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 …
Kagera — TANZANIA and Uganda have signed yet another Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of electricity to villages along the Uganda-Tanzania border. The signing ceremony which was held in Bukoba, Kagera Region at the weekend, comes just four days before President John Magufuli and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri …
This report highlights the most effective carbon-reducing policies and practices from the top 22 greenhouse gas emitting countries. The Report is inspirational, heartening, and contains useful information that could help your state, region, or country reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions and meet its Paris Agreement Pledge.
A team from Toyota Tsusho Corporation will this month visit Zambia to undertake feasibility studies for the establishment of an off-grid energy solution pilot project. Toyota Tsusho Corporation Chief Division Officer, TAKASHI HATTORI says his company will travel to Zambia this month to access the prospects for establishment of the …
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo declares government's plans to provide renewable power supply to rural communities that are not connected to the national grid. Osinbajo made the announcement last week, where he disclosed that the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is developing an energy database that would reflect community locations and energy …
Babati — Rural electrification Phase III that was recently launched by Deputy Minister for Energy and Minerals, Dr Medard Kalemani under Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is set to cover 7,873 villages out of 12,268 in the country which are still without power. Launching the project at Luxmanda village here, Dr …
Electricity consumption (demand) in the country will grow at 7.1% (CAGR) between FY17 and FY22 and then slow to 6% in the subsequent five years, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). Electricity consumption (demand) in the country will grow at 7.1% (CAGR) between FY17 and FY22 and then slow …
This report presents a review of the experience of Sub-Saharan African countries in deploying concessions to increase both the level of electrification and the level of private investment in rural electrification from the 1990s until the present. The results have been mixed. In several cases, concessions have proven successful at …
Claiming that the state run OERDA has played a vital role in providing renewable energy to the people living in forested and hilly areas, the minister said, of the 1620 villages so far electrified with solar energy, 145 villages are located in remote area inhabited by tribal population. Odisha government …
Following a study revealing that renewable energy, particularly solar, is dominating rural Tanzania, there are now plans to open a training centre. The director of the Innovative Technology and Energy Centre (ITEC), Dr Herb Rhee, has announced plans to open a training centre for renewable energy technology in Arusha, Tanzania. …
Kerala will be declared as a 'fully-electrified' state by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on May 29 in Kozhikode, said power minister M M Mani on Thursday. Mani said that the state Mani said that the state with 1.25 crore KSEB consumers, has provided connections to all households, except 1,000 families. …
Rwanda National Police has connected 216 households in Nyarugenge and Bugesera districts with solar home systems as part of the ongoing social protection programmes to mark the force's 17th anniversary under the flagship of the Police Week. At least 108 homes were connected in Mpanga Village of Mageragere Sector in …
The 16th edition of the African Economic Outlook highlights the fact that Africa’s economic performance is reflecting the perils of the global economy. The region’s real GDP growth slowed down to 2.2% in 2016, mainly due to the continued fall in commodity prices and weak global economic growth. East Africa …
With the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the global community has committed to achieving universal electricity access by 2030. This study analyses the technology and investment requirements for achieving this target in Sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, it discusses the role of climate change mitigation policy, as well as key …
Ignite power, a renewable energy firm, and Rwanda National Police (RNP) have signed a partnership deal to connect more than 12,000 rural households to off-grid power solutions. Cohen Gahire, the Ignite Power business director, said RNP will buy 3,117 solar home systems that will be able to connect and light …
MAPUTO Mozambique (Xinhua) -- Nearly 25 million Mozambicans will benefit from an expansion plan connecting more rural and urban areas to the national grid by the national electricity company, Mozambican authorities announced here on Monday. "Every year the electricity company invests around 100 million U.S. dollars to expand electric power …
The Ministry of Water Irrigation and Electricity presented its Nine-month performance report to the Natural Resource Development and Environmental Protection Affairs Standing Committee of the House of People's Representatives yesterday. Presenting the report, Minister Dr. Eng. Sileshi Bekele said that the ministry is doing its level best in generating power …
The National Assembly has doubled the 2017 budget proposal of the National Rural Electrification Agency, NREA, raising the executive expenditure proposal for the agency from N16,137,871,005 to N31,044,204551 as contained in the Appropriation Bill passed last Thursday. The legislature also partially increased the N40 billion proposed in the budget by …
LONDON: India has climbed up to twenty sixth position in World Bank's electricity accessibility ranking in the current year from 99th spot in 2014, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said. "Our ranking has improved to 26 position from 99. So, it is truly very redeeming feature and satisfying for me …
Nigeria is seeking $5.2 billion from the World Bank to expand electricity generation, PREMIUM TIMES has gathered. The money is also meant to help the nation's economy recover from its first contraction in 25 years. The bank's private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation, may invest about $1.3 billion in …
Nigeria is seeking $5.2 billion from the World Bank to expand electricity generation and help the economy recover from its first contraction in 25 years. The bank’s private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation, may invest about $1.3 billion in power projects and electricity distribution companies. Its political-risk insurer, the …
