Ashvin Dayal's guest appearances

Ashvin Dayal

The Freeing Energy Podcast

High Energy Planet

Greg Nemet

John Berger

Patrick Walsh

Ryan Goodman

Katie Hill

James Marlow

Jigar Shah

Abigail Ross Hopper

Mike Casey

Mike Dudgeon

Danny Kennedy

Steve Levine

Paul Gibbs

John Powers

Susan Kennedy

OwlTail

Dayal, Senior Vice President of Power &amp; Climate and The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet at The Rockefeller Foundation, discusses how he got into working on energy, why he believes in raising the definition of energy access, and the power of philanthropy.

Ashvin Dayal: We Need to Redefine Energy & Development Progress

The foundation that helped shape modern philanthropy and improve health care institutions around the world in the 20th Century is increasingly focused on energy poverty in the 21st Century.  In this eloquent overview, Ashvin Dayal, the man who heads the Rockefeller Foundation’s Power Initiative, shares his insights on the origins of the foundation’s mission, and how they are using off-grid solar+battery mini-grids to tackle energy poverty. 

<p>The foundation that helped shape modern philanthropy and improve health care institutions around the world in the 20th Century is increasingly focused on energy poverty in the 21st Century.  In this eloquent overview, Ashvin Dayal, the man who heads the Rockefeller Foundation’s Power Initiative, shares his insights on the origins of the foundation’s mission, and how they are using off-grid solar+battery mini-grids to tackle energy poverty. </p>

Ashvin Dayal: How is the Rockefeller Foundation using mini-grids to tackle energy poverty in Africa and India?