The Indian government caused quite the buzz last week when it announced the US$ 2.5 billion «Saubhagya» scheme to
provide electricity access to all households by December 2018.
The cumbersome process of
providing electricity access through grid extension alone is becoming obsolete as new business models and technologies enable the development of off - grid markets.
Providing electricity access for all remains a critical topic in many parts of the developing world.
Not exact matches
The Green Button standard
provides residential, commercial and industrial customers with easy and secure
access to
electricity data.
Sunfarmer, which supplies solar energy services to rural communities lacking
access to reliable and affordable
electricity by
providing technology and innovative financing solutions.
The Green Button standard
provides Ontarians with direct and timely
access to their
electricity consumption data and the ability to securely share it with innovative solutions and applications that can use this data to
provide them with valuable insights and services.
Waste can have a very high contribution to
providing electricity to citizens and alleviating energy poverty, especially in countries with low
access to
electricity and reduced
electricity consumption per capita.
Oyu Tolgoi has built a power line from the mine to the town of Khanbogd, which will
provide the community with
access to around - the - clock
electricity for the first time.
«We recognize that broadband service has become as essential as
electricity and water and sewer for economic development and that if we want to attract high - tech jobs, if we want to
provide students opportunities for education and
provide equal
access to services to people across the county, having high - speed broadband is absolutely critical at this point.»
The biodigester - sanitation systems also
provide a fuel source in a place where only about 10 percent of the population has
access to
electricity, and about 70 percent of the energy used comes from wood and charcoal, which costs around 25 - 50 percent of a household's income.
If successful, this program would
provide a sustainable energy source for millions of people, many of whom do not have
access to
electricity today.
So while the children in Carinto may not have
access to running water and
electricity at home, ConTextos has been able to
provide them with
access to a library and trained teachers who can help foster more than just literacy.
Infrastructure improvements completed on the Electrical Load Center at the port will now
provide access to
electricity in the event of a power outage.
The
access road is fairly quiet and
provides access to
electricity.
The user - friendly site
provides up - to - date information on
access to Anguilla via air and sea; ground transportation on the island; the proposed reopening dates for hotels, villas, apartments, restaurants and attractions; and updates on the restoration of essential services, including
electricity, telecommunications, banking and medical facilities.
In 2012, Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen founded the social business Little Sun, which
provides clean, affordable light to communities without
access to
electricity and spreads awareness about the need to expand
access to sustainable energy to all (www.littlesun.com).
Since 2012, Eliasson has also run Little Sun, a certified B Corporation that produces small, solar - powered LED lamps with the aim to
provide clean, affordable, and renewable light to communities without
access to
electricity.
Off - grid solar is already
providing electricity to communities in rural Africa, India, the Caribbean and elsewhere who will never get
access to grid power from nuclear or any other form of large, centralized generation, because the resources to build either the grids or the giant power plants do not exist, nor do those communities have the wealth to purchase grid power.
In other words, the fastest way to
provide air conditioning to the hundreds of millions of people on Earth who are currently vulnerable to heat death, is to accelerate the development of unfettered capitalism in their regions, giving them
access to air conditioning and inexpensive
electricity.
Currently, around 15 percent of the world's population lacks
access to
electricity, mostly in rural areas of the developing world, where
providing power infrastructure is more challenging.
In the fourth part of the series today, we look at how the government has performed on
providing access to
electricity.
Studies have shown that decentralised solutions that
provide consumers with basic energy
access do not
provide larger socio - economic benefits, and are not a substitute for grid - connected
electricity, as IndiaSpend reported on May 18, 2017.
Access to
electricity and fuel essentially determines our standard of living,
providing us with education, nutrition and economic opportunities.
Providing electricity to 1.2 billion people who don't have
access to reliable sources of energy is a key component to ending extreme poverty worldwide by 2030, according to a World Bank Group report.
Pairing renewable decentralised energy systems (off - grid systems and mini-grids) with filtration technologies can
provide both
accesses to
electricity and safe drinking water (Target 6.1).
Solar
electricity provides clean, reliable energy 24 hours a day, enabling people to
access information, stay healthy, communicate with others, enjoy entertainment, start small businesses to generate income, and live a more comfortable life.
In Nepal, for example, the SREP supported project is
providing access to
electricity and facilitating productive end uses of energy at the «bottom of the pyramid» in rural locations, which are beyond the «last mile» of the grid.
Of the world's 20 countries with the largest number of people without
electricity, only five - Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda -
provide comprehensive policy support for energy
access according to the Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE).
