Powering Livelihoods

About the program

Powering Livelihoods, a partnership between Villgro and CEEW, supports enterprises to deploy Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) solutions to uplift millions of livelihoods across rural India.

Between 2020-23, the initiative supported 14 enterprises, facilitated ~11,500 tech deployments, and enabled ~19,123 livelihoods with 71% being women.
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2020 – Present

Incentives

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Strategic market expansion by deepening GTM partnerships with rural distributors and SRLMs to enhance awareness & create new markets.

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Business growth for enterprises deploying DRE livelihood solutions through customised gender-smart incubation

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Seed funding up to INR 25 lakhs.

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Stakeholder advocacy: Engage with financiers, investors, and policymakers using impact evidence to unlock support for DRE innovations

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Generate evidence-driven impact to showcase scalability for enterprises

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Unlock credit for end-user financing to ensure individuals in rural areas have the resources to adopt clean energy solutions

Focus Areas

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Renewable energy solutions enabling rural livelihoods

Eligibility Criteria

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For-profit entities with the potential to positively impact rural livelihoods

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Enterprises using Renewable Energy (RE) solutions OR enterprises that are willing to integrate RE in solutions

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Women-led enterprises are encouraged to submit applications

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Enterprises with a strong gender-inclusive solution will be given preference OR enterprises willing to promote gender inclusivity through their business.

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