Rural Electrification

Managing the seasonal variability of electricity demand and supply

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 …

Electricity connectivity reaches 32pc

The report, which has been released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), was produced out of information collected on connectivity of electricity to the main dwelling of household. On rural-urban differentials, the report reveals that the connection of electricity to urban dwellings in 2016 was higher to 65.3 percent …

India’s electric turnaround: Powerless to power-surplus

Union Minister Piyush Goyal uses ‘shock treatment’ to cure a sector that had been critically ill When Piyush Goyal took over as the Union Minister for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy in May 2014, he inherited perhaps the worst of the UPA regime’s handiwork. In October 2014, at least 56 …

Solar power dominates rural Tanzania, says report

The Energy Access Situation Report, 2016 Tanzania Mainland, reveals that solar power is the dominant electricity source in the country’s rural areas. The report, released earlier this week by the National Bureau of Statistics and the Rural Energy Agency shows that grid electricity is the second largest source of power …

Half of rural dwellers access power - report

A latest study conducted by an autonomous body-Rural Energy Agency (REA) in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Ministry of Energy and Minerals shows 49.5 per cent of rural dwellers have access to electricity. The average nation electricity access stands at 67.5 per cent, up from …

Tanzania: 33% of Tanzanians Have Access to Electricity - Report

Dar es Salaam — A total of 3,753, 615 households in Mainland Tanzania are electrified with any form of electricity out of 11,454,818 households, a new study indicates. This is equivalent to 32.8 per cent of all households of Mainland Tanzania and is an increase from 18 per cent of …

Sh12.8billion solar plant set to be launched in Garissa County

Rural Electrification Authority Chairman Dr Simon Gicharu Work on a Sh12.8 billion solar power plant in Garissa County will start soon. Rural Electrification Authority Chairman Simon Gicharu said the final design works will be approved in two weeks. "All bottlenecks to the Garissa solar plant, which is the biggest in …

Survey: More homes have electricity compared to 2015

Kenyans are more connected to national grid compared to a year ago, 2017 economic survey now reveals. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics says that the number of customers connected under the rural electrification programme rose by 38.2 per cent from 703.2 thousand in 2015 to 972.0 thousand in 2016. …

Guinea: MoU signed for electrification rollout

In West Africa, the Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bollore Group for a decentralised electrification programme in Guinea. Villages located in upper Guinea will soon receive power through a pilot project under the management of Blue Solutions, a subsidiary of Bollore …

Govt 'forgets' to seek CRZ nod, island project delayed

Elephanta Caves, UNESCO heritage site, is located nine nautical miles from Mumbai Elephanta Caves’ inhabitants await electrification after 70 years of independence UNESCO heritage-Elephanta Caves' wait for electrification is delayed by six more months as the Maharashtra government "forgot" to seek coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance from the environment department …

Over 3 lakh households in State get electricity

SHILLONG: The Centre’s rural household electrification programme has illuminated around 3.24 lakh households in the State. The official statistics of the Union Government say that 69.92 per cent of the households in Meghalaya have been electrified. As per statistics, 31,226 of the total 59,010 households spread over 1,077 habitations in …

Malawi: President Mutharika Launches Program for Electricity Supplies in Rural Malawi

President Peter Mutharika has emphasised the need for every Malawian in the country to have access to electricity, saying his government will ensure to provide energy to schools, clinics and homes in the rural areas where the power supply is scarce. Mutharika made the emphasis in Mulanje during the launch …

Kenya: rural electrification project secures funding

In East Africa, the Kenyan government has approved Sh6.7 billion ($65 million) towards the country's last mile connectivity project. The loan signed with European Investment Bank (EIB) concerns a multiple scheme electrification project, targeting universal access to electricity for the Kenyan population by 2020, the Standard reported. According to media, …

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Backward and Remote Areas of the Country, 20/03/2017

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Backward and Remote Areas of the Country, 20/03/2017. During the financial year 2014-15, Government of India approved Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) with a total investment of Rs. 43033 crore. Under Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) component of DDUGJY, access to electricity …

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 20/03/2017

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 20/03/2017. As reported by States, there were 18,452 un-electrified villages in the country, as on 1st April, 2015. Out of these 12,364 villages have been electrified, as on 28.02.2017. The State-wise names of un-electrified villages including those in Odisha and Uttarakhand …

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 16/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 16/03/2017. As reported by States, there were 18,452 un-electrified villages in the country as on 01.04.2015. Based on the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) submitted by States, details of the projects, including electrification of villages sanctioned under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram …

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rural Electrification through Renewable Energy Resources, 16/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rural Electrification through Renewable Energy Resources, 16/03/2017. Central Financial Assistance released under various MNRE Ministry of New & Renewable Energy programmes to Kerala during the last three years and current year is given in Annexure I. Brief details of the major schemes/programmes implemented by …

AfDB’s grant to assist The Gambia improve electricity access

On Monday, the African Development Bank (AfDB), through it’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), approved a $995,000 grant for the development of renewable energy in the Republic of The Gambia. The funds will assist to implement a programme to facilitate private investments in Green Mini-Grids through the creation of …

Energy access and living standards: some observations on recent trends

A subset of Sustainable Development Goals pertains to improving people’s living standards at home. These include the provision of access to electricity, clean cooking energy, improved water and sanitation. We examine historical progress in energy access in relation to other living standards. We assess regional patterns in the pace of …

Energy access and living standards: some observations on recent trends

A subset of Sustainable Development Goals pertains to improving people's living standards at home. These include the provision of access to electricity, clean cooking energy, improved water and sanitation. We examine historical progress in energy access in relation to other living standards. We assess regional patterns in the pace of …

Uganda: Govt to Extend Renewable Energy Countrywide

Kampala — Government is tapping into renewable energy resources to be able to extend power to off the grid areas in Uganda. Mr John Tumuhimbise, the commissioner renewable energy resources at the ministry of Energy, while speaking at the new village power offices in Kampala early in the week, said …

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