Scaling Up Clean Energy Access in India - Workshop
When: Thursday, June 15, 2011 (2 PM - 7 PM)
New Ventures India, the Centre for Development Finance and Morgan Stanley invite you to join us for a workshop about scaling up clean energy access in India.
The market potential of the clean energy industry serving India’s rural base of the pyramid (BoP) is INR 97.28 billion (US$ 2.11 billion), according to Power to the People: Investing in Clean Energy for the Base of the Pyramid in India, in-depth research published in 2010 by WRI’s New Ventures Program and the Centre for Development Finance at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (CDF-IFMR).
The research identified a number of key challenges currently facing entrepreneurs in clean energy sectors.
This workshop will feature three interactive sessions with key stakeholders to address selected challenges and answer critical questions about scaling up clean energy access. Each session will feature two entrepreneurs and a panel of 8-10 experts and potential partners discussing problems to scaling up, and collaborative solutions to overcoming these barriers.
Who Should Attend:
Enterprises providing clean energy products and services to the Indian market
Investors
Microfinance Institutions and Regional Rural Banks
Government Officials
Foundations and Philanthropic Organizations
Rural Non-Governmental Organizations
Large companies with rural distribution networks
Workshop Sessions
Clean Tech Enterprises (Indicative list):
- Mera Gao Power
- SBA Hydro
- Harvest Energy
- Greenlight Planet
- NEST
- Simpa Networks
- Envirofit
- Naturetech Infrastructure
- Arc Finance
- Husk Power Systems
- InteliZON
- Sun Edison
- Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
Panel 1: Taking DRE companies to Scale
V P Raja – Chairman (Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission)
Gaurav Gupta – Partner and Regional Director for Asia, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
Michael Tsan – Asia Region Co-Lead and Associate Partner, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
Panel 2: Addressing Inadequate Rural Distribution and Retail Networks
Peshwa Acharya – Senior Vice President (Reliance Communications)
Subhadip Dutta Choudhury – Chief Executive Officer (Hawkins)
Rajiv Prakash –Ex Chief Executive Officer (Future Ecommerce- Future Group)
Shailesh Naik – General Manager (ITC eChupal)
Sanjeev Asthana – Founder and Managing Partner (iFarm Venture Advisors)
Gaurav Mehta – CEO (Project Dharma)
Panel 3: Creating New Consumer Financing/Leasing Options for Affordable Clean Energy Product
Vijay Mahajan – Chairman (Basix India)
Suresh Krishna – Managing Director (Grameen Koota)
Mohammed Amin – Chief Executive Officer (Adhikar Microfinance)
Maneesha Chaddha – Head of corporate citizenship (Citi Foundation)
Rita Soni – Chief Executive Officer (Nasscom Foundation)
Ashish Goel – CEO and CFO (ACK Media)
Special thanks to our sponsor:
