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RENEWABLES READINESS ASSESSMENT BOTSWANA

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Now.Solar

COUNTRY OVERVIEW Botswana is a landlocked country located in central–southern Africa, with a mean altitude above sea level of 1 000 metres and a total area of 582 000 square kilometres (km2 ). The official languages are English and Setswana, … Continue reading →

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NDCs AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS IN 2021: Are we on the right path to a climate-safe future?

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Now.Solar

Introduction Since the historic signing of the Paris Climate Change Agreement in 2015, nearly all countries have committed to limiting the increase in the average global temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius (°C) this century compared to pre-industrial levels, … Continue reading →

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Where the sun shines brighter for rural hamlets in India

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

One may rue the fact that things have slowed down a lot in the country’s solar programme — what with there being no dawn for the National Solar Mission’s Phase II and several State programmes being in a limbo — … Continue reading →

Posted in Residential, Rooftop, Rural Lighting, Solar | Tagged household chores, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (India), Odisha, rural electrification, Solar Power, SunEdison, village electrification, west bengal | Leave a comment

India’s Off-grid Renewables Initiative Changing Lives in Ladakh

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Ladakh, a remote district of India’s northernmost state, is currently benefiting from the largest off-grid renewable energy project in the world. The Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is spending INR473 billion (US$88.8 million) on decentralized solar and hydro … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystalline, Off-grid, PV, Renewables, Rural Lighting, Solar, Thin Film, Transmission and Distribution | Tagged China, India, International Renewable Energy Agency, Ladakh, mnre, Photovoltaic, Photovoltaic system, policy, PV, rajiv gandhi, Renewable Energy, renewable energy development, renewable energy policy, renewable energy project, Renewables, Solar Power, Solar PV, tata bp solar, village electrification | 1 Comment

Opportunities and Challenges for Solar Minigrid Development in Rural India – NREL

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The goal of this report is to inform investors about the potential of solar minigrid technologies to serve India’s rural market. India, a rapidly emerging economy with the world’s second largest population, is facing a surging energy demand. A large portion … Continue reading →