Energy

Survey to source stream power - Focus on rural electrification

Gangtok, Aug.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2011
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Rural Electrification, Energy, Renewable Energy, Hydroelectricity, Irrigation, Electricity
Energy

Remote access: Expanding energy provision in rural Argentina through public-private partnerships and renewable energy. A case study of the PERMER programme

The Argentine government’s PERMER (Project for Renewable Energy in Rural Markets) programme, introduced in 1999, provides electricity for basic lighting and social communication needs for families and public services in remote, rural areas, which are beyond the reach of the grid.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2011
Sarah Best
IIED
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Argentina, Rural Electrification, Public Sector, Private Sector, Climate Change
Energy

Plan panel raps Power min on dismal show in 2 schemes

The Planning Commission has pulled up the power ministry for the poor performance of its two major schemes: the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) and the Rajiv Gandhi Gram

Publication Date: 
27/07/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry of Power, Rural Electrification, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Planning Commission, Coal, Thermal Power Plants
Energy

Kalakote 20 MVA grid station made operational

JAMMU: Kalakote 20 MVA grid station has been made fully operational to provide hassle free power supply to the consumers of twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch, said Minister of State for Power, Shabir Ahmed Khan during his inspection to the grid station on Thursday.

The Minster said that this grid station was gutted recently due to lightening.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2011
Daily Excelsior (Jammu)
Tags:
Kalakote TPS, Development, Electricity, Rural Electrification
Energy

Rahullah distributes solar lights

DAWAR (BANDIPORA) : Minister for Science and Technology and Animal Husbandry Sayed Aga Rahullah distributed domestic solar lights among 2055 families of border tehsil of Gurez at a function held at Dawar today. MLA Nazir Gurezi, SDM M.A. Hakak and the officers of Science and Technology Department were present on the occasion.

Publication Date: 
14/07/2011
Daily Excelsior (Jammu)
Tags:
Jammu & Kashmir, Solar Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Rural Electrification, Water Supply, Irrigation, Renewable Energy
Energy

Coal linkage criteria be dropped only after 85 % tie-up of power generation projects under 12th Plan

Minister of State for Energy (Independent charge) Rajendra Shukla raised a forceful demand in the Energy Ministers' Conference here today that the criteria added by the Union Government under the 12th five-year Plan that 'actual drawl of coal will be subjected to 85 percent of power being tied up through long-term PPA with Discoms through tariff-based competitive bidding.' Shukla also demanded tha

Publication Date: 
14/07/2011
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Coal, Power Transmission, Mining, Rural Electrification, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
Climate Change

Indias solar mission: Procurement and auctions

Competitive bidding adopted under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission is an appropriate process for megawatt-scale solar power procurement, given the changing prices of solar power and the limited paying capacity of India’s consumers and taxpayers. MW-scale plants may be useful to kick-start the solar photovoltaic industry in India.

Publication Date: 
09/07/2011
Girish Sant, Ranjit Deshmukh, Ashwin Gambhir
Economic and Political Weekly
46
28
22
Tags:
Climate Change, Solar Energy, Energy Policy, Germany, Spain, California, United States Of America (US), Rural Electrification
Energy

Need for integrated policy and institutional framework for the implementation of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in rural areas

The Nation Solar Mission is dependent the performance of its first phase and its later phases are contingent on the first phase outcomes. Certain portion of the subsidy is also contingent under a potential climate deal in future. There is thus an emergent need for accelerated progress for implementing the targets in the First Phase.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2011
Shawahiq Siddiqui, Sanjay Upadhyay
Heinrich Boll Foundation
Tags:
Rural Electrification, India, Solar Energy, Electricity, Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Cells, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM)
Energy

Rural electrification in Chhattisgarh

Off-grid photovoltaic systems often fail in remote villages in India due to poor monitoring and lack of maintenance. Theft is another major issue. While most of these systems are installed under central or state-run programs, a lack of maintenance staff at remote locations makes monitoring difficult. But the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh is different.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2011
Jaideep Malaviya
Sun and Wind Energy
7
180-182
Tags:
Rural Electrification, Chhattisgarh, Solar Energy, Naxalites, Sustainable Development, Raipur (D)
Energy

India: biomass for sustainable development

This report provides a background of the rural energy scenario in India, describing the unmet energy needs, and the policies and regulatory environment as a rationale for the VESP (Village Energy Security Programme).

Publication Date: 
01/07/2011
World Bank
Tags:
Biomass, India, Sustainable Development, Rural Energy, Rural Electrification, Poverty, South Asia, Renewable Energy, Climate Change

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