World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
Power Transmission
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WB supports $600mn project to ensure rural power supply
The $600 million Rural Electricity Transmission and Distribution project aims at ensuring reliable electricity supply to rural area, with increasing power generation capacity, reducing system loss and
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Japan takes first step in power sector reform
Japan has taken the first step in its power industry shake-up with by establishing a nationwide grid management body on Wednesday, following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that exposed the vulnerability
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Growth of electricity sector in India from 1947-2015
Power Sector in India has grown significantly since independence both in the installed electricity generating capacity and transmission & distribution (T&D) system. The total power generating capacity
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New policy gives Rs 7,500cr lifeline to stranded power plants for 2 yrs
The new gas policy framework caps the subsidy from Power System Development Fund at Rs 3,500 crore in the first year and Rs 4,000 crore in the second year to make costlier imported fuel affordable for
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Policy niggles put India's solar dream under a shadow
While the government wants to generate 100,000 Mw of solar power by 2022, it is yet to seriously implement steps to meet production and transmission targets The ministry of new and renewable energy
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70pc people under electricity coverage, 100pc expected in 2021
DHAKA : The government has augmented generation of power, expanded transmission lines, distribution lines and improved capacity of other sectors aimed at reaching the economic growth to become a middle
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Nitish launches energy projects worth Rs 3,241 cr in Bihar
Kumar pointed out that when he took charge as chief minister in 2005, there were just 45 grid sub-stations in Bihar, while there was no network to provide electricity Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today
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Himachal to light up villages with solar energy
Himachal Pradesh will try to light up three non-electrified villages located in the deep forests of the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area, India's richest biodiversity spot in the western
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Assessing the vulnerability of infrastructure to climate change on the Islands of Samoa
<p>Pacific Islanders have been exposed to risks associated with climate change. Samoa as one of the Pacific Islands are prone to climatic hazards that will likely increase in coming decades, affecting
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Regulating off-grid electricity delivery- Exploring the grey areas
Given the increasingly prominent role and scope for off-grid solutions in complementing grid-based electrification in India, especially to electrify habitations where grid electricity is yet to reach,