Rural Electrification

Electrify 935,688 households in mission mode: House panel tells Govt

A Parliamentary panel has asked the power ministry to complete electrification of 9,35,688 households across the country in a mission mode under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) and other schemes. Under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and thereafter, under SAUBHAGYA, all states declared all inhabited un-electrified census villages across the country, as electrified on April 28, 2018 and all willing households who sought electricity connection, as electrified on March 31, 2019, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy said in its report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. According to the report, while a total of 18,374 villages were electrified under DDUGJY, a total of 2.86 crore households were electrified under the aegis of SAUBHAGYA. The committee lauded that the Centre's commitment to supporting all states for electrification of households. Thus, electrification work of 8,00,552 left out households under SAUBHAGYA; 1,29,269 identified ...

India's transport sector's electrification push major opportunity: US envoy

Calling the electrification drive in India one of the most significant opportunities, US Special Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry said the quicker India pursues this initiative, the more it mitigates greenhouse gas emissions, leading to a reduction in pollution and enhancement of the country's overall security. He said embracing rapid electrification not only aligns with environmental goals but also contributes to a cleaner, more sustainable, and secure future for the country. Speaking at an event at the Indian Pavilion during the global climate talks COP28, Kerry said: Electrification in India is one of the biggest opportunities that we have. The faster that India can do this, the more it cuts greenhouse gas emissions and it cuts pollution, it increases India's security." He said supply chains play a critical role in India's booming economy, which is currently witnessing the rapid growth of new urban centres. Embracing Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi's visionary concept of a ...

States add 1.1 million families to un-electrified list, shows data

Under Saubhagya, the Centre provided 60 per cent of the project finance to states for giving connections to rural households, and the rest was borne by states

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T N Ninan looks at Credit Suisse India Strategist Neelkanth Mishra's four-part article series in Business Standard and how it spells hope at a time when a health care crisis has pervaded the country

West Bengal achieves 99.9% rural household electrification: Official

West Bengal has achieved 99.9 per cent rural household electrification with Darjeeling district getting completely electrified, a senior official of the state Power department said on Saturday

Household electrification benefits men more than women in India: Study

According to the study, households tended to have more male-used appliances than neutral, and more neutral than female-used appliances

Next goal 24/7 power for all; agri exempted from round the clock supply

According to the union power ministry states electrified 25 million households under Saubhagya in 17 months

Solar electricity in stiff competition with cheaper grid power in Bihar

According to Jaideep Mukherji, CEO, Smart Power India, there has been a lot of progress in Bihar both in terms of connection and hours of electricity supply to households

PM interacts with beneficiaries of rural electrification, targets Congress

The residents of these villages who were connected through a district centre thanked the PM for bringing electricity to their areas

Powering the last house

Electricity access for all villages is an achievement. Connecting households and providing customer service are bigger challenges

Why states are finding Centre's call to power all homes by December tough

The country still has 31 mn homes without power; About 90% of these have to be electrified by non-special category states

Karnataka farm sector gets 6 hours of power daily, least in India

The state's capital, Bengaluru, is facing power outages for long hours with elections around the corner

Rahul, Chidambaram attack PM Modi's electrification claim; call it 'jumla'

Chidambaram also referred to Modi claiming credit for nearly 100 per cent electrification of villages as "another jumla"

Electrified all villages, claims Modi; Rahul says yet another lie: Updates

PM Modi recently announced village electrification in India was completed. When Modi govt took office in 2014, it identified 18,452 villages to electrify under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

Pre-paid model will be adopted to provide electricity to all: R K Singh

He stressed on the need for developing skills for the power sector

CCEA likely to consider proposal for rural electrification subsidy scheme

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to consider and approve tomorrow a proposal to launch a scheme called 'Saubhagaya' for providing subsidy on equipment for energising all households in rural areas."The proposal for Saubhagaya Scheme to provide electricity to all households in rural area is listed on the agenda of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for its meeting scheduled tomorrow," a government source said.Under the scheme, the government will provide subsidy on equipment like transformers, meters and wires used to energise the households in rural areas.The government has been working hard to electrify all villages in the country and also want to achieve 24X7 Power for All by 2019.In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced to electrify the remaining 18,452 unelectrified villages in 1,000 days in his Independence Day speech. However, the Power Ministry is expected electrify all habited villages December this year.According to GARV ...

GARV to keep track of rural electrification leap

Scheme being designed to show how states are spending funds and to give details of metering, power supply and outages for households

States to get soft loans for rural electrification

Goyal said that most states have agreed to the proposition and the centre would look into the legalities

Nagela Fatela and the real story behind rural electrification

Electricity supply has always been a political subject. And dark villages help fuel it during elections. Promises of free power for years has led to darkness

Over 8,000 villages targeted for electrification this financial year

A time-bound implementation schedule has been drawn up and divided into 12 'milestones' which are monitored at multiple levels