-Collection and analysis of energy data
-Development of energy access projects and programmes
-Establish partnerships and allocate resources
-Extend existing national and international development programmes to encompass refugees’ needs.
A resource-effective approach is to identify existing national and international rural electrification and clean cooking access programmes and expand these to include refugees, and the surrounding communities.
The overall objective of this assignment is to map existing national energy programmes, planned energy programmes and key actors and donors in areas where refugee camps and settlements are located. The detailed overview will take into account existing energy infrastructure, development programs, energy opportunities for fundraising as well as policy revision and national government and donors engagement.
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From an industry perspective, U.S.-India collaborations in certain areas will bring many gains
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From an industry perspective, U.S.-India collaborations in certain areas will bring many gains
Under the new U.S. administration, the economic relationship with India can be expected to be on the radar as India has enjoyed bipartisan support in the U.S. A closer economic partnership would bring gains to both sides in terms of GDP, employment, and productivity, given the complementary natures of their economies.
From the industry perspective, a robust collaborative agenda would rest on a comprehensive set of actions which can take bilateral trade in goods and services to the desired goal of $500 billion. In the five years to 2019, bilateral trade grew at a CAGR of 7.7% per year to $146 billion. If we assume the same rate of growth, the $500 billion target will be achieved by 2036. To ensure this, the CAGR would need to be
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NOTTINGHAM, England, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Deep Branch, a carbon dioxide recycling company, today announced it has completed an €8M Series A investment round. The investment complements a combined €4M in non-dilutive funding secured from UK and EU grant-funded projects scheduled from Q4 2020 to Q1 2023. Novo Holdings and DSM Venturing led the round, with participation from Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures and Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital. Johan Hueffer, Senior Partner at Novo Holdings, and Rob Beudeker, Investment Director at DSM Venturing, will join Deep Branch s Board of Directors. Lars Topholm, Head of Research at Carnegie Investment Bank in Denmark and non-executive Board member of Deep Branch since 2019, has been elected Chair of the Board.
Flipping the Switch: How Locking Assets Unlocks Credit for the Poor
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With the flip of a switch, a growing number of financial service providers are transforming simple items like solar home systems and smartphones into cash loans for low-income borrowers. The secret to this transformation is remote lockout technology, which allows lenders to switch off assets when a customer fails to repay turning household items into collateral. Now, a new study out of Uganda offers strong evidence that this technology can enable providers to profitably serve low-income customers whose lack of more traditional kinds of collateral has long excluded them from access to credit.
Minister of state for power and new and renewable energy Raj Kumar Singh (Pic credit: Twitter)
NEW DELHI: India has said the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of achieving affordable and clean energy for all will require concerted global action, strong political commitment as well as innovative ways of expanding energy access and promoting renewable energy. We have about 10 years to attain Sustainable Development Goal number seven, and ensure access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for all, minister of state for power and new and renewable energy Raj Kumar Singh said on Wednesday.
Speaking at the virtual launch of the UN High Level Dialogue on Energy, Singh said that attainment of SDG 7 which aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, will require concerted action across the world.