Showing posts with label solar power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label solar power. Show all posts

Monday, February 24, 2014

Affordable Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power for India's Energy-Poor Homes

ADB's $2 million equity investment in Simpa Networks aims to provide rural households in India with affordable energy using pay-as-you-go solar home systems.

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Thorough Planning of Solar Park Mitigates Risk for Investors, Locals

This publication gives an overview of the solar power park in Charanka in India, which has provided local employment, empowered communities, and transformed a desert into a tourist attraction.

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Greener Pastures from the Sun: Solar Photovoltaic-Driven Irrigation in Qinghai Province

Pastures are being degraded in the People’s Republic of China. Solar power can be cheaper than diesel fuel and reduces greenhouse gases while increasing incomes. A two kilowatts-peak solar powered water pumping system can supply both drinking and small scale irrigation water and help reclaim degraded pastures.

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