Power to the People: Investing in Clean Energy for the Base of the Pyramid in India

CDF-IFMR and WRI will host a launch event to release their new publication ‘Power to the People: Investing in Clean Energy for the Base of the Pyramid in India’ in Mumbai, on September 28th, 2010

Venue: Taj lands end, Mumbai

Date: 28th September 2010

CDF-IFMR and WRI will host a launch event to release their new publication ‘Power to the People: Investing in Clean Energy for the Base of the Pyramid in India’ in Mumbai. This report seeks to create a better understanding of the investment potential of companies serving India’s rural low-income households, referred to as the ‘Base of the Pyramid’. Based on extensive field research with clean energy companies, rural BoP consumers, government officials and investors, our report identifies the business models, market opportunities and challenges in the industry.

The main launch event will bring together investors, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders for a 3/4th day discussion of the key barriers facing the growth of this sector, and ideas for the way ahead. We intend to target this event at investors, the primary audience for this report.

Launch Event Schedule

1.    10:00 - Keynote Address

2.    10:15 - Panel Discussion : The discussion starts with a panel of key stakeholders in the clean energy for the BoP space, to present the issues from a variety of perspectives: the Entrepreneur, the Investor, the Market Development Organization and the Philanthropic Organization. Featuring leaders in the space like First Energy, Nexus Capital, S3IDF, Villgro and Shell Foundation, this panel will aim to present a holistic picture of the market for clean energy at the BoP in India, and discuss on the ground opportunities and challenges that led to the CDF-WRI analysis of the sector.

• Paul Basil (Moderator)  -  Villgro
• Anuradha Bhavnani  -  Shell Foundation
• Manoj Gupta  -  NEXUS Venture Partners
• Avinash Krishnamurthy  -   s3idf
• Mahesh Yagnaraman  -  First energy

Introduction, panel and focused discussion – 60 minutes.

3.    11:30 - Report Launch and Presentation

Report presentation and discussion – 60 minutes
12:30 PM - Lunch – 45 minutes

4.    1:15 PM - Working Groups:  Four working groups would be formed from the participants and each working group will focus on one of the challenges identified in the report. Each group will discuss the challenges/issues and present their findings and suggestions/solutions to audience. Their presentation would be followed by a brief question and answer session from the audience.

Breakout sessions: 20 minutes

Discussion: 30 minutes

8.  2.15 pm  Conclusions and Next Steps – 20 minutes

We hope to follow the main launch event with other activities and events to continue the outreach for this report.
•    Engaging policy makers by scheduling meetings with specific departments and individuals to discuss our findings.
•    Hosting smaller sessions to discuss key findings and recommendations in Chennai, Hyderabad and other cities as appropriate.

For more details please contact at  santosh(at)ifmr.ac.in

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Keywords: BoP Market, renewable energy, clean energy, RMI, Report Launch

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