India has made an aggressive stated target of 40 GW grid-connected rooftop installations by 2022, and in keeping with that the central government has raised the budget up to INR 50 billion ($768 million). Lets look at the basics - It is common kno
Energy Conservation – an urgent need !
by Goel Siddharth May 28, 2015 Energy Conservation Energy Efficiency Sustainable EnergyEnergy Conservation is a subject that has been talked about for years but the biggest problem is that it has been only talked and talked about. Nothing solid on the ground measures have not yet been taken by any of the World’s stakeholders, i.e. The
Rural Electrification – India Perspective
by admin May 21, 2015 Rural Energy Solar Policy Solar Statistics Unelectrified VillagesFor most of us living in metros and born in post liberalisation era, “Electricity is our way of life, without it our lives would perish”. A day without electricity is something many of us can’t even imagine, speaking of villages 84.9% of Indian villa
A slight mutatis mutandis to a quote given by our beloved Spiderman, “With Great power” comes great Electricity Bill! Yes the original quote was true as well as this connotation holds true in today’s time. Power/Electricity should now be conferred as
From Darkness to Light…!
by Vikas Mendiratta May 17, 2015 Renewable Energy Rural Energy Unelectrified VillagesIn 68 years of independence, India has come a long way. Being a democratic setup, the governments did the best they could, given the complexity of the constitutional system. Here I would like to quote a very interesting statement made by a Chinese a
Meaningful Electrification and Government Policy
by admin May 15, 2015 Decentralised Solar Renewable Energy Rural Energy Solar Policy Unelectrified VillagesIn 2013 one of the very moving headlines of BBC was “Indian Village gets Electricity after 65 years, Villagers blame apathy of government for such a state”. These headlines would have definitely hurt the respect of several Indians because they were t
Semri gets light – thanks to a young boy with dreams in his eyes..!
by admin May 5, 2015 Charity Energy Entrepreneur Rural Energy MicroGrids Solar Unelectrified VillagesPankaj's village in Bharaich had no electricity for the past several years - and he had no recollection of using electricity to light up his home ever. Yet, everytime he travels to a large city, like Lucknow, he remained hopeful of turning on the swi
Homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra has slashed the price of its electric small car 'e2o' by Rs 92,000 following the launch of a central government scheme offering incentives on electric and hybrid vehicles. The e2o, manufactured by the comp
Geothermal Energy to power Rural India
by admin March 26, 2015 Renewable Energy Renewable Technology Rural EnergyIndia has finally decided to focus on tapping clean and renewable geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is available in abundance in the country but remains largely untapped but this new move will surely bring lots of opportunities. Union ministry
Rural Electrification in India
by admin February 12, 2015 Decentralised Solar Model Village Rural Energy MicroGridsFor most of us living in metros and born in post liberalisation era, “Electricity is our way of life, without it our lives would perish”. A day without electricity is something many of us can’t even imagine, speaking of villages 84.9% of Indian villa
