Energy

Green Energy the Way Ahead for Bharat

Switching rural India on to renewable energy sources could help the country bridge its widening energy deficit, according to the Planning Commission.

Publication Date: 
10/06/2011
Devika Banerji
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Rural Electrification, Planning Commission, Thermal Power Plants, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Biogas, LPG, Electricity
Energy

329 Villages Electrified under 10th and 11th five year plans

As many as 329 villages have been electrified during the 10th Five Years Plan and in last three years of the 11th Five Years Plan in Madhya Pradesh. During the period, 11 thousand 415 electrified villages have been intensively electrified and electricity lines have been laid upto all the majaras and tolas there.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2011
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Rural Electrification, Guna (D), Jabalpur (D), Seoni (D), Indore (D), Ujjain (D), Chhindwara (D), Ashoknagar (D)
Energy

Lighting 1,000 villages, with LED

In order to curb the increasing level of carbon emissions, the Climate Group has initiated a move which will help empower 1,000 villages in China, Africa and India.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2011
Rina Mukherji
Energy Next
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Tags:
Rural Electrification, India, China, Africa, Developing Countries, LEDs, Kolkata, West Bengal
Energy

Rural electrification with renewable energy: technologies, quality standards and business models

The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) launched their publication: Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy: Technologies, Quality Standards and Business Models.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2011
Alliance for Rural Electrification
Tags:
Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy, Energy Technology, Energy Efficiency, Small Hydro Power, India, Developing Countries
Energy

Access to energy for the poor: the clean energy option

This report finds that only 9 percent of World Bank Group energy sector lending in 2009 and 2010 actually went to support basic energy needs in communities that lacked access to energy.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2011
Elizabeth Bast, Srinivas Krishnaswamy
Action Aid
Tags:
Renewable Energy, India, Rural Electrification, Energy, Fossil Fuels, Rural Energy, Energy Efficiency, Electricity, Global, Thermal Power Plants
Energy

Report of sub group of ‘consultative group on sacred himalayas for water, livelihoods and bio cultural heritage’ on energy security in the Eastern Himalayan region states of India

A brief detail on the findings of the results of the climate change, findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the likely effects, which may impact the energy scenario has been mentioned In the context of, Energy Security for the Eastern Himalayan States of India, the methodology adopted by the Sub Group for addressing

Publication Date: 
01/06/2011
Ministry of Power
Tags:
Energy, Eastern Himalaya, India, Electricity, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Power Transmission, Renewable Energy, Hydroelectricity, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Rural Electrification
Energy

The roles and potentials of renewable energy in less-developed economies

Increasing the renewable energy share in national energy mix remains one of the major energy policy goals across many economies. This paper assesses the roles and potentials of renewable energy sources in less-developed economies while citing Nepal as an example.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2011
Rabindra Nepal
Munich Personal RePEc Archive (MPRA)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Rural Energy, Developing Countries, Fossil Fuels, Nepal, Rural Electrification, India, Energy Policy, Subsidies, Energy Technology, Private Sector, Energy
Economy

Marketing a myth

Narendra Modi seems to have set aside Hindutva to appease big business while the human development indices of Gujarat keep falling.

WHEN Anna Hazare praised Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his achievements in rural development in Gujarat, it resulted in a slew of messages to the veteran Gandhian from outraged non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and activists.

Rohit Prajapati and Trupti Sh

Publication Date: 
20/05/2011
Lyla Bavadam
Frontline (Chennai)
Tags:
Gujarat, Development, Rural Roads, Rural Electrification, Croplands, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Drinking Water, Irrigation
Energy

Solar Mission gathers steam

The National Solar Mission is gathering momentum as more number of projects move towards financial closure and achieve land acquisition, the review meeting of projects noted.

The appraised projects include smaller projects of 1 mw and 2 mw, 5 mw solar photovoltaic projects and large scale solar thermal projects.

Publication Date: 
11/05/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy, Solar Thermal Power, Land Acquisition, Rural Electrification, Power Industry, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Energy

No power, no roads: Welcome to Tharkadihi village in state of Purulia

BANDWAN (Purulia), 9 MAY: As you are about to enter the village, you will come across a signboard of the power ministry which states, "this village has been electrified under the Rajib Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana." But, wait till the sun sets and you will get a different picture.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2011
Statesman (Kolkata)
Tags:
Rural Electrification, Rural Energy, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Energy, West Bengal, Purulia (D), Rural Roads, Panchayats

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