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 …
N. Gopal Raj A simple and strictly local power generation system has proved that rural Indian communities are willing and able to pay for reliable electricity. Some seven years ago, two young men, chums from their days at boarding school, chatted over the Internet about what they might do for …
A technology that converts rice husk into electricity is gaining ground in Bihar. Some 100,000 households in the state already use electricity produced from biomass and their number is steadily growing. A rice husk power plant in Rupahi village in West Champaran district of Bihar. IANSAccording to an estimate, 44 …
With the ADB set to sanction a loan of US $200 million for rural electrification, the abysmal power scenario in the State can be expected to undergo some improvement. While the State
BHUBANESWAR: The rural electrification programme under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutkaran Yojana (RGGVY) is not making desired progress in the State due to Central apathy. In the Tenth Plan, the State was a victim of preferential treatment by the Centre so far as allocation of funds under the scheme was concerned. …
This document an attempt is made to assess the situation of rural electrification in the state of Madhya Pradesh based on 2001 census data. The data is analysed by using various parameters such as size of village, percentage of electrified households in the village etc. To know about the present …
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission approved by the cabinet recently. The mission will be implemented in three phases and aims to feed 20,000 MW to the national grid by 2022, with an initial investment of Rs 4,337 crore. The National Solar Mission is a major initiative of the Government of …
This study analyses the diverse positive and negative impacts that coal mining has on the livelihoods of local communities of the Ib valley coalfield in Orissa. Using the sustainable livelihoods framework, it shows that coal mining, which is a form of physical capital, contributes to the enhancement of financial capital. …
The Government has taken steps to launch 2,225 electrification projects at a cost of Rs. 5025 million. Accordingly all remaining power projects will be completed by 2012 and this will cost an additional sum of Rs.1,650 million, the Ceylon Electricity Board stated. According to the Ministry the main purpose of …
The Power and Energy Ministry has launched 2225 electrification projects at a cost of Rs. 5025 million to provide electricity to 15 percent of the population who are without this basic facility within the next three years. All remaining power projects will be completed by 2012 and this will cost …
Sri Lanka Ministry of Power and Energy has implemented a speedy program to provide electricity to 25 villages in the Northern Province that have no power supply yet. According to the Minister of Power and Energy, W.D.J. Senaviratne, only the cities in the Northern Province have received power supply until …
The West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (Established 1993) ensures that the state giants use 5 per cent of renewable energy. From a solar housing programme to the country's first rice husk fuel power plant,it is a pioneer in the promotion of renewable energy. The director of the West Bengal …
From solar lanterns to solar technology-run ATMs, from traffic and streetlights to railway signals, Tata BP Solar (Established 1989) now wants to light up 10 million households across India and generate 20,000 MW of solar power by 2020. In a country with over 300 sunny days across the country, leveraging …
Former deputy chief minister Stephen Marandi today promised that 135 villages in his district would celebrate a brighter Diwali, with electricity and electric bulbs reaching every household in their area by the time of the festival. Earlier, the leader had initiated measures to provide electricity to consumers in his constituency, …
India is yet to develop the energy infrastructure to power the entire country and therefore has an opportunity to build the infrastructure of the future. Greenpeace believes that reforms in the energy sector would require nothing short of an Energy [R]evolution. To ensure that everyone has access to quality power …
WEC believes that relentless improvement of government energy policies and industry practices are needed, and that this can lead to a material advancement in their capabilities to effectively handle these energy transitions. To enable this rapid change, WEC has launched a comprehensive, multi-year Assessment of Energy and Climate Policy, facilitated …
Democracy," Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi once said, "is the art and science of mobilising the entire physical, economic and spiritual resources of various sections of the people in the service of the common good of all." The ghost of spirituality went out with the Mahatma. What is in the domain of …
