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 …
An example of wayward implementation can be seen in rural areas, far or near. At some places, poles have been laid or erected and left abandoned. At other places, high voltage wires are lying in bundles and rusting as if the scheme is non–existent. Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) …
Since its inception in 2003, Bangladesh’s solar home system (SHS) program has installed household electrification systems in three million rural households, two-thirds of them in the last three years. In the same time period, the country’s rural electricity cooperatives have extended access to the national electrical grid to about 1.3 …
The power generated at the Tehri hydro power project may have illuminated millions of homes and offices in nine Indian States but ironically in the Tehri district itself, lakhs of people are still awaiting power supply. Due to distance from the main line, at least 300 villages in the district …
Piyush Goyal led team of bureaucrats from energy ministries to Gujarat to learn from the state's performance in the sector; hints at possible changes in the RPO of states The government is open to amending the Electricity Act 2003 and sorting out issues related to quality and transportation of coal …
Wants to set up new transmission lines & solar powered micro-grids to connect villages The government will fast-track its plan to supply electricity to every village in the country and use solar power generation to light up remote hamlets — an early sign of how the energy sector may gain …
Household consumption of various goods and services in India 2011-12. The report is based on information collected during 2011-12 from 101651 households in 7469 villages and 5268 urban blocks spread over the entire country.
Reiterating Govt’s resolve to make the State self-sufficient in power, the Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather today said that various projects have been firmed up to add about 10000 MW power by the end of 13th Five Year Plan. He said Rs.1900 crore are being spent …
Hyderabad-based ICOMM Tele has been hired by NTPC to carry on RGGVY projects in three districts of Odisha The state energy department has issued a cautionary note against ICOMM Tele, a tower maker for companies like Vodafone, Aircel and Power Grid Corporation, to take part in the Rs 2,600 crore …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Wednesday approved four new projects, including ‘Strengthening Capacity of Distribution System of the Rural Electrification’ Project, involving Tk 5,198.33 crore in a bid to enhance the capacity of transmission network of 39 Palli Bidyut Samities, reports UNB. The approval was …
DHAKA : It was a life for them without electricity until recently. But, things have changed fast when they got access to off-grid solar home system. They are happy as it generates enough power for lights, televisions, radios, mobile phone charging and small appliances, reducing their spending on electricity use, …
Facing a barrage of criticism from all quarters for the grim power scenario in the State, the Meghalaya Government is now eyeing a long-term solution to address the growing demand for power by implementing the Meghalaya Renewable Energy Policy aimed at tapping the various sources of renewable energy available in …
The handbook underscores the relevance of Universal Service Obligation for electricity in rural India. It articulates clearly the regulatory framework and legal recourse for electricity service obligation in the country.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved the ‘Enhancement of Capacity of Grid Substations and Transmission Line for Rural Electrification’ project costing TK 1,332.68 crore to improve rural power supply system in five divisions, reports UNB. The approval came from the ECNEC meeting held at …
The government on Tuesday gave nod to a Tk 1,332.68 crore project aiming at improving rural power supply system in five divisions. Under the project, state-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) will enhance capacity of grid substations and transmission lines in rural areas of Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi …
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Power and Energy has initiated a program to grant concessionary loans to the low income groups to electrify their households. Under the program, the low income families in rural areas will be given a maximum loan of 40,000 rupees to obtain electricity facilities. They can use …
The Tokyo Cement Group switched on their second Biomass power plant on April 5th to supply the largely rural region of Mahiyanganaya with 5MW of clean and constant energy. This Rs. 2.4 billion plant by Tokyo Power, the energy arm of the nation’s leading cement and concrete manufacturer, Tokyo Cement …
Creation of small States does not necessarily catalyse economic growth, says a report by India Ratings. The report titled ‘Small States’ Creation – Neither Panacea Nor Placebo’, points out that “creation of small States is not a panacea to improve economic performance, social indicators and other infrastructure statistics. Even though …
There is a growing interest in how to deliver energy services to people on a low income, not just for household use but to earn a living: the so-called ‘productive uses’ of energy. One sector that deserves particular attention is smallholder agriculture. Expanding access to modern energy services and equipment …
The Thadokoshi Hydropower Project based at Chaurikharka-3 in Solukhumbu, the mountainous district of eastern Nepal, has been completed. The total cost of the project is Rs. 60 million, according to project construction committee president Mingmar Kshiri Sherpa. Some 250 households of Chaurikharka wards no. 2, 3, 4, and 6 have …
Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy technologies (PCRET) has initiated a project under which different villages throughout the country will be electrified though promotion of clean and renewable solar energy through Photovoltaic process. The basic objective of this project is up gradation of silicon crystal growing and wafering,cell fabrication and lamination …
