DemandEnergyEquality

ALT In many remote areas across the globe, women have to face unprecedented hardships & are exposed to grave health hazards due to limited or no access to clean energy. Dependence on conventional fuels for cooking and other daily routine work puts them at constant health, security and growth risk. Not only this, sustained health issues diminish women’s ability to engage in economically productive activities thus impacting the overall socio-economic condition of communities. Solar applications like solar cookers, solar run induction cookstoves, solar water pumps for drinking water, solar reverse osmosis solutions for water purification, solar driers, solar chillers and solar home systems, can help fulfil household energy needs and also generate economic opportunities for women. Modern cookstoves, public lighting during night time and electrified public health centres can substantially improve the quality of life for women in energy challenged areas. ISA aims to discuss this further.