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Dossier

India

India has been experiencing extremely positive economic development with high growth rates for many years. KfW has been working with what is now the world's most populous country for almost 70 years. On the occasion of the free trade agreement concluded between the European Union and India on 27 January 2026, our dossier presents projects that are successfully contributing to the expansion of renewable energies and climate protection in India.

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Solar panel Bevinahalli

Green corridors

A solar power plant in the village of Bevinahalli now produces urgently needed energy for the Indian city and IT metropolis of Bangalore. The use of renewable energies in India is indispensable. The country is already the third largest electricity consumer in the world.

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Public transport for Indian metropolis

Metro pricks moped

65 percent of the traffic in Nagpur is motorised two-wheelers. In order to save CO₂ and improve air quality, the metropolis is now focusing on expanding its public transport network.

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Bio-Lutions plate

Disposable tableware without plastic

A company is tackling the plastic waste challenge: Bio-Lutions buys unused crop waste from Indian farmers. The German start-up uses the raw material and produces disposable tableware and packaging, which are fully compostable.

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The EESL is selling energy-saving technical products in India

Lighting the way for India

In order to meet the electricity needs of the around 1.3 billion inhabitants of India in an energy-saving way, the Ministry of Energy established the public company Energy Efficiency Services Limited, the world's largest service provider in terms of energy efficiency.

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Jhanja Tripathy committed to sustainable transport policy in India

Fighting chaos on the roads

In many developing countries, large cities are struggling to cope with the increase in private transport. Jhanja Tripathy from India has been committed to sustainable urban transport policy in her country for many years.

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Field in Buchkewadi

Terraces bear fruit

When there is no harvest, many families flee to the city. But the residents of the village of Buchkewadi in India have banded together to stop the leaching of their arable land. One of the village elders explains how they have done it.

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organic farmer india

On the road to success with organic agriculture

The agricultural cooperative Sahaja Organics promotes organic farming in India. It helps Indian farmers switch to organic farming, sells their products and has become a role model for this approach.

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