It is part of a non-governmental charitable trust called Prayas (long name is Initiatives in Health, Energy and Parenthood) located in Pune, India.

The aim of Prayas is to make energy a tool for sustainable and equitable development for all citizens, by analysis, discourse building, policy and regulatory engagements and collaboration with other civil society organisations.

[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Prayas works on governance, regulation and policy related aspects of electricity and energy sectors.

Prayas's outputs include newspaper articles on topics like Solar Options for Agriculture, Energy Efficiency and Clean Cooking Challenges.

[22][23] Various commentators and reviewers have noted that the work of Prayas has contributed to improving governance and policy in the energy sector.