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| Rural Energy Project By IYCN |
India Youth Climate Network (IYCN) with Darbari Green Energy Systems Ltd. (DGESL) , a company from New Delhi whose mission is to provide a reliable source of renewable energy worldwide and thereby red |
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Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore
Bringing light to rural households, the green way Amutha Kannan |
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| BRIGHTENING THEIR FUTURE: Children at MGR Nagar, Madukkarai, in Coimbatore using solar lantern installed under the Rural Energy Project. |
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Govt Policy and Research Says
GOI POLICY
The federal government has set a medium scale goal of
electrification of 18,000 remote villages per year and
meeting 10 percent of the country’s power supply
through RE by the year 2012 - In addition to ….
1 million SPV (Solar Photovoltaic) systems for lighting.
8,000 SPV pumps for irrigation.
10,000 SPV generators, stand-alone SPV power plants,
solar water heating systems, solar air heating systems
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Globally, 2007 installations are around
3 GW.
In 2010 it is predicted to be more than double.
India right now has a very small percent of this but
is likely to go up significantly as the central government
is introducing new policies
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The market in India for energy efficiency and renewable
energy (RE) is estimated at $2.5 billion and is growing
at an annual rate of 15 percent.
The investment in RE is estimated to be about $3 billion.
The GOI has now implemented many programs to invest
in solar energy.
The government has set a target of electrifying all
villages, including those located in remote areas, by
2012 at an estimated investment of $2.4 billion. |
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