The study delves into the Egyptian case to identify strategic challenges and provide detailed recommendations for developing a local solar industry for selected concentrated solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) components. The study…
Micro hydropower plants (MHPs), starting as small turbine mills in the hills of Nepal in the early 1960s, have slowly increased in number and capacity to become a major source of off-grid electricity in rural Nepal. By 2014, more than 1,…
The rainforests around the Cisokan and Cirumamis Rivers in West Java, Indonesia are home to several species of endangered animals, including the Javan leopard and Java leaf monkey. Already heavily deforested and threatened by agriculture…
The rainforests around the Cisokan and Cirumamis Rivers in West Java, Indonesia are home to several species of endangered animals, including the Javan leopard and Java leaf monkey. Already heavily deforested and threatened by agriculture…
September 28 2015
Issue | November - December 2015
Power distribution utilities are often hesitant to operate in urban slums and informal settlements because of perceived low return on investments—additional costs to reach slum dwellers, high risk of electricity theft and equipment damage