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Coal, Power & Renewable Sectors to Provide an Oppourtunity of 1 TRN Dollar Investment by 2030

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 17, 2016

Mr. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy said that the government is committed to ensure that the poorest of the poor, the person at the...

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Govt's power scheme lights up 253 villages

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2016

As many as 253 villages were electrified last week under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY).

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276 Villages Electrified last week under DDUGJY

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2016

Ministry of Power has electrified 276 villages across the country last week (from 11th to 17th January 2016) under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna ( DDUGJY). Out of these electrified...

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Solar lanterns lit up 3k homes in Uttarakhand

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 29, 2015

An NGO in collaboration with various government agencies and border security forces is distributing free solar lanterns and mobile charging stations to households in border areas and remote villages in Uttarakhand which lack power supply.

The NGO, Society to Create...

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Subject Tags: Rural Electrification

Policy gap stops investors from expanding power grids in rural India

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2015

Lack of clarity on policy governing privately-owned renewable energy-based mini-grids is preventing investors from expanding their network in the hinterlands of north India.

Husk Power Systems, which was formed in 2007 and operates over 70 mini-grids in several...

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Power Ministry Electrifies 51 Villages in Uttar Pardesh and 13 Villages in Assam

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2015

Ministry of Power has electrified 51 villages in Uttar Pradesh last week, Out of  these electrified villages, 34 belong to Bareli district and other 17 villages falls in Mainpuri district of the state.

Apart from these, Ministry of Power also electrified...

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