This new World Bank report provides some practical guidance on how utilities can define their own smart grid vision, identify priorities, and structure investment plans.

The Governor of Punjab has already notified Newand Renewable Sources of Energy Policy (NRSE) 2012 which, interalia, provides for encouraging solar power generation to harness vast solar potential in the State and to promote Stand Alone, Rooftop and IPP projects to achieve installed capacity of 1000 MW by the year 2022.

This report presents results of a three-month study commissioned by Climate Parliament – an international network of legislators working to promote RE to combat climate change. The primary audience of this report is state-level policymakers in the electricity domain.

India has led the developing world in addressing rural energy problems. By late 2012, the national electricity grid had reached 92 percent of India's rural villages, about 880 million people.

Sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector can be improved to unlock a better life for its citizens.

The Rajasthan Government announced the new "Solar Energy Policy-2014" paving its way towards the establishment of solar capacity of 25000 MW in the state. The key motive of the policy is to create a conductive environment for the investors and also to ensure continuous power supply in rural and urban area.

Power from solar energy contributed only 0.41% of overall power demand in India in 2013-14. A cumulative installed capacity (CIC) of 100 GW of solar power by 2021-22 would help scale up India’s solar capacity to 9% of total power demand.

The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) and the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) have launched a publication showcasing successful examples of access to sustainable energy and services in Africa.

The scheme broadly outlines the key aspects of the programme with respect to proposed targets, implementing agencies, integration of schemes, potential implementation options, funding sources, key stakeholders, modes of

The development of mini-grids based on renewable energy sources such as solar PV, biogas and small hydro has been a successful venture in India.