Energy poverty is one of the major hindrances in achieving the UN SDG goals. This article highlights a socio-environmental interventions at the Indian Sundarban where 1220 families received solar lamps in 2017 towards achieving the global target of SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy). A survey on 1000 beneficiaries and human health risk assessment revealed that the interventions have played a significant role in addressing the issue of energy poverty and helped to achieve SDG-3. Health risk assessment infers that maximum exposure (high flame kerosene wick lighting) of PM2.5, would have resulted in very high Hazard Quotient (HQ) 32, 60 and 136 for adult (≥ 20 years), children (1-5 years), and infant (≤ 1 year) respectively. Cost benefit analysis revealed that each beneficiary was saving 2.61€ per month on kerosene usage and as a result, within approximately nine months the cost of the solar lamp can be recovered. The use of solar lamps has resulted in reduced emission equivalent of around 803 kg of CO2/person/year.