India: Improved Electricity Access for Slum Dwellers in Mumbai

Grant Funding|Activity Status: Closed
  • Sector
    Energy
  • Country
    India
    Region
    South Asia
  • Amount
    $1.65 million
  • Approval Date
    July 01, 2006
    Closing Date
    June 30, 2013
  • Donors
    United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Project website World Bank project information

Overview

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The city of Mumbai has over 6 million slum dwellers, a large number of whom do not have access to legal electrical connections. The Improved Electricity Access project was a pilot project that sought to increase access to safe electricity supply in urban slums in Mumbai through targeted output-based subsides. The pilot focused on select slums within Mumbai, but had the potential for scale-up in other communities in Mumbai and across India.  

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