THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State is all set to win carbon credits for reducing carbon emission through its Bachat Lamp Yojana under which the Kerala Sate Electricity Board (KSEB) distributed two Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) of 14 W in lieu of two 60 W incandescent lamps to domestic electricity consumers.
KOCHI: Kerala's initiative, to become the first to fully implement the Bacchat Lamp Yojana (BLY) in the country, has been recognized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Co plans 20% market share in 3 yrs, in advanced talks with 3-4 local players to float Indian JV
US-based LED manufacturer Lighting Science Group, a global leader in its business, plans to enter the Indian market by September with an eye to grab 20% share of the market over three years.
Solar electricity lights the maximum number of villages in Chhattisgarh—but barely so. Tucked away in the Barnawapara wildlife sanctuary of Chhattisgarh is a small village, Deba. The national power grid is yet to reach there. But there is no interruption in the scheduled power supply to its 75 households. While power cuts are frequent in grid-connected villages across the state, the only time Deba residents experienced a blackout since they started receiving electricity some seven years ago was in October last year.
