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U.S.-India Clean Energy Finance (USICEF) initiative is sponsored by CPI (Climate Policy Initiative). USICEF is a project preparation and pipeline development facility that helps distributed solar projects in India develop into viable investment opportunities.
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US-India Clean Energy Finance (USICEF) - CPI US-India Clean Energy Finance (USICEF) From 2016-2023, CPI managed the US-India Clean Energy Finance (USICEF) initiative: India’s first project preparation and pipeline development facility to support promising distributed solar projects to develop into viable investment opportunities and drive long-term debt financing.
USICEF is a keystone of the commitment made between the Indian and US governments to mobilize finance for Indian distributed clean energy projects. USICEF supported more than 45 early-stage businesses across 20 states in India that went on to mobilize more than 30x in commercial capital over the initial grants provided.
Read the 2021 impact report The Future of Distributed Renewable Energy in India Kushagra Gautam and Dhruba Purkayastha India will require an annual DRE investment of USD 18 billion by 2024, a 10x increase from current levels to meet its sustainability targets. This CPI report outlines the benefits and market potential of India’s DRE sector, examines the current policy and institutional landscape, and provides tailor...
Credit Support Pathways for Rooftop Solar Projects in India Vaibhav Pratap Singh, Resham Bagaria , Vijay Nirmal Gavarraju, Aparna Khandelwal , Dhruba Purkayastha, Upendra Bhatt and Gireesh Shrimali The proposed Credit Guarantee Mechanism addresses the most important barriers to scaling rooftop solar in the MSME sector; and could be crucial if India wants to achieve its rooftop solar target by 2022.
Drivers and Challenges for Rooftop Solar Loans to Small and Medium Enterprises in India Jolly Sinha, Sagar Srijan Joshi and Gireesh Shrimali A CAPEX model with a commercial loan for the off-taker is a potential solution for these categories of customers. In this report, we assess the viability of the CAPEX loan model with a focus on the MSME sector, identify barriers to uptake, and recommended policy solutions to these barriers.
Closing the water finance gap: Five lessons from a decade of practice Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance , Catalytic Climate Finance Facility Five lessons for closing the water finance gap, drawn from a decade of practice.
Transforming Brazilian Cattle Ranching: Enhancing Productivity and Mitigating Methane Emissions Gabriela Zangiski and Mario Dotta Agriculture and Food Systems , Brazil , Brazil Policy Center Researchers from CPI/PUC-Rio examine the strategic role of Brazilian cattle ranching in the context of climate change.
The analysis identifies the main sources of methane emissions in the sector and presents a set of solutions that can enhance cattle productivity and emissions reductions.
From Commitment to Catalyst: Unlocking the Full Potential of VCEFs Mridhu Khanna , Nicole Pinko , Priscilla Negreiros and Tini Thomas Developing Economies , Finance With concessional climate finance becoming increasingly scarce, public funds must be deployed strategically to stimulate larger investments in emerging markets and developing economies.
Roadmap Platform to Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030 Brazil Policy Center , Forests , Global Resource hub for updates and technical materials on the Roadmap to Halt and Reverse Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030. Assessing Climate Risks to India’s Power Sector: A District-Level and Asset-Level Methodology for Climate-Resilient Power Systems Arnab Sarkar , Krishna S.
Kumar , Malavika Thampi and Zeya Farhan Energy and Infrastructure , India , Just Energy Transition India has faced 400+ extreme weather events over three decades, yet most climate risk tools stop at hazard identification. CRAF, developed by CPI India, goes further — quantifying operational and financial risk across the power sector value chain.
UDB Currency Risk-Sharing Facility Taarika Peres and Zeineb Ben Yahmed Africa , Blended Finance , Finance in Common Innovation Lab This instrument design report explains how Uganda Development Bank, through the FiCS Innovation Lab, has designed the innovative Climate Risk-sharing Facility to mitigate currency risk to scale affordable lending for green projects.
Making Methane Investable: How taxonomies can direct capital to rapid climate action Nature & Climate House Summit Livestock Methane in India: Aligning Livelihoods, Systems, and Finance Scaling Blended Climate Finance: What Works in Practice The Lab’s portfolio hits USD 5 billion, demonstrating scalable climate finance solutions for emerging markets CPI at Ecosperity Week 2026 Senior Communications Consultant The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.
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