Energy

Wind funding activity remains strong even as global markets slows down

Despite global economic slowdown and subsequent policy changes, renewable energies and particularly wind managed to attract substantial funds. Through the year there was hectic activity in the financial circles as new projects attracted funds, loans were given out to finish those in the pipeline and financial support was forwarded to Merger and Acquisition activity.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
InWind Chronicle
8
1
31-33
Tags:
Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Finance, India, Global
Water Supply

Water and sanitation in the media: a collection of stories by South Asian journalists

In 2011, a group of dedicated journalists from South Asia writing on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) established a regional body called WASH Media – South Asia. The group consists of both print and broadcasting media personnel from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
Wash Media – South Asia
Tags:
Water Supply, Sanitation, South Asia, Media, Health, Governance, Finance, Natural Disasters, Diseases
Environment

Brick kilns performance assessment: a roadmap for cleaner brick production in India

This report assesses the environmental, energy and financial performance of brick production in Indis and provides short-term recommendations to improve brick kiln technologies.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
Greentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Tags:
Bricks, India, Industry, Environment, Energy, Energy Technology, SPM, PM 2.5, Carbon Dioxide, Finance, Renewable Energy
Energy

Financial Engineering as a means to support Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) is a one of its kind country level initiative that aims to help achieve the intertwined national objectives of ensuring energy security for the country and bringing about sustainable and environmentally efficient growth through large scale deployment of on-and off-grid solar power applicati

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, India, Public Sector, Private Sector, Finance, Climate Change, Power Industry, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM)
Poverty

Living through crises: how the food, fuel, and financial shocks affect the poor

The food, fuel, and financial crises that started in 2008 reverberated throughout the global economy, causing job losses, poverty, and economic, financial, and political upheaval in countries all over the world.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
Rasmus Heltberg, Naomi Hossain, Anna Reva
The World Bank
Tags:
Food Prices, Fuel Pricing, Finance, Developing Countries, India, Poverty, Economy, Economic Development, Workers, Farmers, Migration, Health, NGO
Climate Change

Financing the resilient city

This paper presents a strategy for scaling climate change adaptation within urban areas. The strategy specifically focuses on the requirements for mobilizing large amounts of capital for adaptation and other urban risk reduction above and beyond the amounts that will likely be mobilized through new international adaptation funds. The paper, based on a report published by ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability, proposes a re-framing of the urban adaptation and disaster reduction challenge.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
Jeb Brugmann
Environment & Urbanization
24
1
215-232
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Urban Habitat, Urban Sprawl, Mumbai, India, Urban Development, Finance
Water Supply

Small-scale finance for water and sanitation

The objective of this report is to identify ways in which governments and external support agencies (ESAs) can increase access to finance for small-scale WATSAN providers, by channelling public funding to support the market and leverage private sector financing.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
EU Water Initiative – Finance Working Group (EUWI-FWG)
Tags:
Water Supply, Sanitation, Drinking Water, Private Sector, Finance, Developing Countries, India, Public Sector
Energy

Financial engineering as a means to support Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) is a one of its kind country level initiative that aims to help achieve the intertwined national objectives of ensuring energy security for the country and bringing about sustainable and environmentally efficient growth through large scale deployment of on-and off-grid solar power applicati

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Tags:
Solar Energy, India, Finance, Solar Thermal Power, Renewable Energy, Solar Cells, Energy Technology, Energy Policy, Industry, Solar Radiation, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM)
Energy

Renewable energy tariff and financial analysis tool: user guide

Electricity Regulatory Commissions in India determine feed-in-tariffs for different renewable energy technologies. This tool provides a convenient way to perform tariff calculations based on Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff determination from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations, 2012.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
Ashwin Gambhir, Srihari Dukkipati
Prayas Energy Group
Tags:
Renewable Energy, India, Finance, Energy Technology
Energy

Laying the foundation for a bright future: assessing progress under Phase 1 of India’s National Solar Mission

This report published by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water & Natural Resources Defense Council presents findings and recommendations of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission to scale grid-connected solar energy development in India.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
Arunabha Ghosh, Rajeev Palakshappa, Anjali Jaiswal, & et al
Natural Resources Defense Council
Tags:
Solar Energy, Solar Cells, India, Energy Policy, Industry, Finance, Land Acquisition, Off-Grid, Environment, Energy Technology, Solar Thermal Power, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM)

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