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Stakeholder Consultation on ‘Urban- Peri Urban
Energy Access’
New Delhi, India
A stakeholder consultation on ‘Urban- Peri Urban Energy Access’
was held at the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) in New Delhi on 12
September 2011. It was the first in a series of ‘Policy Panel Dialogues’ to
be organized under the thematic study of Urban- Peri Urban Energy Access (UPEA).
Dr. Akanksha Chaurey, theme co-ordinator for GNESD and Director,
Decentralised Electricity Solutions at TERI introduced GNESD, its objectives
and methods of operation to the participants. The consultation was attended
by representatives of electricity, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), piped
natural gas (PNG) supply agencies in New Delhi, and sectoral experts from
TERI. The dialogue aimed at bringing together key stakeholders associated
with energy access in the study area of New Delhi, introduce the issue of
clean energy access for the urban poor and provide a brief on the efforts
undertaken as part of the UPEA study.
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