Episode Introduction 

In this episode, Founder and CEO of SELCO Foundation, Harish Hande is in conversation with Renewable Energy Portfolio Lead, Jeffrey Prins on how renewable energy can help communities survive and recover from the COVID-19 crisis.  

Guest Bio  

Harish Hande is a renewable energy entrepreneur with over 24 years of grassroots experience in understanding, developing and deploying renewable energy solutions for underserved communities. Born in rural Karnataka, Harish went on to pursue his graduation from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and a PhD from University of Massachusetts. His twitter handle is @Harishhande 

Mentioned in this episode: 

SELCO Foundation website: http://www.selcofoundation.org/ 

Show credits: 

Host: Altaf Makhiawala, Strategic Communicator, IKEA Foundation 

Executive Producer: Truus Huisman, Chief Communication Officer  

Researcher: Altaf Makhiawala  

An Andy Clark Media Production for the IKEA Foundation 

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Programming Note:  

This conversation was recorded as part of the Ask An Expert series livestreamed online on 16 April 2020. This is an edited version of the conversation for the podcast.  

Youtube link to the original video conversation.