Unreliable power

Inconsistent supply of electricity has made no difference to the quality of life of residents in Dhemaji district of Assam

High stakes

Experience in Giridih suggests that the success of rural electrification depends on the sincerity and commitment of the local contractor

Solutions at intersection of traditional knowledge & technology can help rural farmers

With the onset of climate change, monsoon has grown irregular and arrives later with every passing year, worsening the declining water table and …

Report pitches for nuclear energy in future

India is undergoing negotiations to unlock long-standing agreements with French, Russian and US companies to build nuclear power plants across …

Local resources can meet India's rural needs

The use of kerosene for lighting and biomass for cooking is predominant throughout rural India. And since provision of grid electricity to rural …

Energy Democracy: Where ‘two Indias’ meet

India needs a people-centric process towards de-centralising power and gaining control of renewable energy production, distribution and usage

Weed energy

Electricity can be generated from a creeper plant, as an experiment in Madhya Pradesh has demonstrated

Clean(er) cooking in India: We need a transition to better solutions along with smarter policies

Lack of access to cylinder distribution networks means that schemes such as PMUY have not succeeded as expected

Darkness before light

Down To Earth visited Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh and found that despite electrification, households continue to depend on kerosene and …

Women’s perceptions of cooking fuel hamper transition to clean energy: Study

Policies that promoted improved fuels targeted women as the primary beneficiaries, who mostly believed fuelwood contributed to their well-being more

Paving the way to sustainable energy generation with microgrids

Bio-methane generators powering TATA Power microgrids meet rural electricity demands in UP and Bihar

A long wait

In Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, delays in setting up power connections have marred the village residents' hope for a better life

Lack of modern energy sources increase health risk for Nagaland's rural women

Depending on traditional fuel means increased risk of respiratory, musculo-skeletal disorders 

Africa’s energy poverty: How energy crisis is gripping Malawi

Country still dependent on unclean fuel like firewood, charcoal that is estimated to cause 13,000 deaths a year

Lack of energy access affecting women’s prosperity in India

A recent report shows how energy requirement of women differ in various states and in different occupations and how limiting the current scenarios are

Chulhas vs LPG: Which is the cleaner fuel?

Five experts debate the economics, science, efficiency and effects on women's health...

Boon or bane?

The condition in electrified villages is no better than that of the unelectrified ones in Bihar's Saran district. The voltage is so low that even …

When villages plug in

A Consumer movement is catching on in Nepal.Communities are extending the grid to villages.This threatens to undo the effort put in small-scale …

Remote and disconnected

When it comes to rural electrification, Odisha presents the dual challenge of dense forests and scattered tribal hamlets

Smoke in the kitchen

The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?

Why most Aboriginal people have little say over clean energy projects planned for their land

While renewable energy projects are essential for transitioning Australia to a zero-carbon economy, they come with a caveat

Germany in transition

From an economy addicted to coal and nuclear energy, Germany is fast transforming into one driven by renewables. Its aim is to demonstrate to the …

A sneak-peek into a renewable energy-powered future

Electrification of end-use sectors through variable renewable energy is an emerging solution. Increasing the deployment of distributed energy …

Making sense of energy conservation in Jammu and Kashmir

Homes in the Union territory are not designed to conserve energy and ensure proper heating, resulting in little conservation of energy, say …

Future of electricity in India lies in local solutions

Utilities in India have a mandate to supply power, which becomes increasingly difficult through the centralised grid and is technically and …