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Covid-19 intensifies need to expand sustainable energy solutionsBy : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2020
Despite accelerated progress over the past decade, the world will fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by 2030 unless efforts are scaled up significantly, a new report by several agencies said on Thursday. According to... Read more.. |
Gurugram: 30% progress in four years, smart grid moves at snail’s paceBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 31, 2020
The ambitious ‘smart grid’ project of DHBVN, which was launched in 2016 by then Union power minister Piyush Goyal with a view to curb the frustrating and frequent power outages in sectors 1-57, was supposed to be completed within a span of 12 months. However, to date, only 30... Read more.. |
Treating Electricity as a Right is Detrimental to Expanding Access: Suggest researchers at the LSE, the University of Chicago & Yale UniversityBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 10, 2019
To expand access to electricity, governments in low-income countries should treat electricity as a private good, not a right, a new publication argues. ... Read more.. |
BJP Manifesto: Renewable energy to be turned into a popular movementBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 9, 2019
The BJP released its manifesto for the upcoming general elections 2019 outlining 75 milestones to be achieved by 2022. On the energy front, the Sankalp Patra focussed on universal access to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , electricity access , India , renewable energy capacity , solar energy |
Maharashtra: MSEDCL plans strategy for power faultsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 18, 2019
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has chalked out a two-pronged strategy to overcome frequent power faults affecting 40,000 consumers in Ghansoli. ... Read more.. |
100 per cent electrification: PM Narendra Modi’s praise boosts moraleBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 5, 2019
The energy department officials must be feeling elated over PM Narendra Modi’s praise on Sunday for 100% household electrification in the state before the nationwide target set for that. But... Read more.. |
Indian company to install underground electric cables in KathmanduBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 27, 2019
An Indian contractor company will install underground electric cables in Kathmandu to minimise the risk of electrocution and to beautify the city. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: ADB , electricity access , India , infrastructure development , KP industries , Nepal , Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) , telecommunications |
India lauded for improving energy access to 500 million people: IEABy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 23, 2017
India has provided electricity access to half a billion people since 2000. An energy access report of 140 countries brought out by the International Energy Agency on Thursday shows that those... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity access , India , International Energy Agency , renewable , United Nations Sustainable Development Goals |