UPSC Express

Lightning a Billion Lives’ is a global initiative to facilitate clean energy access and the delivery of last mile energy services for basic and productive use. This is an initiative by-

a       The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
b       The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
c       World Bank (WB)
d       United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Explanation:

Solution (b)

‘Lightning a Billion Lives’

Lighting a Billion Lives is a global initiative by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to facilitate clean energy access and the delivery of last mile energy services for basic and productive use. The initiative enables energy poor communities to transition from traditional and inefficient energy sources to modern, more efficient and sustainable energy solutions. Operating through an entrepreneurial model of energy service delivery, Lighting a Billion Lives accelerates market development for clean energy technologies through knowledge sharing, capacity building and market seeding.