Development Alternatives
Society for Development Alternatives
New Delhi, India
About
Founded in 1982, Development Alternatives is a non-profit headquartered in New Delhi, India specializing in Biomass, Solar, Other.
Development Alternatives is a research and action organisation, described as the world's first social enterprise dedicated to sustainable development. It develops green technologies for habitat, water, energy and waste management, including biomass power, renewable energy mini-grids, low-carbon building materials and water purification, aiming to create sustainable livelihoods and reduce poverty, mainly in rural India. It is registered as a not-for-profit society and operates through the Development Alternatives Group, which includes TARA, TARAurja and the Indian Micro Enterprises Development Foundation.
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Headquarters
Tara Crescent, Qutub Institutional Area B-32, 110016, New Delhi, India
Projects
2TARAurja mini-grids
Renewable energy-based mini-grids for deploying and managing solar and biomass energy solutions in off-grid villages.
DESI Power biomass gasifier plant
India's first biomass gasifier-based power plant, set up at TARAgram, Orchha, to deliver energy to rural communities.
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Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission, United Nations India, JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd., Promac Engineering, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Goa Institute of Management, ICIMOD, InnoCSR, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, Indian Institute of Science
