Indian Solar Loan Programme
- Indian Solar Loan Programme
The Indian Solar Loan Programme, supported by the United Nations Environment Programme has won the prestigious Energy Globe "World award for Sustainability" for helping to establish a consumer financing program for solar home power systems. Over the span of three years more than 16,000 solar home systems have been financed through 2,000 bank branches, particularly in rural areas of South India where the electricity grid does not yet extend. [ [http://www.energyglobe.info/geg/frontend_en/view.php?MENUEID=138 Consumer financing program for solar home systems in southern India] ] [ [http://www.renewable-energy-world.com/articles/print_screen.cfm?ARTICLE_ID=289927 UNEP wins Energy Globe award] ] ]Launched in 2003, the Indian Solar Loan Programme was a four-year partnership between UNEP, the UNEP Risoe Centre, and two of India's largest banks, the Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank.[ ]ee also
*Energy policy of India
*Solar Power in India
*Rural electrification
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6600213.stm Solar loans light up rural India]
* [http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53274 Indian Solar Loan Program Offers Access to Light]
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