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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Power for all: electricity access challenge in India
India has led the developing world in addressing rural energy problems. By late 2012, the national electricity grid had reached 92 percent of India's rural villages, about 880 million people. In more remote
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Haiti sustainable energy roadmap
This Haiti Sustainable Energy Roadmap—developed in partnership with Haiti’s Bureau of the Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister for Energy Security—explores the issues involved in building a sustainable
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North’s largest solar plant opens today
Punjab is all set to get a major boost in solar power generation tomorrow with the inauguration of north India’s largest 34 MW solar power plant at Panjawa village in Lambi Assembly segment in the district.
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Childhood cancer and exposure to corona ions from power lines: an epidemiological test
We previously reported an association between childhood leukaemia in Britain and proximity of the child’s address at birth to high-voltage power lines that declines from the 1960s to the 2000s. We test
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Hudhud: Visakhapatnam still goes power hungry; death toll rises to 38
Visakhapatnam: Five days after Cyclone Hudhud wrecked havoc, relief and restoration works are still underway and Vizag is still reeling under darkness due to power blackout. The death toll rose to 38.
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Cyclone Hudhud: Losses could go up to Rs 70,000 crores, says Chandrababu Naidu
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the exact financial loss caused by Cyclone Hudhud is yet to be calculated even as initial estimates indicate that it can go up to Rs
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Odisha govt to submit report to Centre on cyclone loss
The Odisha state government will submit a detailed report to the Union Government by October 16 on the losses due to cyclone Hudhud. This was informed by Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradipta Kumar
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Ecotricity windfarm project hopes to power more than 50,000 homes a year
Ecotricity, one of the new breed of independent energy suppliers, has teamed up with Skanska, the construction group, in a bid to build £500m worth of onshore windfarms in the UK within five years. Dale
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PMO Puts Green Go-Ahead on Fast Track for Industry
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is playing wish-fulfilling genie to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). In an effort to improve the business climate in the country, the PMO accepted a wish list
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Rural electrification in State now above 97 per cent, claims officials
More than 97 per cent villages of Chhattisgarh have been electrified so far. As many as 12 districts of the State have been completely electrified while more than half of the districts are about to be