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Site Visits

The Alliance is pleased to provide Forum participants with a selection of site visits to showcase the wide range of fuels, technologies, and business models that our partners and grantees are employing in the field. You may register and view prices for site visits either through the attendee registration form or the accommodation page.

Register for a site visit

DHOLPUR & AGRA (Overnight Trip)

A two-day/one night trip to Dholpur and Agra to see a multi-fuel/ technology clean cooking intervention by Tata Trusts; followed by a visit to the Taj Mahal, one of the world’s most iconic landmarks.

Minimum Participants: 20; Maximum Participants: 90; Registration Close Date: October 15

Registration Cost: US$ 265 (twin sharing basis); US$ 75 (Single room supplement)

Pricing inclusions for both days: Hotel accommodation, meals, transportation, accompanying escort, entrance fees as applicable, professional and service charges as applicable, taxes (subject to change)

Day 1, Fri (27th October 2017)

DAY 2, Sat (28 October 2017)

Tata Trusts, one of India’s oldest philanthropic organizations, is implementing a clean cooking program, supported by Frontier Markets and Pradan, through an innovative model that empowers women to be the drivers of change. Participants will visit village homes of users of a range of clean cooking solutions from improved biomass, induction to LPG and interact with local women entrepreneurs trained under the ‘Easy Life Friends Program’ to create awareness and facilitate sales of clean cooking solutions.

Proposed Itinerary

  • 0700 hrs: Depart from Delhi for Dholpur by Bus (285 kms)
  • 1300 hrs: Arrive at Dholpur and have lunch at Hotel Raj Niwas Palace
  • 1430 hrs: Presentation by field partners on the clean cooking program
  • 1500 hrs: Drive to a nearby village to interact with local households using clean cooking solutons
  • 1700 hrs: Drive to Agra (Approx 02 hrs) and check-in at the hotel (Jaypee Palace)
  • 1930 hrs: Dinner at the hotel

  • 0530 hrs: Depart from Jaypee hotel to witness the iconic Taj Mahal at sunrise
  • 0900 hrs: Return to your hotel for breakfast.
  • 1030 hrs: Check out and drive back to Delhi by bus (210 kms). Packed lunch will be served on board
  • 1430 hrs: Arrive at Delhi and transfer to airport or check-in at the hotel

DELHI DAY TRIP (Tajnagar & Bramhakumari Retreat Center)

Minimum Participants: 20; Maximum Participants: 90; Registration Close Date: October 20

Registration Cost: US$ 30 per person

Pricing inclusions for the day: Meal and snack, accompanying escort, transportation, professional and service charges as applicable, taxes (subject to change)

Fri (27th October 2017)

President’s Smart Village Initiative at Tajnagar, implemented by the Skill Council for Green Jobs is focused on green energy generation, energy conservation, waste management and related skill development. Provision of clean cooking is a significant component of this and with support from the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, various solutions have been provided and participants will get the opportunity to visit the homes and interact with users of these solutions and get a first-hand account of their experiences.

Community Solar Steam Cooking System at Bramhakumari Retreat Center in Gurgaon is an institutional solar cooking facility with a capacity of 800 kg steam/day with maximum pressure of 10kg/cm². This state of the art facility is equipped with a 280 M² concentrated Solar Project which uses Scheffler Dishes for the purpose of steam cooking. This system has been used to cook about 2000 meals/ day and is estimated to save about 35 litters of diesel every day since installation.

Proposed Itinerary

  • 0730 hrs: Depart from Delhi to drive to Tajnagar (55 Km)
  • 0930 hrs: Project overview presentation by Skill Council for Green Jobs
  • 1000 hrs: Home visits and interaction with users of various clean cooking solutions
  • 1230 hrs: Continue your drive to the BK Retreat Centre (16 Km).
  • 1300 hrs: Lunch at BK Retreat Center cooked using the solar steam cooking system
  • 1430 hrs: Walking tour of Solar Steam Cooking system installation
  • 1600 hrs: Drive back to the hotel in Delhi

DELHI DAY TRIP (Prime Minister’s LPG Program site at Noida)

Minimum Participants: 20; Maximum Participants: 90; Registration Close Date: October 20

Registration Cost: US$ 30 per person

Pricing inclusions for the day: Meal and snack, accompanying escort, transportation, professional and service charges as applicable, taxes (subject to change)

Fri (27th October 2017)

Prime Minister’s LPG Program was launched in May 2016 with the objective of providing 50 million rural, poor women with cooking gas connections. In just over a year, 30 million connections have been provided. In addition to interacting with officials from Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum – the 3 main Oil Marketing Companies implementing this program with support from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, participants will also get an opportunity to observe the supply chain through visiting warehousing facilities and meeting local distributors and users of these connections.

Proposed Itinerary:

  • 0730 hrs: Depart from Delhi to drive to Noida
  • 0930 hrs: Project overview presentation by OMC officials
  • 1000 hrs: Village home visits and interaction with users and local dealers/distributors
  • 1230 hrs: Lunch at the village
  • 1330 hrs: Drive to warehousing facility
  • 1430 hrs: Walking tour of the warehousing facility
  • 1600 hrs: Drive back to the hotel in Delhi