Happy #WED2023! Today is a great reminder of #MissionLiFE announced by Hon’ble PM of India, Sh. Narendra Modi. LiFE is a cross-cutting theme of SAREP, informing its activities as it works on improving access to affordable, secure, reliable, & sustainable energy in South Asia
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Celebrating a remarkable gathering at 'Advancing Women's Leadership in Climate Action' event by SAWIE - a USAID-USISPF initiative. We saw passionate discussions, empowering insights, & inspiring connections. Grateful to all who joined us in shaping a brighter future.
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A mega event celebrating women micro-entrepreneurs (Sakhis) was held on May 29 by in Osmanabad, Maharashtra. 475 women joined an award ceremony for 189 Sakhis who provide last-mile connectivity for adoption of clean & sustainable cooking, farming, & cooling solutions
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Valuable insights on #SACEF2023 by Balawant Joshi of . We are excited for #SACEF2024! Watch his comments: youtu.be/441ip4FY44A
More SACEF updates to follow.
#USAID #SouthAsia #CleanEnergyTransition
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SAWIE - a USAID-USISPF initiative, & USAID gathered top female leaders on May 11 to discuss gender diversity's crucial role in leadership. They spoke about barriers & how those can be broken through policy, gender-inclusive workplace initiatives & a greater focus on women in STEM
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#SACEF 2023 recently hosted its 1st pre-forum event, celebrating partnerships in South Asia's energy transition. The exclusive roundtable highlighted the importance of collaborations & achievements in USAID-supported energy programs.
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#SACEF2023 pre-forum event by
& SAGE explored contributions to sustainable growth, just coal transitions & climate impacts on power systems.
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Join us at the South Asia Clean Energy Forum on May 2-4, 2023, at The Lalit Hotel, New Delhi. Be part of the discussions to drive South Asia’s #cleanenergytransition. Register now at: bit.ly/41nU9HI
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Interested in regional energy investments in South Asia? Join our session at the Nepal Power Summit tomorrow. We will discuss findings of the report on financing projects of common interest and international best practices.
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Registration for the first-ever #SACEF, organized by #USAID, on May 2-4, 2023, in New Delhi, India is now open! Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the discussion on speeding up #CleanEnergyTransition in South Asia! rb.gy/3si4
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Join us at #SACEF on May 2-4, 2023! Organized by , through SAREP & , this historic event brings together key energy sector players for a 3-day discussion on opportunities & challenges of transitioning to #CleanEnergy in #SouthAsia. Watch out for more details!
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The E-mobility Investment Mobilization Platform on Mar 15 showcased high-potential transactions in e-mobility worth USD 1 billion. It included one-to-one match-making sessions between 27 investors and 24 investee companies. A total of 150+ such conversations were facilitated.
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Ravneet Mann, VP, stressed on how this E-Mobility Investment Mobilization Platform is a starting point and a charter for new growth as Electric Vehicles will play a vital role in the transition to a future of clean transport.
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John Smith-Sreen,Deputy Mission Director, ,said ‘We are excited about our partnership with wherein we have launched a report on the ‘Investment Landscape of E-Mobility Sector’ in India and have also created an e-mobility investment mobilization platform.’
