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 …
MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India) has sponsored a R&D; project to ERDA. As part of this project, a 2 x 5 kW wind turbine is installed and integrated with water electrolyser. Complete demonstration system is expected to be ready soon. This demonstration project is undertaken …
The objective of this paper is to shed some light on the benefits of improved access to electricity supply, specifically the benefits referred to as "consumer‘s surplus", which is the difference between what customers are willing to pay for the utilities associated with electricity access and the price that they …
The department of energy finalised the Rajasthan Solar Policy 2010 on Thursday. The policy is likely to encourage investment in solar power generation while regulating the consumption of energy for individual and industrial use. "We have finalised the draft of the policy and soon the Cabinet will clear it," energy …
Balasore: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that no village will be in dark and every village of the state will be electrified by the end of 2012 as various schemes have been taken up. Stating this while inaugurating a 132/33 KV grid sub-station at Basta in the district, …
RAJOURI, Jan 6 : As many as 875 hamlets and 6 villages of border districts of Poonch and Rajouri would be electrified under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidutiyakaran Yojna (RGGVY). Out of the total project plan of Rs 52.04 crore Rs. 17.99 crore have been utilized so far on the upgradation …
The objective of this study is to develop a mathematical model for the effective utilization of renewable energy sources in a developing country like India. Decentralized energy planning (DEP) is in the interest of efficient utilization of resources. DEP is one of the options for meeting the rural and small …
The author explores the nuances of inclusive growth and the technological infrastructure that is required for modernising India. The areas covered include, amongst others, IT, agriculture, transport, education, services and energy.
Scaling-up adoption of renewable energy technology—such as solar home systems (SHS)—to expand electricity access in developing countries can accelerate the transition to low-carbon economic development. Using a national household survey, this study quantifies the carbon and distributional benefits of SHS programs in Bangladesh. Three key findings are generated from the …
A special report on the succesful micro-financed solar energy systems programme by Grameen Shakti in Bangladesh's rural areas. This is perhaps worlds's fastest growing rural renewable energy programme managed by Grameen Shakti with an extensive on-the-ground presence and service network of 1,159 offices staffed by 8,975 employees across the country. …
Interview with Tobias Zwirner who has been the Managing Director of Phaesun GmbH since 2001 and is a Board Member of the "Alliance for Rural Electrification" (ARE), which has its headquarters in Brussels. It concerns itself with the 1.6 billion people around the world who not have an electricity connection, …
The company Phaesun has started a project in the East African country of Mozambique geared towards rural electrification using especially small photovoltaic systems - so-called "PicoPV systems".
Micro-financed solar energy systems light up Bangladesh’s rural areas. To know more click on to the following URL: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/2403
LEENA SRIVASTAVA We provide a major push to renewable energy forms including solar but seem to have thrown distribution reforms out of the door. States have set up electricity regulatory commissions but they are struggling to define their relevance. The suspicion that India
Power cuts in rural households are going to be thing of past in next couple of years in Madhya Pradesh. In deference to the desire of the Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan from January 1,2013 onward all the feeders in residential habitations in rural areas would start getting 24- …
SHILLONG: The State has so far spent Rs 62.65 crore for rural electrification under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY). According to official figures, the amount spent in the various districts for electrification under RGGVY are Jaintia Hills (Rs 23.91 crore), Ri-Bhoi (Rs 13.17 crore), East Khasi Hills (Rs …
More than a billion people spread across 54 countries inhabit Africa, the world's second largest continent. People from Kenya to Ghana, from Sudan to Zambia, from Uganda to Lesotho are under threat from dam building.
This report provides an overview of the joint Ministry of Power-UNDP project that seeks to improve access to clean energy and demonstrate mechanisms to manage more effectively, energy and electricity at district levels in Chhattisgarh and Orissa. Access to clean energy is an important ingredient of any energy and development …
A new World Bank Report says decentralizing power generation and distribution to the local level through the distribution grid of the state utility by using renewable energy sources will help reduce prolonged outages and increase electricity supply in rural areas. If such sources replace kerosene and diesel for localized generation …
