Energy

Energy access and renewable energy: fact sheet

Energy access in rural India has been a development priority for the government for many decades. However, 45 per cent of rural households lack access to electricity. Around 700 million people depend on biomass for their energy needs, predominantly for cooking, and 77.5 million households still use kerosene for lighting.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Energy, Renewable Energy, India, Statistics, CSE, Electricity, Household Energy, Off-Grid
Energy

Electricity Access- Financing Issues and Mechanism

Electricity Access- Financing Issues and Mechanism - a presentation by B V Rao (IREDA) at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2014: Energy Access and Renewable Energy, February 27-28, 2014, New Delhi.

B V Rao
Tags:
Electricity, Off-Grid, Energy, Rural Electrification, Kerosene, Biomass, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Green Buildings, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Subsidies, West Bengal, Rajasthan
Energy

Installation of 23,500 nos. SPV power plants of 1 kWp capacity each for Domestic household in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Chhattisgarh and other selected States

The project aims for Installation of 23,500 nos. SPV power plants of 1 kWp capacity each for Domestic household in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Chhattisgarh and other selected States. Limited availability of Grid

Publication Date: 
17/02/2014
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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Solar Energy, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Renewable Energy, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Off-Grid, Rural Electrification
Energy

UNDP grants Rs 40 lakh for green energy action plan

The Ashden India Collective, a team comprising Ashden awardees from India headed by solar power expert S P Gon Chaudhuri, has received a grant of Rs 40 lakh from the United Nations Development Prog

Publication Date: 
03/02/2014
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
UNDP, Energy, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Orissa, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Off-Grid, LEDs, Energy Efficiency
Energy

UNDP grants Rs 40 lakh for green energy action plan

The Ashden India Collective, a team comprising Ashden awardees from India headed by solar power expert S P Gon Chaudhuri, has received a grant of Rs 40 lakh from the United Nations Development Prog

Publication Date: 
03/02/2014
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Renewable Energy, UNDP, Orissa (Odisha), Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, Jharkhand, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Off-Grid, Energy Policy, Solar Energy, Energy
Energy

7.5 crore Indian households without access to electricity: Report

India has 75 million households without access to electricity and per capita consumption in rural households was only 8 units per month as compared 24 units in urban households, according to an exp

Publication Date: 
28/01/2014
Zee News
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India, Electricity, Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy, Biofuel, Off-Grid, Energy Policy, Energy
Energy

7.5 cr Indian households without access to electricity, says report

India has 75 million households without access to electricity and per capita consumption in rural households was only 8 units per month as compared 24 units in urban households, according to an expert report submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.

The report, submitted by a network of parliamentarians working to promote renewable energy, also says India is endowed with huge renewable energy (RE) resources, but the country’s per capita energy consumption is one of the lowest in the world.

Publication Date: 
28/01/2014
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Electricity, Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy, Biofuel, Off-Grid, Energy Policy, Energy
Energy

Parliamentarians Submit the Expert Report and Memorandum to the Prime Minister, to Augment Renewable Energy Deployment


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Renewable Energy, India, Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Climate Mitigation, Climate Change, Energy Policy, Electricity, National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), Power Transmission, Fossil Fuels, Biofuel, Off-Grid
Energy

From the bottom up: how small power producers and mini-grids can deliver electrification and renewable energy in Africa

Most Sub-Saharan African countries try to promote rural electrification through both centralized and decentralized approaches. This guide focuses on the decentralized approach, providing practical guidance on how small power producers and mini-grid operators can deliver both electrification and renewable energy in rural areas.

Publication Date: 
15/01/2014
Bernard Tenenbaum, Chris Greacen, Tilak Siyambalapitiya, James Knuckles
The World Bank
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Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy, Africa, Off-Grid, On-Grid, Subsidies, Rural Energy
Dams/ Irrigation

NGT seeks clarifications on Subansiri dam project

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), ministry of power, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the state governments

Publication Date: 
08/01/2014
Times Of India (Guwahati)
Tags:
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Dams, Subansiri, Ministry of Power, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Hydroelectricity, Energy, Assam, Arunachal, Rivers, Ecology, Supreme Court, Off-Grid, Water Resources

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