Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on electrification of villages, 03/12/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on electrification of villages, 03/12/2015. The details of un-electrified households/villages in the country are placed at Annex-I. For providing electricity to agriculture sector and electrification of un-electrified villages to give electricity access to un-electrified households, during the 12th Plan, projects amounting to Rs. 63,810 crores has been sanctioned so far under DDUGJY including the subsumed Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY). The state-wise amount sanctioned is given at Annex-II.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Rural Electrification, Statistics, India, Parliament, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Electricity
Energy

How Tanzania plans to light up a million homes with solar power

In a country where only 40% of people have access to grid electricity, the government is looking to sunshine to power health centres and homes

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Energy, Solar Energy, Tanzania, Renewable Energy, Rural Electrification, Electricity, Africa
Energy

Building electricity supplies in Africa for growth and universal access

Although Africa has enormous energy resources, more than half of the continent’s population do not have any access to electricity and generation is often unable to meet the demand of those who do. Growth and poverty reduction will be constrained if this deficit continues.

Publication Date: 
28/10/2015
Andrew Scott
New Climate Economy
Tags:
Electricity, Renewable Energy, Africa, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Rural Electrification, Off-Grid, Household Energy, GDP
Energy

Africa: Young Tanzanian Switching On Rural Areas With Solar Energy

'Electricity supply is really important for the development of a country. Without electricity, New York or Johannesburg would just be villages.'

Publication Date: 
27/10/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Tanzania, Rural Electrification, Africa, Awards
Energy

Uganda: Govt to Get U.S.$121 Milllion From AfDB to Boost Power Access in Rural Areas

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $121 million loan and grant for Uganda to increase access to electricity in rural areas.

Publication Date: 
27/10/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Uganda, Rural Electrification, Electricity, Africa
Energy

Nigeria: Country, UK Sign Agreement On Solar Energy in London

The federal government on Thursday in London boosted its power programme with the signing of an agreement with the United Kingdom on the use of solar energy to provide electricity to rural people.

Publication Date: 
26/10/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Nigeria, United Kingdom (UK), Africa, Electricity, Rural Electrification
Energy

Centre plugs into power reforms to recharge distribution

Eight states already on board; Maharashtra to sign up soon

Centre plugs into power reforms to recharge distribution

Publication Date: 
19/10/2015
Jyoti Mukul, Shreya Jai
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Power Transmission, Ministry of Power, Electricity, Goa, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Rural Electrification, Energy
Energy

SADC (Southern African Development Community) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report 2015

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region of 15 countries, with approximately 23.5 per cent of energy generated from renewables, is becoming a key player in the international trend towards developing renewable energy resources and energy efficiency, according to a new report.

Publication Date: 
09/10/2015
REN21 Secretariat
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Rural Electrification, Electricity, Power Transmission, South Africa, GDP, Energy Policy, Household Energy
Energy

Africa 2030: roadmap for a renewable energy future

The African continent could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Publication Date: 
05/10/2015
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Africa, Power Industry, Rural Electrification, Solar Energy, Electricity, Wind Energy, Hydroelectricity, Geothermal Energy, Biomass, Biofuel
Energy

Uganda Gets Shs40 Billion for Rural Electrification

Kampala — Ministry of Finance and the German Development Cooperation have signed a Euro 10 million (about Shs40b) grant meant to finance electrification programme for rural communities.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Uganda, Rural Electrification, Electricity, Africa

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