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Business Standard
18-07-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Malawi's Energy Minister Ibrahim Matola Leads Malawi Delegation for BESS Knowledge Exchange in India, Supported by GEAPP
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], July 18: Ibrahim Imed Matola, Minister of Energy, Government of Malawi, is on an official visit to India to strengthen collaboration between the two countries in the field of energy transition and sustainable development. The key highlight of the visit was Minister Matola's meeting with Pralhad Joshi, Cabinet Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, on July 17. The discussions centred around clean energy partnerships, grid modernisation, and regional challenges for energy access and transition to low-carbon technologies. Minister Matola visited the recently commissioned Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL)'s Kilokari sub-station in Delhi on July 15, which is South Asia's largest and India's first standalone utility-scale BESS, supported by the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and its partners IndiGrid and AmpereHour Energy. The project has completed over 100 charge-discharge cycles in just three months, delivering measurable financial savings of over Rs. 25 million (USD 290,000) in power procurement costs and offering a scalable model for urban energy resilience. The visit is part of a larger initiative to enable cross-border learning and deepen global South-South cooperation in the clean energy sector. With Malawi targeting a just and inclusive energy transition - over 70% of its current installed capacity already comes from renewable sources - the Malawi government is seeking to adopt India's experience with battery storage deployment, digital grid solutions, and policy design for its urban energy reforms and successful completion of its 20 MW BESS under construction at Kenengo Substation in Lilongwe with funding from GEAPP. Applauding India's leadership in energy transition, Honourable Ibrahim Matola, Energy Minister, Government of Malawi said, "India's journey toward decarbonisation and innovation in clean energy systems provides a useful case study for our country's vision 2063, with increased integration of renewable energy being a key component of the vision to drive sustainable development and economic growth. We hope to learn from and adopt these innovations to Malawi's energy landscape, as we deliver on our National Compact to provide access to an additional 2.7 million households in line with Mission 300, which aims to electrify 300 million people in Africa by 2030. Collaboration with like-minded nations and partners such as GEAPP at both national and international levels is not just desirable, it is essential as we collectively respond to the global climate crisis." In addition to the BESS site visit, the Minister and delegation also engaged with GEAPP officials and its partners, the ABB Group & RIC Energy, to understand solutions for digitalizing grid assets and adopting AI-driven tools for network planning. The Digitalization of Utilities for Energy Transition (DUET) program by GEAPP in India aims to co-create, co-design, and deploy tailored systems to support Indian distribution companies (DISCOMs). The initiative aims to integrate AI and IoT-based solutions, enabling predictive load management, reducing AT & C losses, accelerating renewable energy integration, and enhancing grid stability to reduce the carbon footprint of power operations. Commenting on the visit, Saurabh Kumar, Vice President - India, GEAPP, stated, "Achieving 50% clean power installed capacity five years ahead of schedule is a milestone that underscores India's bold climate leadership, policy foresight, and the power of partnerships. In the spirit of global South-South collaboration, GEAPP is proud to support the ongoing visit of the Hon. Energy Minister of Malawi to India - an engagement that reflects how India's leadership can translate into scalable, digitally-enabled solutions for other emerging economies. It is a step forward in our shared pursuit of inclusive, resilient, and equitable energy transition." To further global collaboration, Malawi is also one of the signatories of the BESS Consortium led by the GEAPP Leadership Council (GLC), which seeks to deploy and scale BESS in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). GEAPP is supporting Malawi's 20 MW BESS project in collaboration with the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM). The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) is an alliance of philanthropy, governments in emerging and developed economies, and technology, policy, and financing partners. Our common mission is to enable LMIC's shift to a clean energy, pro-growth model that accelerates universal energy access and inclusive economic growth, while supporting the global community to meet critical climate goals during the next decade. As an alliance, we aim to reduce four gigatons of future carbon emissions, expand clean energy access to one billion people, and enable 150 million new jobs. With philanthropic partners, IKEA Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Bezos Earth Fund, GEAPP works to build the enabling environment, capacity, and market conditions for private sector solutions, catalyze new business models through innovation and entrepreneurship, and deploy high-risk capital to encourage private sector solutions and assist just transition solutions.
