Rural Electrification

24x7 power for all in Odisha: strategies for on-ground action based on ACCESS 2015

According to data from GARV2, 37 per cent of households in Odisha are unelectrified, even as over 98 per cent of villages in the state have been electrified.

Publication Date:

25/09/2017

Author(s): Saurabh Tripathi, Abhishek Jain

Source: Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Tags:

Rural Electrification, Household Energy, Orissa (Odisha), Electricity

Energy

Only 477 villages left to be electrified in Bihar

The review meeting to take stock of progress of schemes under "seven resolves" of good governance was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh, state

Publication Date:

13/09/2017

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Bihar, Rural Electrification, Rural Energy, Energy Policy, Electricity, Energy

Energy

Liberia: energy solution to light up Totota rural community

In West Africa, Totota, a rural community located east of the capital, Monrovia, is the beneficiary of the planned 70kW energy solution.

Publication Date:

07/09/2017

Source: ESI Africa

Tags:

Energy, Liberia, Rural Electrification, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Electricity, Africa

Energy

Accelerating renewable mini-grid deployment: a study on the Philippines

Consultations in the Philippines have called for “establishing an enabling environment for mini-grids” to expand energy access and increase national energy security based on renewable sources and technologies.

Publication Date:

01/09/2017

Source: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Tags:

Renewable Energy, Off-Grid, Rural Electrification, Philippines

Energy

Zimbabwe: Solar energy powers rural health care centres

The Zimbabwean government has confirmed its support for solar system installations in all rural clinics in order to mitigate power cuts and recurring costs associated with generator use, the Herald

Publication Date:

25/08/2017

Source: ESI Africa

Tags:

Energy, Rural Electrification, Solar Energy, Zimbabwe, Renewable Energy, Health Care, Africa

Energy

The power of light: socio-economic and environmental implications of a rural electrification program in Brazil

Universal access to electricity is deemed critical for improving living standards and indispensable for eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable development. In 2003, the 'Luz para Todos' (LpT—Light for All) program was launched aiming to universalize access to electricity in Brazil. The program focused on rural and isolated areas, also targeting to bring development to those regions along with electrification. This paper evaluates the results of the LpT program in improving socio-economic development in the poorest regions of Brazil.

Publication Date:

23/08/2017

Author(s): Paula Borges da Silveira Bezerra, Camila Ludovique Callegari, Aline Ribas & et al

Source: Environmental Research Letters

Vol:

12

Issue:

9

pp:

1-15

Tags:

Rural Electrification, Brazil, Poverty, Statistics, South America, Energy Policy, Firewood, Animal Dung, Fossil Fuels, Crop Residues, Biomass Burning, Household Energy

Energy

Loans for solar systems make power affordable in rural Kenya

It is early evening in Ndabibi village in Naivasha, and there are threatening clouds overhead.

Publication Date:

23/08/2017

Source: Eco Business

Tags:

Energy, Solar Energy, Kenya, Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy, Electricity, Africa

Energy

Tanzania: Gov unveils plans to erect 400kV transmission lines

The Tanzanian government is set to embark on an ambitious project whereby three regions will be connected to 400kV transmission lines from the Mbeya region.

Publication Date:

18/08/2017

Source: ESI Africa

Tags:

Energy, Tanzania, Power Transmission, Electricity, Africa, Rural Electrification

Energy