Lights, a phone charger & a job!

Mera Gao Microgrid Power provides clean energy to poor communities in rural India for just 30 rupees ~(USD 0.44) a week. Impact Investors in energy access companies measure their climate impact in terms of liters of kerosene avoided. They try and assess the development impact by an increase in number of hours of evening work and study. But, the most important achievement here, that is often missed, is the creation of permanent local jobs. Regular salaries earned in rural areas creates multiplier effects and these impacts are felt over generations.