Fashion Value Chain
18-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Value Chain
Malawi's Energy Minister Hon Ibrahim Matola Leads Malawi Delegation for BESS Knowledge Exchange in India, Supported by GEAPP
Honourable Ibrahim Imed Matola, Minister of Energy, Government of Malawi, is on an official visit to India to strengthen collaboration between the two countries in the field of energy transition and sustainable development. The key highlight of the visit was Minister Matola's meeting with Shri Pralhad Joshi, Cabinet Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, on July 17. The discussions centred around clean energy partnerships, grid modernisation, and regional challenges for energy access and transition to low-carbon technologies. Honble Ibrahim Matola, Minister of Energy, Malawi meeting with Shri Pralhad Joshi, Cabinet Minister, New and Renewable Energy at the Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan Minister Matola visited the recently commissioned Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL)'s Kilokari sub-station in Delhi on July 15, which is South Asia's largest and India's first standalone utility-scale BESS, supported by the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and its partners IndiGrid and AmpereHour Energy. The project has completed over 100 charge-discharge cycles in just three months, delivering measurable financial savings of over Rs. 25 million (USD 290,000) in power procurement costs and offering a scalable model for urban energy resilience. The visit is part of a larger initiative to enable cross-border learning and deepen global South-South cooperation in the clean energy sector. With Malawi targeting a just and inclusive energy transition – over 70% of its current installed capacity already comes from renewable sources – the Malawi government is seeking to adopt India's experience with battery storage deployment, digital grid solutions, and policy design for its urban energy reforms and successful completion of its 20 MW BESS under construction at Kenengo Substation in Lilongwe with funding from GEAPP. Applauding India's leadership in energy transition, Honourable Ibrahim Matola, Energy Minister, Government of Malawi said, 'India's journey toward decarbonisation and innovation in clean energy systems provides a useful case study for our country's vision 2063, with increased integration of renewable energy being a key component of the vision to drive sustainable development and economic growth. We hope to learn from and adopt these innovations to Malawi's energy landscape, as we deliver on our National Compact to provide access to an additional 2.7 million households in line with Mission 300, which aims to electrify 300 million people in Africa by 2030. Collaboration with like-minded nations and partners such as GEAPP at both national and international levels is not just desirable, it is essential as we collectively respond to the global climate crisis.' In addition to the BESS site visit, the Minister and delegation also engaged with GEAPP officials and its partners, the ABB Group & RIC Energy, to understand solutions for digitalizing grid assets and adopting AI-driven tools for network planning. The Digitalization of Utilities for Energy Transition (DUET) program by GEAPP in India aims to co-create, co-design, and deploy tailored systems to support Indian distribution companies (DISCOMs). The initiative aims to integrate AI and IoT-based solutions, enabling predictive load management, reducing AT&C losses, accelerating renewable energy integration, and enhancing grid stability to reduce the carbon footprint of power operations. Commenting on the visit, Saurabh Kumar, Vice President – India, GEAPP, stated, 'Achieving 50% clean power installed capacity five years ahead of schedule is a milestone that underscores India's bold climate leadership, policy foresight, and the power of partnerships. In the spirit of global South-South collaboration, GEAPP is proud to support the ongoing visit of the Hon. Energy Minister of Malawi to India – an engagement that reflects how India's leadership can translate into scalable, digitally-enabled solutions for other emerging economies. It is a step forward in our shared pursuit of inclusive, resilient, and equitable energy transition.' To further global collaboration, Malawi is also one of the signatories of the BESS Consortium led by the GEAPP Leadership Council (GLC), which seeks to deploy and scale BESS in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). GEAPP is supporting Malawi's 20 MW BESS project in collaboration with the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM). About Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) is an alliance of philanthropy, governments in emerging and developed economies, and technology, policy, and financing partners. Our common mission is to enable LMIC's shift to a clean energy, pro-growth model that accelerates universal energy access and inclusive economic growth, while supporting the global community to meet critical climate goals during the next decade. As an alliance, we aim to reduce four gigatons of future carbon emissions, expand clean energy access to one billion people, and enable 150 million new jobs. With philanthropic partners, IKEA Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Bezos Earth Fund, GEAPP works to build the enabling environment, capacity, and market conditions for private sector solutions, catalyze new business models through innovation and entrepreneurship, and deploy high-risk capital to encourage private sector solutions and assist just transition solutions.
Indian Express
24-06-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Mahagenco to set up 1,071 MW solar projects; over 3 lakh farmers to benefit: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis
The Maharashtra government on Monday announced that the state-run Mahagenco would set up solar power projects with a total capacity of 1,071 megawatts under the Chief Minister's Solar Agriculture Feeder Scheme 2.0. The projects are expected to benefit over three lakh farmers across the state by ensuring uninterrupted daytime electricity for irrigation. Making the announcement, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the initiative aims to reduce dependence on conventional energy sources, lower carbon emissions, and enhance farm productivity. 'This is not just an energy project—it's a farmer welfare initiative powered by sustainability,' he said. The solar projects will be developed near agricultural distribution substations—within a radius of 5-10 km—with capacities ranging from 0.5 MW to 25 MW. These will be dedicated exclusively to agriculture feeders, thereby reducing the load on the conventional power grid during peak hours and ensuring a timely power supply for irrigation. The Chief Minister's Solar Agriculture Feeder Scheme 2.0 falls under Mission 2025—an ambitious plan to solarise 30 per cent of all agricultural feeders by 2025. To streamline the projects' implementation and ensure transparency, the government has partnered with GEAPP India—the Indian arm of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, backed by the Rockefeller Foundation, the IKEA Foundation, and the Bezos Earth Fund. GEAPP will assist Mahagenco (Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited) by deploying a project monitoring unit and developing a digital dashboard to track project status, land acquisition, and implementation in real time. Officials said a joint strategic committee comprising representatives from the state government, Mahagenco, and GEAPP would oversee the project's execution, monitor progress, and address logistical and administrative challenges. With an installed capacity of 13,880 MW, Mahagenco is India's second-largest state-owned power generator, after the National Thermal Power Corporation. While the bulk of its power generation comes from thermal and hydroelectric sources, the company is increasingly shifting focus to renewables, particularly solar, in a bid to offer low-cost, low-emission electricity. Energy department officials said the projects would not only help stabilise the electricity supply in rural areas but also reduce subsidy burdens by lowering generation and transmission costs. 'The distributed model of solar generation aligns with both environmental goals and rural development priorities. It's a win-win for the farmers and for the state,' an official said.
