Johannes Urpelainen, director of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP), reports from the front lines on India’s ambitious energy access plan and the challenges to implementation on the ground …India’s ambitious energy access plan and the challenges to implementation on the ground… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/can-saubhagya-succeed-prospects-universal-electrification-uttar-pradesh
Jaipur-based Frontier Markets is pursuing a energy revolution in rural India through the power of women. The start-up is expecting to more than double to 500,000 the number of households it reaches with distributed renewable power solutions this year. …India through the power of women… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/indian-women-scaling-distributed-power-100000s-rural-households
Husk Power Systems, an early pioneer in developing micro-grids for poor, rural communities in India and sub-Saharan Africa, plans a 7-fold increase in its power plants to 600 within 5 years, expanding into a fully-fledged rural utility that delivers reliable 24/7 grid-compatible power and better customer service than incumbent utilities. …India and sub-Saharan Africa, plans a 7-fold increase in its power plants to 600 within 5 years, expanding into a fully-fledged rural utility that delivers reliable 24/7 grid-compatible power and better customer service than incumbent utilities… https://www.powerforall.org/insights/impact/virtually-battery-free-100-renewable
India’s government has made transparency a centerpiece of its rural electrification campaign, called Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY). A new update summarizing the status of India’s overall energy reform program (called 24x7 Power for All, or Ujwal Bharat) was recently issued, reporting that 73% of villages have been electrified under DDUGJY as of May 19, 2017.India’s government has made transparency a centerpiece of its rural electrification campaign, called Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)… https://www.powerforall.org/insights/impact/new-report-progress-24x7-power-all
India grabbed headlines in April 2015 when the Modi government pledged to achieve universal energy access, aka Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), in four years. It was and remains a world-leading commitment, and coupled with a 175 GW target for new clean power generation by 2022 (including 40 GW of grid-tied rooftop solar), it triggered a wave of new investment and market growth.India grabbed headlines in April 2015 when the Modi government pledged to achieve universal energy access, aka Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), in four years… https://www.powerforall.org/countries/india/india-national-access-target-good-national-dre-better-state-dre-best
Debajit Palit of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), a research institute, says a newly announced government scheme is a step in the right direction to electrify all households in India, but only with change management at state-owned distributors …India, but only with change management at state-owned distributors Since the Indian government announced in September a new scheme (called Saubhagya) to achieve universal electrification for urban and rural households by March 2019, much of the attention has been on the viability of such an ambitious goal… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/commentary-new-india-electrification-target-daunting-doable
India’s state power ministers convened in Delhi recently for an unusual group meeting. The event had a dual purpose: partly to celebrate how far India has come in rebuilding its power sector, and partly to lay out a roadmap for confronting the challenges that remain. My recent journey through 11 of India’s 29 states, speaking with senior power officials, confirms that India has made incredible progress in tackling its power generation deficit. Increased generation capacity through new additions of renewables and greater efficiency and reliability of coal stocks for thermal power plants is coupling with the success of India’s incredible demand-side measures to create a perfect storm of plentiful power. However, the next set of problems for its power sector are in some ways more difficult to confront. To address those problems, India will have to employ a diverse and creative set of solutions.India’s state power ministers convened in Delhi recently for an unusual group meeting. …India has come in rebuilding its power sector, and partly to lay out a roadmap for confronting the challenges that remain… https://www.powerforall.org/insights/impact/indias-power-surge-paradox-plenty
India has set a target of electrifying all households by Q1 2019. That will require 10x growth in the pace of new connections, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)India has set a target of electrifying all households by Q1 2019. …India has more than 40 million households, mostly rural, living without electricity… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/saubhagya-challenge-one-chart
Solar energy has received most of the attention in India’s ongoing energy transition. But the country’s draft National Energy Policy (NEP) has called for putting greater resources behind projects that convert waste agricultural biomass into electricity.Solar energy has received most of the attention in India’s ongoing energy transition. …India… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/waste-biomass-power-set-surge-india
Solar energy has received most of the attention in India’s ongoing energy transition. But the country’s draft National Energy Policy (NEP) has called for putting greater resources behind projects that convert waste agricultural biomass into electricity. Solar energy has received most of the attention in India’s ongoing energy transition. …India… https://www.powerforall.org/insights/technologies/waste-biomass-power-set-surge-india