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 …
This report by Greenpeace shows that 35% of the country's electricity demands can be met from renewable energy by 2030 and 50% of the projected energy requirements from smart and efficient production, distribution and use of energy. Energy [R]evolution: A sustainable India Energy Outlook is a blueprint for curbing carbon …
REC selects DHBVN for training Sunit Dhawan Tribune News Service Gurgaon, February 23 The Union Ministry for Power has decided to hand over power-related operations at the village level to franchisees selected and trained for the purpose. The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) of India has selected the Dakshin Haryana Bijli …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 23: The progress of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna has added to the woes of the Jamshedpur circle of Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB). Board officials admitted that after electricity has reached remote areas, instances of hooking have been on a rise.
BHUBANESWAR: The Central agencies executing rural electrification programme under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutkaran Yojana (RGGVY) in the State were Tuesday directed to complete the infrastructure projects strictly as per schedule. While the progress of rural electrification works in Ganjam district is somewhat satisfactory, the progress is tardy in Angul …
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: The Rs.447.41-crore rural electrification project, aimed at benefiting nearly 5.25 lakh below-the-poverty-line households (BPLHH) spread over 27 districts, was launched at Kollumedu village, about 30 km north of Chennai, on Tuesday. In the initial phase, about 54,000 households will be covered by March-end. The project is expected …
RAMPURHAT, Feb. 1: The Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme (PPIP) has come to a halt in the villages of Ambha and Kushmore, in Birbhum's Rampurhat II and Muraroi II block areas respectively. The villagers have boycotted the programme in order to prompt developments ~ Ambha is demanding immediate electrification, while Kushmore …
Ludhiana: In the last three years, more than 75 pc of BPL families have taken power connections on their own Delay by the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) in the implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikarn Yojana (RGGVY), has defeated the purpose for which the Rs 154.58-crore plan was …
Over 83% of rural families living in the Amazonian jungle of Peru have no access to electrical energy because of the difficulty and high cost of extending the electricity grid to the region. The sustainable use of biomass to generate energy could make a significant contribution in this regard, in …
The Committee took evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Power on 16th June, 2008. The issue of implementation of RGGVY was also discussed again at a sitting of the Committee held on 19th September, 2008 to have a briefing from the Ministry of Power on the Status of …
With the aid of small island PV systems, a German-based aid foundation is bringing light in the huts of Ethiopia's rural population. The solar energy is also awakening the energy of the people themselves.
Infrastructure plays a vital role in any economy and, in particular, in attracting investments. Gujarat realised this many years ago. If Gujarat has been among the most industrialised States of India, it is because of its ability to surge ahead on the infrastructure front irrespective of politics. For instance, all …
There is a corporate look about the state secretariat of Gujarat. Unlike most other state capitals, political | workers of any hue are conspicuous by their absence in ' Gandhinagar. Instead, smartly-dressed business executives from across the country and the world buzz around in the corridors of the state capital. …
LUCKNOW: In 2006, when students of Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L) were penalised for violating the institution's norms, they may have resented the move. But two years down the line, they feel proud of paying the fine as the little mistakes they made has "lit up" lives of 30-odd …
VIVEK SINGH A bulb lighted by a dynamo at a house in the village. (Vivek Singh) Upper Mamring (Kurseong), Jan. 12: The village is once again back to days when electricity was yet to make a foray. But that does not mean that it is in the dark. Three months …
Guidelines for Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana in the XI Plan, for attaining the goal of providing access to electricity to all households and electrification of about 1.15 lakh un-electrified villages by 2009. Guidelines for Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana …
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday assured Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal that the State
JOWAI: The Jaintia Students Union, Namdong Circle has urged the Meghalaya State Electricity Board (MeSEB) to look in to the matter of irregular power supply in Namdong and Khanduli areas seriously for the well being of the people in the area. In a statement issued here, the JSU unit president …
