India has led the developing world in addressing rural energy problems. By late 2012, the national electricity grid had … difficult terrain, where grid extension is not economically viable, off-grid solutions using renewable-energy sources for … electricity generation and distribution have been promoted. The positive results of the country s rural energy policies and …

environmental impacts, reforms did slightly improve energy efficiency in power plants though this has little direct impact on human …

future reform program planned for the rest of the energy sector. The paper concludes that improved service quality and the … program is still in doubt. Consolidated government expenditures on energy have increased, but to a large extent this simply …

, namely energy efficiency improvements and increased trade, and provides a brief assessment of technical and institutional … requirement would be well in excess of $5 billion. However, these figures reflect a significant degree of national energy self …

Fast-growing cities in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region will define the region's energy future and its greenhouse … the global engines of green growth by choosing energy efficient solutions to suit their infrastructure needs and by … avoiding locking in energy-intensive infrastructure. The underlying studies in three EAP pilot cities show a clear correlation …

-grid operators can deliver both electrification and renewable energy in rural areas. It describes four basic types of on- and off … highlights the ground-level regulatory and policy questions that must be answered by electricity regulators, rural energy …