CSE welcomes draft Renewable Energy Act but would like gaps to be addressed
CSE endorses Act which says local communities should share benefit from RE
CSE endorses Act which says local communities should share benefit from RE
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Germany has made remarkable progress in deployment of renewable energy. This energy transformation or ‘Energiewende’ from fossil fuel to renewable energy is attributed to German policies with particular focus on feed-in tariffs. It has encouraged solar rooftop installations and as of Dec 2013, Germany had an installed capacity of 8.7 gigawatts (GW) of solar rooftop.
This report looks at the current status of renewable energy in the country, as well as the issues that plague the sector.
Energy access in rural India has been a development priority for the government for many decades.
Energy access in rural India has been a development priority for the government for many decades.
• New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) discussed the role mini-grid has to play to eradicate energy poverty in the country, at a workshop on ‘“Sustainable Mini-Grid for Energy Access” in Patna