Energy

Malawi: President Mutharika Launches Program for Electricity Supplies in Rural Malawi

President Peter Mutharika has emphasised the need for every Malawian in the country to have access to electricity, saying his government will ensure to provide energy to schools, clinics and homes

Publication Date: 
06/04/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Rural Electrification, Malawi, Electricity, Africa
Energy

Kenya: rural electrification project secures funding

In East Africa, the Kenyan government has approved Sh6.7 billion ($65 million) towards the country's last mile connectivity project.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2017
ESI Africa
Tags:
Energy, Rural Electrification, Kenya, Electricity, Africa
Energy

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 20/03/2017

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 20/03/2017. As reported by States, there were 18,452 un-electrified villages in the country, as on 1st April, 2015. Out of these 12,364 villages have been electrified, as on 28.02.2017. The State-wise names of un-electrified villages including those in Odisha and Uttarakhand is available at http://garv.gov.in/dashboard/ue. State-wise number of un-electrified villages is furnished at Annexure-I.

Publication Date: 
Monday, March 20, 2017
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Rural Electrification, India, Statistics, Parliament
Energy

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Backward and Remote Areas of the Country, 20/03/2017

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Backward and Remote Areas of the Country, 20/03/2017. During the financial year 2014-15, Government of India approved Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) with a total investment of Rs. 43033 crore. Under Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) component of DDUGJY, access to electricity is provided to un-electrified villages/habitations including backward and remote areas, where grid connectivity is either not feasible or not cost effective by using renewable sources such as biomass, biofuels, biogas, Mini hydro, solar etc.

Publication Date: 
Monday, March 20, 2017
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Rural Electrification, India, Statistics, Parliament, Subsidies
Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rural Electrification through Renewable Energy Resources, 16/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rural Electrification through Renewable Energy Resources, 16/03/2017. Central Financial Assistance released under various MNRE Ministry of New & Renewable Energy programmes to Kerala during the last three years and current year is given in Annexure I.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy, India, Parliament, Kerala
Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 16/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 16/03/2017. As reported by States, there were 18,452 un-electrified villages in the country as on 01.04.2015.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Rural Electrification, India, Parliament, Electricity
Energy

AfDB’s grant to assist The Gambia improve electricity access

On Monday, the African Development Bank (AfDB), through it’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), approved a $995,000 grant for the development of renewable energy in the Republic of The Gamb

Publication Date: 
02/03/2017
ESI Africa
Tags:
Energy, Gambia, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Fossil Fuels, Rural Electrification, Africa
Energy

Energy access and living standards: some observations on recent trends

A subset of Sustainable Development Goals pertains to improving people's living standards at home. These include the provision of access to electricity, clean cooking energy, improved water and sanitation. We examine historical progress in energy access in relation to other living standards. We assess regional patterns in the pace of progress and relative priority accorded to these different services. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa would have to undergo unprecedented rates of improvement in energy access in order to achieve the goal of universal electrification by 2030.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2017
Narasimha D Rao, Shonali Pachauri
Environmental Research Letters
1-9
Tags:
Household Energy, Electricity, Water Supply, Sanitation, Africa, Rural Electrification, Women, Asia, India, Ghana, Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, LPG, Kerosene, Poverty
Energy

Energy access and living standards: some observations on recent trends

A subset of Sustainable Development Goals pertains to improving people’s living standards at home. These include the provision of access to electricity, clean cooking energy, improved water and sanitation. We examine historical progress in energy access in relation to other living standards. We assess regional patterns in the pace of progress and relative priority accorded to these different services. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa would have to undergo unprecedented rates of improvement in energy access in order to achieve the goal of universal electrification by 2030.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2017
Narasimha D Rao, Shonali Pachauri
Environmental Research Letters
12
10
Tags:
Energy, Rural Electrification, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Poverty, India, Global, Electricity, GDP
Energy

Uganda: Govt to Extend Renewable Energy Countrywide

Kampala — Government is tapping into renewable energy resources to be able to extend power to off the grid areas in Uganda.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Renewable Energy, Uganda, Solar Energy, Rural Electrification, Africa

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