Government intends to make power generators, distributors more accountable
Draft Electricity Amendment Act, 2018 proposes a slew of measures to bring transparency in power generation market and penalise faulty distributors
Indonesia's ancestral community embraces drones, computers while preserving traditions
Indonesia’s Ciptagelar community, 130 km southwest of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, is in many ways both a model smart village …
Mini-grids and off-grid investment crucial for energy access in Africa
Electrification via centralised grids is slow in the continent where 620 million people live without electricity
Australia's energy sector is in critical need of reform
Australia's energy policy challenges—to move to a low-carbon economy without high prices—have never been tougher
Flickering ray of hope for hill areas
Although small hydro electric schemes are considered ideal for remote hill villages, planners have overlooked crucial factors and not all …
Northeast ahoy!
Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has grand plans to illuminate the whole country by now harnessing hydropower from the northeast region. His …
From the wick to the bulb
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Turn it off
2,700 million units of electricity lost annually through appliances in standby mode
What India's wind energy sector looks like
Even though Gujarat has the highest potential in India, its installed capacity remains low. Tamil Nadu, on the other hand, has the highest …
Trash power
Union Budget 2020-21 for power sector: Getting smart meters in 3 years quite a task
Sector riddled with technical and implementational difficulties, say experts
Renewable energy: It is crucial to honour signed contracts
Disregard for power purchase agreements will affect sector's sustainability
Devil's alternative
Sunshine forever
Garbage spark-off
Showing the way
Scientists develop a solar-powered lamp designed to light up rural Kenya
Everlasting energisers
Researchers in Israel have developed batteries that could last a lifetime
Mission fulfilled
After a successful anti-nuclear energy campaign, a Danish group is happy to fade into history
KENYA
Harnessing wind
VENEZUELA
Damning disaster!
Beaming with energy
Powering ahead