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- A Note on Standby power (Part 2)
- India targets 100 GW installed capacity of solar energy by 2022
- Consumer Focus - Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum Case (CGRF)
- Solar, a key option in the Saudi renewable energy strategy.
- ECC Voice - Procedure for obtaining Agriculture service connection (Tamil).
Plus Publications/Cases:
- Renewables 2018 Global Status Report, October, 2018
- Central Electrical Authority Annual Report, October, 2018
Electricity Consumer Cells (ECCs) and Electricity Consumer Network (ECN)
On October 2, 2018, CAG organised a one-day conference titled Rethinking Urbanisation and the Right to the City. This report is a summary of the conference proceedings. It was authored by Apoorva Ramaswamy and Armaan Ranjani Mustafa, both researchers in the Urban Governance team at CAG.
Highlights
- Ceiling fans: Selection Criteria and Energy Efficiencies (Part 2)
- New solar policy in the works in Tamil Nadu.
- Maharashtra ready to unveil energy calculator.
- Consumer Focus - Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum Case (CGRF)
- By 2023 LED Lighting Market is Expected to Reach $70 Billion.
- ECC Voice - Precautions to prevent accidents during the rainy season (Do's and Dont's) (Tamil) (Part 2).
Plus Publications/Cases:
- H. P. Stumpf, B. Hu, Off-shore Energy Access 2018, ECN.
- Scott A. and Pickard S., Energy safety nets: A literature review, CAFOD & ODI, September 2018.
Electricity Consumer Cells (ECCs) and Electricity Consumer Network (ECN)
IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Limited (ITPCL), which runs a 1200 MW coal-based power plant in Cuddalore, is seeking to amend its Environmental Clearance (issued in May 2010), to change the nature of its coal- from fully imported Indonesian coal to a blend of 25 % lignite(from Neyveli Lignite Corporation's mines) and 75 % imported Indonesian coal. This proposal, which now involves transporting lignite by road passing through 29 villages, is being labelled 'modernisation'. Here are CAG's comments on why the proposed change- without a thorough EIA- is problematic.
This report presents the experience of Kripa Ramachandran, Researcher, and Sriram Radhakrishnan, Community Organiser, in making a wedding in Chennai zero waste. They found that hotels and caterers would be willing to adopt sustainable waste management practices. What is required for effective waste management in Chennai is the right directive for Bulk Waste Producers and improvements in the infrastructure and working conditions of the waste workers.
This report presents the experience and lessons of the Zero Waste Cities project in setting up a zero-waste system in Greenways, Chennai. It was led by Gabriel Raj with the support of Kripa Ramachandran, Researcher, and Sriram Radhakrishnan, Community Organiser at CAG, and Pennurimai Iyakkam.
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