Much has been written about energy poverty, but there is relatively limited evidence of what determines the gender gap in energy poverty and how it can be overcome in rural areas. This study used Focus
New Delhi: In the first ever investment of its kind by World Bank
LUCKNOW: Hitting out at the Mayawati government for miserably failing in managing the power sector and rampant corruption plaguing the UP Power Corporation Ltd, chairperson of UPCC media cell Vivek Singh said that he has shot off a letter to the Centre requesting it to withhold further aid to the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Project till a Central agency carried out verification of its prope
SIPAJHAR, April 12
The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) will launch a fortnight-long agitation from May 15 to protest the acute power crisis in the state.
The overall goal of this policy is to contribute to rural poverty reduction and environmental conservation by ensuring access to clean, reliable and appropriate energy in the rural areas. In order to achieve this goal, the
ITANAGAR, May 11: Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA) is dispelling darkness from the remotest villages in China and Myanmar border with the light of solar energy. For several thousand villagers, tucked away hundreds of kilometers from Itanagar, it is a welcome journey from darkness to light.
Mumbai: For residents of Rajbander village on Elephanta Island, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is a blessing in disguise. With support from Pune-based Science and Technology Park (STP), the authority is illuminating all households of the village using solar power with four lamps in each household.
The rural population in India does not have access to reliable energy. India has millions of tonnes of unused and available biomass waste. This loose biomass is currently treated as a waste with no economic value. It is often burnt inefficiently in open fields, causing air pollution. However this 'waste' can be turned into a completely environment-friendly source of energy through briquetting.
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) and the Western Electricity Supply Company (WESCO) have been instructed to upgrade the grid substations, enhance the capacity of distribution transformers and replace conductors in a time bound manner in Kalahandi district.
