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 …
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 …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electricity Supply in Villages, 09/05/2016. There were 18,452 un-electrified census villages in the country as on 01.04.2015 as informed by the States. Out of these un-electrified census villages, 7108 villages have been electrified during 2015-16. The State-wise details are given at Annex-I. Under Deendayal …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 02/05/2016. As reported by the respective State Governments/Distribution Companies (DISCOMs), 7,108 villages stand electrified during 2015-16. The State-wise details are given at Annex.
This study assesses and compares the benefits of electricity service to households and small enterprises from microgrids, solar home systems (SHS), and the national grid in select rural communities in India and Nepal. Electricity access, in general, leads to reduced kerosene use, more time spent by women on income-generation, and …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 25/04/2016. The State-wise number of villages electrified during the last two years are at Annex. As informed by States, there were 18,452 un-electrified census villages in the country as on 01.04.2015. Out of the 18,452 un-electrified villages, electrification works in 7,108 …
The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) recently distributed solar lanterns to 40 families of Kolha community at Kandalei village under Chhatabar gram panchayat, 20 km from the State capital. High Court justice M Papana, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) State head Surendra Pradhan, OUAT sports teacher Gopi Mohan Pattanayak, Dhauli Art College …
The Odisha government on Tuesday admitted that 3,940 villages and 16,533 small habitations remained to be electrified. According to a written reply furnished by State Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das, 3,144 villages under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana and 521 under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) could not be …
Toorputallu and Pedhamyanavanilanka will be electrified completely on solar power from this year. In a first of its kind of green development initiative, two Andhra villages, Toorputallu and Pedhamyanavanilanka will be electrified completely on solar power from this year. "These will be the first two villages in the country to …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Fund for Rural Electrification, 14/03/2016. The State-wise number of villages electrified under Rural Electrification component of Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) during the last three years, are given at Annex-I. Under DDUGJY, renewable energy sources are used for rural electrification in case of …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Modalities for distribution of electricity to villages, 14/03/2016. Ministry of Power does not have any scheme by the name National Rural Electrification Scheme (NRES). However, the work of rural electrification is done under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY). Cumulatively, as on 29.02.2016, electrification …
Government will meet its target of electrifying 18,452 villages by March next year, much ahead of the May 2018 deadline as over a third of the task has been completed already, power minister Piyush Goyal said. "During the last 11 months we have already electrified 6,029 unelectrified villages under our …
The list was topped by Switzerland followed by Norway and Sweden in the second and third place India has been ranked at the 90th place in a list of 126 countries compiled by World Economic Forum (WEF) on the basis of their ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy, …
100% village electrification is positive but power supply needs to be ensured Power industry fears the Finance Minister's proposal to increase rate of Clean Environment Cess from Rs 200 per tonne to Rs 400 per tonne will have adverse impact on tariff structure. The industry players expect there will be …
Defending the Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday that it addresses the “harsh reality” of distress in rural India and the farm sector beleaguered by successive poor monsoons. The Budget that has remained on the committed path of fiscal rectitude and includes a number of deep, though unglamorous …
