About Us

Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is an
enabler for clean energy and climate solutions.

Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is an enabler for clean energy and climate solutions. We work with policy makers, civil society, industry, think tanks, and academia to identify and scale energy system interventions that will reduce GHG emissions and tackle climate change.

Our Vision

A clean and secure energy future

Our Mission

To catalyse clean energy policy solutions in collaboration with policy makers, civil society, academia and industry

People

Shakti Sustainable energy Foundation is governed by an illustrious Board of Directors. Our team is made up of full-time staff, technical advisors and consultants working across India in many disciplines including climate science, public policy, economic and social analysis, communications, finance and strategic philanthropy. We are connected by our dedication to clean energy and sustainable development.

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Who We Are

Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is recognised as a pragmatic voice in ensuring that clean energy is affordable and accessible to all while making communities and ecosystems more resilient to the unavoidable effects of climate change. We are:

A Trusted Source

We provide research, analysis and recommendations on tackling pressing climate and energy challenges.

A Collaborator

We employ multi-faceted and highly collaborative approaches to driving change.

A Bridge-Builder

We convene city, state, national and global policymakers together with civil society, industry and academia to identify common ground and move solutions forward.

A Policy Innovator

We support policy and market-based solutions that inform decision makers and deliver real and lasting climate progress.

What We Do

Our work combines philanthropy, policy research and analysis and stakeholder dialogue and engagement.

We focus on clean energy solutions in power, industry and transport. We explore clean air solutions and focus on the climate resilience imperative.

We deliver strategic inputs for clean energy and climate related philanthropic investments in India.

We work across cross-cutting disciplines and develop powerful communications strategies to build support for our work.

Our Values

Collaboration

We work effectively with each other and with our partners in order to leverage expertise and maximise impact.

Ambition

We aim for large scale and transformative change by adopting approaches that look over the horizon.

Quality

We deliver quality work on a consistent basis.

Accountability

We take responsibility for the impact of our work.

Innovation

We seek new and creative ways to address challenges by devising solutions that are not necessarily limited to current paradigms.

Our Journey :

What we have contributed to

  • Contributed to the development and launch of the Patna Clean Air Action Plan
  • Spearheaded the Sikkim GHG inventory and MRV system
  • Contributed to the development and launch of the State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index
  • Shakti hosted events at COP 27 in collaboration with partners, fostering dialogue and exchange of ideas
  • The ACCLIMATE Challenge Fund is launched with the goal of accelerating the work of civil society organisations in committed to climate action in India
  • Forged collaboration with  International Solar Alliance on solar, energy storage and electric mobility
  • Forged collaboration with the NITI Aayog on projects for the India Climate and Energy Modelling Forum, Energy Vision India and India Energy Dashboards
  • Engaged with the Bihar Government to advance low-carbon development pathways to make the state carbon neutral by 2040
  • Dr Anshu Bharadwaj takes over the reigns as CEO
  • Provided comments on India’s Biennial Update Report to the UNFCC
  • Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, released the India Roadmap on Low Carbon and Sustainable Mobility
  • Contributed to the development and launch of the Patna Clean Air Action Plan
  • Spearheaded the Sikkim GHG inventory and MRV system
  • Contributed to the development and launch of the State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index
  • Advanced the development of the draft and final India Cooling Action Plan
  • Joined International Solar Alliance Global Task Force of Foundations
  • Conceived and launched the Shakti-ISB Clean Energy Lab
  • Supported the assessment of the first ever socio-economic impact National Solar Pump Mission
  • Contributed to India’s adoption of BS VI emission norms from 2020 skipping BS V
  • Facilitated the inclusion of Thermal Comfort Standards in India’s National Building Code
  • Contributed to Bihar State Pollution Control Board’s mandate for brick kilns in Patna and surrounding areas to upgrade to cleaner technologies.
  • Facilitated the development of the Smart City Proposals of Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Udaipur and Jaipur
  • Collaborated with NITI Aayog to launch India’s Renewable Electricity Roadmap 2030
  • Facilitated the design of the Standard Offer Programme for energy efficient lighting in Puducherry that sowed the seeds for the nationwide transformation of India’s LED market
  • Published a briefing paper on India’s progress in combating climate change for the Lima Conference of Parties (COP)
  • Supported the design and launch of the India GHG program
  • Supported the pilot of Rajasthan’s largest Demand Response programme of the time