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Rajiv Ratna Panda, Power Market Specialist, SAREP, presented key findings of a 's study on transition of bilateral power trade to trilateral/multilateral trade in #SouthAsia, at session 3 of the SAFIR-SAREP conference on cross border electricity trade. #energytrade
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Showing their support for enhanced trade, Dilli Bahadur Singh, Chairman, , suggested measures like a common minimum grid code, while Nima Tshering C, Director, ERA, Bhutan, said more than discussion, the focus should be on implementation. #regionalenergycooperation
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Arun Goyal, Member, CERC, spoke on how regional grids in #SouthAsia will help make the most of time differences between various regions. This will ensure harmonization peak demand time between different regions. #regionaltrade
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At the inaugural session, , President, highlighted the importance of inter-regional power market and its importance as a platform to bring various stakeholders together. #ISUW2023 #regionalenergycooperation
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We are happy to have actively participated in the successful ! USAID, through its SAREP program, organized an informative high-level roundtable on ‘Interconnection of Regional Grids in Asia – Cross Border Electricity Trade across Regions’ on Mar 3. #powertrade
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Today & co-hosted insightful roundtable on regional & inter regional power trade, with focus on opportunities & challenges for interconnecting regional grids, role of regional institutions & facilitation trans regional interconnection
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Rakesh Goyal, Chief of Party, SAREP, spoke of how SAREP will further #LiFE’s initiatives in all its 3 phases - demand reduction, change in supply, and policy. He emphasized on the role of women as agents of change, especially in the demand reduction phase of LiFE. #LiFEandgender
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Join us today for a session on LiFE and Relevance of Gender, as part of . Don’t miss the opportunity to hear Rakesh Goyal, Chief of Party, USAID's SAREP. #ISUW23
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Catch Farah Ahmed, Cross Cutting Lead, USAID's SAREP, speak on ‘Why Women’s Role is Critical in LiFE (in Clean Energy Transition)’ today at our session on LiFE and Relevance of Gender, at #ISUW2023
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Mr Prasad said that interconnections are like highways and will help in a big way in improving market performance. The market will operate optimally by utilizing the South Asian region connectivity. #energysecurity #energytrade #regionalenergycooperation
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Working Session 1 of the SAFIR-SAREP conference on ‘Deepening Cross Border Electricity Trade and Regional Electricity Market Development for Sustainable Energy in the South Asia region’ today was chaired by Ghanshyam Prasad, Chairperson, .
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Over the next two days, participants at the conference will carry on through discussions in four working sessions. Stay tuned for more updates! #cleanenergytransition #energysecurity #energytrade #regionalenergycooperation
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Monali Zeya Hazra, Regional Energy and Clean Energy Specialist, , concluded the inaugural session of the SAFIR-SAREP conference with a vote of thanks for all the delegates who joined.
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As the final speaker on Day 1 of the SAFIR-SAREP conference on cross border electricity trade, Pankaj Khurana, Program Specialist, said that they are proud to have various SA countries as members. ISA has started implementing solar projects in SA countries.
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USAID through its SAREP program is happy to actively participate in . Join us on Mar 3 at our high-level roundtable on ‘Interconnection of Regional Grids in Asia – Cross Border Electricity Trade across Regions’ #PowerTrade #CBET #SouthAsia #regionalenergycooperation
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Appreciating the role of organizations such as USAID, SAREP, & SAFIR in building consensus on regional power trade in #SouthAsia, Nima Tshering C, Director, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Bhutan said that events such as...
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Yesterday participated in the launch of the South Asia Distribution Utility Network, hosted by the . The Network will serve as a forum to leverage best practices, models & technologies to strengthen South Asia's energy infrastructure & climate resilience.
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The delegates at the inaugural session also launched the whitepaper on Drone Applications for the Indian Power Sector. The whitepaper has been developed by USAID India and Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
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“Modernizing private sector utilities continues to be a major focus area of USAID India and SAREP… USAID will continue to support not just India but other South Asian utilities as well in modernization journey.” #powerdistribution #cleanenergytransition
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In his address, he shared with the audience that Sh. , Hon’ble Cabinet Minister ( and ), Govt. of India was launching the South Asia Distribution Utilities Network (DUN) at the Ministry of Power at the same time as he spoke.
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Hon'ble Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri today launched South Asia Distribution Utility Network (DUN), an initiative by , PFC & to modernise distribution utilities in South Asia….
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Harry T. Kriz, General Development Officer, Indo-Pacific, today addressed the inaugural session of the . #WUS2023
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We are thrilled to announce the release of our White Paper on the Distribution Utilities Network (DUN), at the launch of the South Asia DUN, on Feb 20.
Click here to join: bit.ly/3IuGHLN (Password - 46300)
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Join us on 20 Feb for the launch of South Asia Distribution Utilities Network (DUN), a regional platform for sharing learnings, experiences, and successes in #SouthAsia for utility modernization and reforms.
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Clean Energy Highlights from India's #UnionBudget2023 (a thread)-
#GreenHydrogen : An outlay of Rs. 19,700 crore announced from the recently launched National Green Hydrogen Mission.
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