Supporting energy efficiency through an innovative financial model

In 2009, the Indian government set up the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)  in order to facilitate large-scale implementation of energy efficiency projects for public entities. AFD supports EESL through fundings of projects and a technical assistance programme.For instance, as part of EESL’s national programme for rolling out energy efficiency measures in street lighting systems, the municipality of Jodhpur benefitted from AFD funding to replace conventional street lights with 45,000 energy-efficient LED bulbs, slashing the energy consumption by 55%.AFD is also committed to sharing experiences between France and India. The technical cooperation programme resulted, for example, in a study trip to France on energy efficiency in street lighting for EESL employees and Indian senior civil servants in September 2015.