India: Improved Electricity Access for Slum Dwellers in Mumbai
Grant Funding|Activity Status: Closed
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$1.65 million -
Approval Date
July 01, 2006Closing Date
June 30, 2013 -
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Overview
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.