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18 K Villages electrifie and 10% of country energy from RE by 2012
The federal government has set a medium scale goal of electrification of 18,000 remote villages and meeting 10 percent of the country?s power supply through RE by the year 2012.
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Topics : Renewable Energy
60% of Indian villages do not have electricity
60% of Indian villages do not have electricity. This situation could undergo a sea-change with far reaching implications if due attention is paid to the development of low-cost lighting and cooking technologies with the help of biofuels, biomass gassifier-based microturbines, nano-engines and other technologies, says energy systems expert Anil K Rajvanshi (2005 article) - Read More
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Topics : Society
A 6 billion Indian rural energy opportunity
A $6 billion rural lighting/cooking opportunity seems to be lying untapped in the country early 60 per cent of India's rural population is without electricity and continues to use primitive, wood-based methods to cook food. What an opportunity! - Read More
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