Completed Projects

Food and Land Use Coalition Engagement in India - Phase II

June 1, 2020 to

March 31, 2021

| Sustainable Agriculture

| Resources & Sustainable Development

The Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) seeks to accelerate a transformation of the world's food and land use systems to better protect our natural environment; provide nutritious and affordable food; strengthen resilience and enhance the prosperity of people; and meet the global commitments of the SDGs, the CBD and the Paris Agreement. The Vision for FOLU India is a nutritionally secure, healthy and prosperous India, which is sustainably managing its food and land use systems, supported by a productive, efficient and inclusive economy.

De-Risking Investment in Solar Energy

November 1, 2017 to

March 31, 2021

The goal of this project to establish a trustful and effective cooperation between actors from civil society, research, the private sector and politics in a transformative multi-stakeholder partnership leading to a sharp increase in installation of renewable energy in India through de-risking solar investment. This encompasses mainly a study paper, national dialogue events or workshops and the development of policy papers.

Enhancing Low Carbon Transport

March 12, 2020 to

March 11, 2021

| Transport

Multi-pronged strategies are required to reduce emissions from the transport sector to achieve the climate change goals. TERI, in this project looked at the decarbonization strategies and the impact of EVs on energy demand and load curve in detail.

India's case study on Just Transition

August 28, 2020 to

January 29, 2021

| Resources & Sustainable Development

| Energy

An examination of how just transitions can be achieved along with the changes India needs to make to address climate change

The project aims to create a case study on India exploring how a just transition can be achieved alongside the type of transformational change that is necessary to address climate change. The case study examines and presents the lessons on how CIF investments in India have contributed to or interacted with efforts to ensure just transitions, including challenges met while sharing potential future opportunities.

Biomass Potential Assessment for Biofuel Plants in North-East India

January 22, 2020 to

December 31, 2020

| Sustainable Agriculture

| Waste

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) conducted a comprehensive study for Oil India Limited to assess the potential for biofuel production in North-East India. This initiative aligns with India’s National Bio-fuel Policy 2018 and aims to support the establishment of biofuel plants by evaluating biomass availability and identifying suitable plant locations.

Roadmap for Electrification of Urban Freight in India

August 1, 2019 to

December 19, 2020

| Transport

Urban freight movement forms a crucial part of the urban ecosystem. It is a fundamental part of the overall transportation supply chain. Movement of goods originating from or outside the urban periphery which enters into an urban area through commercial road vehicles forms the urban freight network. Such movement is usually catered by both light commercial vehicles (LCVs) and medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M/HCVs) depending upon volume of goods carried, distance travelled, and the service area to be catered.

Distribution Utilities Forum: A stakeholder forum for key actors in electricity distribution sector

February 26, 2018 to

May 31, 2020

| Energy Access

A stakeholder forum for key actors in the power distribution sector

There are more than 50 discoms in the country, the leadership of which never get a chance to meet with their peers in an independent environment to share their views, learnings and challenges or to advocate change. The project seeks to establish a forum to help distribution companies across India come together and share concerns as well as cross learnings.

Strengthening national MRV systems - Options and approaches for India

October 1, 2017 to

April 30, 2020

| Climate Change

The countries adopted Paris Agreement and set an ambitious goal of keeping the increase in temperature well below 2°C. Almost all countries put forward their INDCs as a start towards meeting this goal. Further, the countries also agreed to undertake regular stocktaking to assess whether countries will be able to reach their commitment and to what extent are the efforts of countries enabling to keep the GHG emissions trajectory on track with the above-mentioned goal.

Feasibility study for solar applications in MSMEs in India

August 14, 2019 to

April 20, 2020

| Energy Access

The project aims to study the opportunities for solar energy based electricity in MSMEs in rural India