Forbes
11-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Coalition Calls For 100% Electricity Access In Latin America by 2030
A new white paper has been launched to help achieve universal electricity access across Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030. The strategy was unveiled by the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) at a summit earlier this month in Rio De Janerio and calls for urgent action to address energy poverty in the region. According to the report, there are 16 million people in the region still without electricity and another 60 million experiencing unreliable service. And it reveals that while the region has made notable progress in connecting citizens to electricity, the most marginalized and geographically isolated communities continue to face significant barriers. The study found many of these areas remain disconnected from national grids and are highly dependent on costly and polluting diesel generators. But is also presents a roadmap for achieving universal access by 2030, highlighting both the barriers that must be overcome and the innovative solutions, which can transform energy access for many of the region's last-mile communities. In particular, it calls for enhanced knowledge creation and sharing across the region, strengthened policy and regulatory environments and increased technical capacity to plan and develop energy projects. The GEAPP's vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean, Isabel Beltrán, said the region so far has made 'incredible progress' in electrification with almost 97% of all people connected, in an interview. But Beltrán said reaching the remaining 3% is technically more difficult, as many still rely on diesel generators, live in remote locations and are not big consumers of electricity. 'Getting electrification to 100% is a real challenge and no developing region has got there yet,' she told me. Beltran said ministers and utility companies in Latin America have been very good at extending the grid where possible and developing large-scale off-grid solutions, but this approach does not always reach last mile communities. 'One of the challenges was bringing the key partners together – public, private, and philanthropic - to agree on an approach. "The region's approach has been excellent at getting us to 97%, but it is not the approach, which is going to get us to 100%. A new approach to electrification is needed,' said Beltrán. She said the next phase will need more cooperation, innovative thinking, scaling up new technologies, especially distributed renewable energy and supporting the increased use of energy for productive activities that lead to economic development. 'By elevating the political ambition, being bold and going for 100%, governments are now thinking about the issue of energy, not just as an end-in-itself, but as a means for economic development. 'We could be the first region to reach 100%. It's going to be expensive, it's going to be complex, but we could lead the way. Africa and Asia are going to have the same issues at some point. "Latin America could lead the way in terms of figuring out how to deal with these complex rural electrification issues,' added Beltrán. The LAC Universal Access Coalition has also brought together various organizations, including the GEAPP, the International Energy Agency, the Latin American Energy Organization and the National Renewable Energy Lab to accelerate efforts. Francesco La Camera, director general of the International Renewable Energy Agency said Latin America and the Caribbean stands at a pivotal moment in the global energy transition, in a statement. La Camera added with 76 million people still lacking reliable electricity access, there is an 'urgent humanitarian imperative and an unprecedented economic opportunity' to demonstrate renewable energy solutions can provide energy security and advance climate goals. 'As we approach COP30 in Brazil, the region has the chance to set a powerful example for the world, proving that energy justice and climate action are not competing priorities, but complementary pathways to a more equitable and sustainable future,' he added.
Hans India
30-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
South Asia's largest Battery Energy Storage System opened
New Delhi: Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood inaugurated India's first commercially approved and South Asia's largest 20 MW/40 MWh standalone utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the 33 kV Kilokari sub-station in New Delhi. The system has been developed by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited in collaboration with IndiGrid, GEAPP, and TERI. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Member of Parliament Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, along with representatives from various power companies. Speaking on the occasion, Sood described the project as a historic milestone in India's power sector, especially for the national capital. 'This advanced technological setup sets a benchmark not only for Delhi but for the entire country. Developed with state-of-the-art inverter-type battery systems, this initiative will ensure uninterrupted power supply to Delhi's citizens,' he said. He emphasised that the project has been completed in record time under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. The new storage facility, based on cutting-edge technology, aims to significantly enhance the reliability of power supply, particularly in areas with limited infrastructure and unauthorized colonies where grid access is constrained. Sood added that the Delhi government is committed to investing in advanced energy technologies and will offer support to entrepreneurs working in the solar energy sector. 'This project not only contributes to clean energy storage but also marks the beginning of a new era of innovation in power management,' he said.
