Energy

10 lakh houses in rural areas under solar panel

At least 10 lakh houses in rural areas of the country have come under solar energy, official sources said.

Publication Date: 
16/09/2011
New Nation (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, Solar Energy, Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy, Electricity, CFL
Energy

Bengal plans to provide power to 15 lakh rural households

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd plans to bring 15 lakh rural families in the below poverty line (BPL) category under the electricity map this fiscal.

Publication Date: 
08/09/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Energy, Rural Electrification, Coal
Energy

Transform Villages with Bio Energy

A carefully-crafted mission can bring cooking fuel and electricity to the deprived households in the hinterland

Publication Date: 
08/09/2011
Ajay Shankar
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Rural Energy, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Rural Electrification, Electricity, Carbon Dioxide, Household Energy, NGO
Energy

Towards an ‘energy plus’ approach for the poor: a review of good practices and lessons learned from Asia and the Pacific

This report documents good practices and lessons learned in addressing energy poverty and expanding energy services for the poor. It draws from the experiences of 17 energy access programmes and projects in the Asia-Pacific region.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
UNDP
Tags:
Energy, Renewable Energy, Asia, India, Carbon Market, Electricity, Biomass, Fuel Efficiency, Finance, Rural Electrification, Poverty, Green House Gases
Energy

Lighting up Ladakh: realizing the importance of off-grid energy solutions in the context of unique geographical reality

The case study analyzes the lessons learnt from ground realities on implementation of solar energy systems in rural India. This is an excellent case of making policy-practice connect viable. Off Grid Energy Solutions are viable in remote corners of country with community ownership harvesting the benefits to the maximum extent.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Mohd Shawahiq Siddiqui, Shilpa Chohan, Sanjay Upadhyay
Heinrich Boll Foundation
Tags:
Solar Energy, Ladakh, India, Rural Electrification, Energy, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Subsidies, Off-Grid
Energy

Govt for funding power projects in RMB

Says Flow In Chinese Local Currency Will Boost Funding In 12th 5-Year Plan

Publication Date: 
31/08/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Energy, Power Transmission, Electricity, Finance, China, Ministry of Power, Rural Electrification, Power Industry
Energy

State seeks private partner for renewable energy project

Kolkata, 25 Aug: The West Bengal government today said it has invited an expression of interest from private sector companies to partner West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation for impleme

Publication Date: 
26/08/2011
Statesman (Kolkata)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Sundarbans, Energy, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Rural Electrification, Ministry of Power, Biomass, Solar Energy
Energy

Now, students carry electricity home in remote areas

Students in some rural areas of Karnataka used to literally burn oil, with no electricity at home. No longer. They can carry a few watts from school.

Publication Date: 
25/08/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Energy, Solar Energy, Rural Electrification, Education, Batteries, Kerosene
Energy

Alternative energy for 1,900 villages

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to electrify 1,900 villages with alternative energy sources through the Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA).

Publication Date: 
06/08/2011
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Alternative Fuels, Energy, Rural Energy, Rural Electrification
Agriculture

NERCORMP markets organic products from project villages

NERCORMP is involved in capacity building of communities and participating agencies, in generating livelihood activities by focusing on organic agriculture, sustainable shifting cultivation, livestock and fisheries, forestry, NTFP, medicinal and aromatic plants.

Publication Date: 
04/08/2011
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Organic Farming, Organic Foods, Fisheries, Ecotourism, Drinking Water, Rural Electrification, Assam, Manipur

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