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 …
Monrovia — The Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy in efforts to enhance the strength of the Liberia Electricity Cooperation (LEC) has launched a program codename, 'Growing the National Grid Program' (GTG). Report by Edwin G. Genoway, Jr - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript …
This report takes stock of the power sector in India and discusses the interventions required to achieve round-the-clock power supply and propose directions for stakeholders in the Indian power and energy sectors.
Despite sustained efforts to reform the sector, electricity distribution in India remains amidst complex problems, manifested in the form of loss-making distribution utilities, poor quality of service, governance ambiguities, and absence of basic data. The current wave of reforms seeks to turnaround the sector’s performance by transforming the generation mix, …
In India, Prime Minister Modi has set an ambitious target of installing 100 GW (100,000 MW) of solar power capacity by 2022. The current solar capacity in India stands at 8 GW as on July end, 2016. Thus, the target of moving from 8 GW in July 2016 to 100 …
Today, in India, we face both an environment as well as a development crisis. On the one hand we are still struggling with the problems of inequality, poverty and improving the human development indicators. On the other hand, environmental pollution and ecological destruction is now a runaway problem. Both these …
The Northeast region of the country has a total installed capacity of 3,550.02 mega-watts (MW) for electricity generation. Fossil fuels—gas, coal and diesel—capacity combined contributes to 57.6 per cent of the installed capacity. According to the Central Electricity Authority, there is currently a gap of 4.7 per cent between the …
JODHPUR: Two years after the Narendra Modi government announced the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), expected to 'electrify' many border villages and hamlets of Jaisalmer and Barmer districts in Rajasthan, hundreds of villages use lanterns and chimney lamps even now. In dozens of villages, though electricity has reached …
Panaji: Union minister of state (independent charge) for power, coal, new and renewable energy and mines, Piyush Goyal has confirmed that an amount of 162 crore has been sanctioned for the state of Goa under various schemes for improving and augmenting the energy needs of the state. Under the Integrated …
Keonjhar: A cluster of tribal settlements in the remote hills of mineral-rich Keonjhar district saw light some years ago, thanks to the rural electrification drives of the state and the Centre. With these villages being lit after years of darkness, the aspirations of its residents got wings. They started dreaming …
The country can achieve as high as 50 per cent growth in electricity production up to 1.65 trillion units next year, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. "We need to double our power production. Given the infrastructure and generating capacity we have today...we have the ability to double our power …
With the power demand in summer at a peak, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday that electricity is available at exchanges across India, and without network congestion, at rates around Rs 2 per unit. "Summer afternoon power check: 4,144 MW available at Rs.2.13/unit across India," Goyal said in a …
Mountains offer ideal conditions for the development of hydropower, but the uneven distribution of benefits from project development often create friction and development disputes between communities and project developers. How can hydropower projects be designed and implemented in such a way that affected communities derive benefits beyond mere compensation and …
Two major investors in African power projects announced Wednesday a joint venture that they said would help boost electricity output across the continent. Harith General Partners and the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) said the tie-up would allow improved financing and development of both renewable and non-renewable energy projects. More than …
BHUBANESWAR: Even after a decade of launching of the rural electrification programme under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), 42.64 lakh households of the State are still out of the reach of electricity. Under the 12th Plan period, the Centre had sanctioned projects worth `3,550.47 crore for electrification of 3,144 …
POWER FOR ALL Govt decides to electrify 5.98 crore un-electrified households by December 2018, offers finance to states from PFC and REC on no profit, no loss basis India has scaled up its electrification drive to target every household and shed the tag of being a nation with surplus supply …
Keonjhar: A lion's share of funds from District Mineral Foundation (DMF) trust will be utilized for development of mining-affected areas in Keonjhar district. The second governing body meeting of the DMF trust was recently held at Keonjhar collectorate. Presiding over the meeting, collector (Keonjhar) N Thirumala Nayak revealed that Rs …
India won't need any new power plants for the next three years as it is flush with generation capacity, according to a government assessment. But, ironically, more than a third of the country's population still lives without power. The country can manage for the next three years with existing plants …
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has commissioned a N32 million solar power project in a community in Kaduna State. The 24KW micro-grid solar system located at Charwa/Chakun in Makarfi Local Government Area was initiated to develop the community which has been off the national grid. The solar electrification project developed …
Government of India will be launching the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for all (UJALA) in Gujarat tomorrow. The event will be presided by chief minister Anandiben Patel. The LED bulbs will be available to the consumers across Gujarat for an upfront cost of Rs 80 and at an EMI …
A combination of renewable energy sources off the national grids could be a solution to supplying electricity to rural areas across Africa, a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) showed on Monday. An estimated 643 million people are living without electricity on the continent, with 80 percent of those living in rural …
