Electrification of end-uses and the growth of solar and wind is changing how electricity systems operate on all time scales. This report analyses how seasonal variations in both demand and supply affect electricity system operations to 2050 – in Europe, India, Indonesia and Korea – and what sources will be …
The federal government on Thursday in London boosted its power programme with the signing of an agreement with the United Kingdom on the use of solar energy to provide electricity to rural people. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who led Nigeria's delegation to the event at the Facebook Headquarters, signed on …
Eight states already on board; Maharashtra to sign up soon Centre plugs into power reforms to recharge distribution The Centre's plan to revive the power distribution sector is gathering momentum with Maharashtra set to take up the government's Power for All programme, which envisages overhaul of the power sector through …
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region of 15 countries, with approximately 23.5 per cent of energy generated from renewables, is becoming a key player in the international trend towards developing renewable energy resources and energy efficiency, according to a new report. Launched during the South African International Renewable Energy …
The African continent could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Africa 2030 – a comprehensive roadmap for Africa’s energy transition – finds that a combination of …
Kampala — Ministry of Finance and the German Development Cooperation have signed a Euro 10 million (about Shs40b) grant meant to finance electrification programme for rural communities. The grant was signed on Tuesday in Kampala by State minister for Finance David Bahati, and director for East Africa KfW Development Bank …
A review meeting on centrally sponsored schemes for the district was held in the conference hall of DC office on Monday. The issues related to projects regarding electrification of the district was discussed in the meeting. Speaking on the issue, Sushmita Dev, MP Silchar, said that for electrification of entire …
India's solar power potential estimated at 749 GW while the tapped solar power output is still under one percent All this while the National Institute of Solar Energy has estimated India’s solar power potential at 749 GW. The study also revealed that installed solar power capacity in India grew from …
Palestinian villagers living in desolate, off-grid areas in the West Bank have begun using Israeli-made biogas generators that supply free, clean energy by gobbling up organic waste. The portable, household "anaerobic digesters" made by Israeli start-up company HomeBioGas turn food leftovers and manure into methane for cooking and lighting. They …
‘Not a single unit is generated by State govt-owned power plants’.In the poll-bound Bihar when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was inaugurating projects worth Rs 19,499 crore, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday punctured his tall claims of power development saying power production in Bihar was “zero”. He also asked …
In a major move to improve the infrastructure of rural villages in the national capital, the Delhi government on Thursday cleared 315 schemes worth Rs.480.99 crore. The decision was taken in a meeting of Delhi Rural Development Board chaired by Rural Development Minister Gopal Rai. The schemes will mainly cover …
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Africa released its power and utilities sector survey 2015 recently. The survey, which looked at the future of electricity in Africa, involved 51 senior power and utility sector participants from 15 countries on the continent - Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, …
Nairobi — The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) in partnership with Davis and Shirtliff has completed a Sh58m project to install solar systems in 33 public primary schools in Tana River and Lamu counties. This will see over 6,000 students in the two coastal counties gain access to electricity as the …
The Rural Electrification Fund Office (RE) plans to buy and distribute 4,404 solar home systems (SHS) and 24 institutional solar systems in 2015/16. It is also working on a new five-year project for the purchase and distribution of 200,000 SHS and 600,000 improved cook stoves. These projects are part of …
A report published by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on Thursday revealed a sharp 24 percentage points drop in the number of rural households using kerosene for lighting, and an equal increase in electrified households since 1999-2000, the date of the last such relevant survey. Titled 'Energy Sources of …
In the past, the 18-year-old would have to find light elsewhere when his family's off-grid home in the village of Ndela, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of then Kenyan capital, ran out of paraffin. That's changed since his mother, Rebecca, signed up with M-Kopa, a Nairobi-based provider of solar-lighting systems. …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking on his radio show Mann ki Baat on Sunday, promised to ensure that all villages in the country get 24-hour electricity under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana launched by him in Patna on Saturday. Talking about the Northeast, Mr Modi said that under …
Four villages under Fulchhari upazila of the district were brought under rural electrification network by Gaibandha Palli Biddyut Samity (GPBS) on Friday, reports BSS. On the occasion, a simple ceremony was held on the premises of Maser Vita Govt. Primary School of the upazila with Area Director of the Samity …
Muhibur Rahman MP of Chatok- Dowarabazar constituency inaugurated the electrification in the 8 villages of Dohalia union under Dowarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Saturday. The villages that come under electricity facility are: Protabpur, Angang, Rajonpur, BangabandhuBazar, Shibpur, Kitterajonpur, Ulura and Panail. Later at that evening, Muhibur Rahman MP spoke …
DHAKA : More than 3.5 million Solar Home Systems have been installed in the country’s rural areas under Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Project, reports UNB. The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II) Project is providing electricity to rural and remote areas through renewable energy sources. …
DHAKA : More than 3.5 million Solar Home Systems have been installed in the country’s rural areas under Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Project, reports UNB. The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II) Project is providing electricity to rural and remote areas through renewable energy sources. …
