
Rural energy consumption in Myanmar remains largely unknown and challenging to predict, posing a significant problem for mini-grid developers. Equipped with a deeper understanding of historic and likely future energy …
Power Asia
Oct 13 2020
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Solar mini-grids have transformed communities and local businesses in Jharkhand, India through improved agricultural productivity and access to markets resulting in increased GDP and decreased greenhouse gas emissions.
Sep 30 2020
Press Releases
New York, NY, September 30, 2020—The Community Energy Resilience Fund, an ongoing coalition between The Rockefeller Foundation, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Resilient Power Puerto Rico (RPPR), and Fundación Comunitaria de …
Sep 24 2020
From the arid plains of Myanmar’s Dry Zone to the forests of the Amazon, mini-grids are starting to play an indispensable role in the mission to connect millions of people …
Power Asia
Sep 15 2020
In the last few years, India has made phenomenal progress expanding electrification to every part of the country. However, many rural households still do not have access to a reliable …
Power Asia
Aug 26 2020
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Ashvin Dayal, Senior Vice President - Power & Climate at The Rockefeller Foundation, Padma Shri Reema Nanavaty, Director at SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association of India), and Dr Ajay Mathur, Director …
Aug 24 2020
Their voices are often unheard in the global conversation, and their pandemic challenges underrecognized, so as part of a listening initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation and its partners are surveying rural …
Aug 10 2020
Perspective
If there was ever a mountain to climb, Myanmar’s energy transition represents the Hkakabo Razi of all challenges. With just 50% of the country able to access reliable power, mostly in urban …