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 Iran Aid Project, Asian Development Bank, International Co-operative agency and NORAD have granted loans for the provision of projects to provide electricity to the villages in the North and East under the concept of providing electricity to the villages islandwide, the Power and Energy Ministry said. Aid has been …
Electricity requirements of the North-East will be met as soon as civil administration is restored, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) stated in a release. A special discussion with regard to the Iranian Aid Program to implement rural electrification projects worth US$ 50 million was held in Colombo between Power and …
Pabantair village under Ghuridaha union of Shaghata Upazila of the district has been brought under rural electrification connection by Gaibandha Palli Bidyuit Samity (GPBS) on Friday. On the occasion, a function was held in the village on Friday with Dr M Montezar Rahman, Director of GPBS, in the chair. Lawmaker …
In a bid to provide basic services to the rural poor, a Delhi-based NGO, Goonj has initiated electrification work in Katara village near Sipajhar in Darrang district with the support of Dr Pradip Kr Sarmah (Ashoka Fellow), executive director of Centre for Rural Development (CRD), a Guwahati-based organisation. The NGO …
This book of case studies represents a collaborative effort to explore the potential of biofuels to provide sustainable livelihoods and local sources of energy for people in rural areas of developing countries, with a special emphasis on women. Although there are many forms of bio-energy that can be useful in …
Solar power in India has immense potential, provided it is supported by the right financial products, Dr Harish Hande, managing director, SELCO Solar Light and winner of the Ashden and AcelorMittal Boldeness Business Awards, tells Sheetal Vyas in a candid chat.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) perceived it as a new and important window to take up CDM projects with programmatic approach, particularly pertaining to households, small enterprises and rural areas. To increase awareness at all levels and to understand technicalities of this approach this study
Voters of a village near Sonarpur have decided to boycott the elections this year. In the Ardida village in Sonarpur, villagers seem not to know the meaning of development. Twelve thousand of the residents belong to different tribes. With sunset, the village plunges into darkness, despite promises of electrification being …
Praveen Bose / Bangalore April 28, 2009, 0:55 IST Selco Solar has illuminated the lives of many poor with over 95,000 solar installations. Padmakshi, who lives in Kundapura, in coastal Karnataka, never had any fear of gadgets. At least, she didn
The World Bank is supporting the Government initiative to increase rural people's access to electricity through the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development (RERED) Project as the Government is relying upon renewable energy options to provide electricity in remote areas where grid expansion is either too expensive or not possible …
The Siddhirganj Peaking Power Project (SPPP), Bangladesh's first integrated gas-to-power project would add 300MW electricity to national power grid, which was scheduled to be completed by 2011. The World Bank had approved US$ 350 million interest free credit for SPPP against its the total project cost $470 million. The credit …
A revolutionary change can be made in Sri Lanka by installing solar lighting in every house where there is no electricity, former Councillor, Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Chennai, Lakshman Jayawardena told Daily News Business. Having had work experience in India, he said that a large number of people …
Dalhousie: The Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojna (RGGVY) launched in Chamba district is a major contribution of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre. MP Chander Kumar claimed this while addressing a series of election rallies in the Dalhousie and Bhattiyat assembly constituencies. Taking credit of the prestigious scheme in …
Tribal Electricity Supply Company (Tesco) has electrified 1,511 villages in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), increasing the number of consumers to 293,956. The total electricity demand for Fata is 616 MW whereas the installed capacity is 522 MW. This was told during a presentation to the Governor NWFP Owais Ahmad …
The government will get a $155 million loan from the Asian Development Bank to help improve and expand its electricity services. The work will focus mainly on electric services to the poor and those in areas of conflict, the Asian Development Bank said. The loan was approved by the board …
The Power and Energy Ministry following the mandate given by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on December 8 2005 has formulated the National Energy Policy. The Policy has incorporated subjects and functions such as implementation of policies, plans and programmes in respect of power and energy, investigation, planning, implementation and coordination of …
Telgaria (Bokaro): They are fed up of campaign promises. They want results. And now to ensure that one such promise made 15 years ago, that of electricity reaching their homes, is kept, this cluster of villages near Bokaro has decided to boycott elections. The