Moreover, a percentage of the solar systems will also be
provided to local primary health care centres that could truly benefit from
access to
electricity, and to community health workers who bring vital health services directly into homes and schools currently lacking
access to
electricity.
This third edition of the report, a multi-agency effort led by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Bank,
provides an update of how the world has been moving towards the three SE4All objectives: universal
access to
electricity and clean cooking, doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency, and doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030
This would ensure a «level playing field» for competition in the
electricity and heat industries by guaranteeing non-discriminatory
access to the high - and low - voltage grids, by setting transparent tariffs based on full costs and
providing clear licensing rules for new players in the markets.
MOVE System's Simply Grid pedestals
provide access to
electricity in public locations where it would not typically be available.
Coal has a vital role in building modern societies by
providing access to baseload
electricity and is a critical building block for development — metallurgical coal is an essential ingredient in steel and much of the world's cement is produced using coal, both vital materials in building sustainable societies.
Further, 1.6 billion people still live in energy poverty, without
access to the basic services
provided by
electricity.
While renewables have an important role to play in
providing off - grid
electricity to domestic users, it is impossible for an economy to develop without
access to affordable, reliable, grid - based
electricity.
Without
access to affordable, reliable, grid - based
electricity, which coal
provides, it is impossible for economies to grow and develop.
While serving as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton created a nonprofit to fund so - called clean cookstoves that are being marketed as the preferred UN solution for Africans and others without
access to
electricity (rather than, for example,
providing electricity to them)-LRB-.
The World Bank's
Access Investment Model (AIM) provides detailed bottom - up estimates of the average annual cost of reaching universal access to electricity over the period 2010 -
Access Investment Model (AIM)
provides detailed bottom - up estimates of the average annual cost of reaching universal
access to electricity over the period 2010 -
access to
electricity over the period 2010 - 2030.
The annual average investment needed over 2010 - 30 to ensure everyone has
access to electricity in the 17 high - impact countries covered by the Access Investment Model (AIM) ranges from just over $ 1 billion to provide everyone with access to 24 hours of electricity a day on very low - powered appliances (i.e tier 1) to around $ 40 billion to provide everyone with access to 23 hours of electricity a day on very high - powered appliances (i.e. ti
access to
electricity in the 17 high - impact countries covered by the
Access Investment Model (AIM) ranges from just over $ 1 billion to provide everyone with access to 24 hours of electricity a day on very low - powered appliances (i.e tier 1) to around $ 40 billion to provide everyone with access to 23 hours of electricity a day on very high - powered appliances (i.e. ti
Access Investment Model (AIM) ranges from just over $ 1 billion to
provide everyone with
access to 24 hours of electricity a day on very low - powered appliances (i.e tier 1) to around $ 40 billion to provide everyone with access to 23 hours of electricity a day on very high - powered appliances (i.e. ti
access to 24 hours of
electricity a day on very low - powered appliances (i.e tier 1) to around $ 40 billion to
provide everyone with
access to 23 hours of electricity a day on very high - powered appliances (i.e. ti
access to 23 hours of
electricity a day on very high - powered appliances (i.e. tier 5).
This guidance document aims to support Lao PDR in achieving the goal defined in the Rural Electrification Master Plan, namely to
provide access to
electricity to more than 90 per cent of households in Lao PDR by 2020.
This analytical document presents the overall target of the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) to support Vanuatu in achieving the goal defined in the National Energy Road Map (NERM), namely to
provide all households
access to
electricity in Vanuatu.
However, additional reforms are necessary: In order to
access the benefits of competition, to
provide effective customer choice and to integrate Central European and EU energy markets, Slovakia needs to finalise the unbundling of the gas sector and the privatisation of
electricity distribution, eliminate
electricity price distortions and ensure fair
access to energy facilities including storage.
They claim that this will «
provide direct
access to power at cost and without the additional charges and costs associated with transmission, of power including; grid costs, poles and wires,
electricity retailer margins to supply to the end user.»
They need to
provide their customers with consistent and reliable
access to the
electricity that powers their homes and businesses.
As long as you have
access to gas, these generators can
provide ample
electricity to power your Tiny House RV.
We're working in the U.S. to decarbonize the
electricity system; supporting power sector reform in China; helping island economies transition to renewables; improving
electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa; and
providing renewable energy at mining operations.
But if you want to go beyond the functions
provided by plug - in units, adding light switches and dimmers in the house may be a project the average homeowner is unwilling to do, and renters often aren't allowed to replace light switches — if your apartment doesn't give you
access to the breakers, you can't safely turn off the
electricity to install a switch.
An outlet tucked under the countertop
provides easy
access to
electricity.