PACEsetter Fund programme

Sept. 22, 2019

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy awarded Grants to the awardees of the second round of PACEsetter fund programme.

About:

  • Constituted by: India and the USA.

  • Constituted in: 2015. 

  • Objective: It is a joint fund to provide early-stage grant funding to accelerate the commercialization of innovative off-grid clean energy products, systems, and business models.

  • Features: The Fund's main purpose is to improve the viability of off-grid renewable energy businesses that sell small scale (under 1 megawatt) clean energy systems to individuals and communities without access to grid connected power or with limited/intermittent access (less than 8 hours per day).