Claiming that the state run OERDA has played a vital role in providing renewable energy to the people living in forested and hilly areas, the minister said, of the 1620 villages so far electrified
Kampala — Donors have threatened to withdraw funding for construction of two high voltage electricity transmission line projects delayed due to lack of timely compensation of land owners.
Kerala will be declared as a 'fully-electrified' state by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on May 29 in Kozhikode, said power minister M M Mani on Thursday.
The Power Ministry proposal to provide a compensation mechanism for existing renewable energy projects against grid curtailments will be a major positive, according to India Ratings Research.
JAIPUR: With solar energy rates crashing below that of the coal-fired thermal power, states even with land constraints and lower irradiance are now warming up to the renewable energy.
LONDON: India has climbed up to twenty sixth position in World Bank's electricity accessibility ranking in the current year from 99th spot in 2014, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said.
In West Africa, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has secured about $1.5 billion from donor agencies to finance power transmission projects in Ogun State and other parts of the country.