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In Andhra Pradesh, 3,526 tribal houses bid goodbye to darkness

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 29, 2018

If one were to hear television noises in remote parts of Visakhapatnam district, one must not be surprised. Living in the dark has become a thing of the past in several remote areas in the...

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Over 13,000 houses in West UP get electricity connections in a day

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 16, 2018

As many as 13,254 houses were given electricity connections in Western Uttar Pradesh in a single day on Saturday under 'Saubhagya' scheme, senior government officials said. The districts where...

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J&K govt provides 91,000 solar lights to households in un-electrified villages

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 16, 2018

The Jammu and Kashmir government today said 91,000 solar home lights have been provided to households in un-electrified villages in the state. 

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UP remote villages to get solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2018

In an attempt to provide electricity to houses in remote and inaccessible areas of the state where electrification is not possible due to difficult geographical terrain, the Uttar Pradesh Power...

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All villages in Bihar are now electrified: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2017

All 39,073 villages of Bihar were now electrified, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said here today. He added that every household in the state would have a free power connection by the end of the...

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Projects worth Rs 69,475 crore sanctioned for electrification: Power Ministry

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 26, 2017

The power ministry today informed projects worth Rs 69,475 crore have been sanctioned so far under two flagship schemes aimed at rural and urban electrification in the country and the government...

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Power minister launches portal to track Saubhagya scheme

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2017

In a bid to widen the scope for tracking electrification in rural and urban areas, power minister RK Singh on Thursday launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana or “Saubhagya” web...

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Azure Power wins mini and micro grid projects in Jharkhand, India

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2017

India-based solar firm Azure Power is expanding into rural electrification via mini and micro grid development in the East Indian state of Jharkhand.

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REC sets sights on foreign markets to boost revenues

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2017

REC implements India’s flagship programme to electrify rural areas under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana and ‘Saubhagya’ scheme, which aims to provide last-mile connectivity to rural...

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Saubhagya scheme: Postmen to collate data on homes still without electricity

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2017

The power ministry has engaged postmen for door-to-door survey to expedite the Saubhagya scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for complete household electrification by December 2018...

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