Projects

Survey and studies of 36 unelectrified villages in district Karauli of Rajasthan and preparation of project reports for electrification through solar home systems and power plants

April 1, 2004 to October 27, 2004

| Completed Project

Feasibility study and selection of most suitable renewable energy technology for electrifying 36 remote villages in District Karauli of Rajasthan.

Urban Clean Fuels Project

March 15, 2004 to February 20, 2006

| Completed Project

The objective of this project is to facilitate the uptake of compressed natural gas and natural gas as transportation fuel and primary energy source for consumers in six selected Indian cities (Faridabad, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Pune, Kolkata) in order to help reduce the worsening levels of air pollution from emissions of combustion products from the present energy sources being utilized.The projec

Regional cooperation, implications on energy security: a case of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh

March 1, 2004 to September 9, 2005

| Completed Project

Traditionally, the countries in the region have seen energy security as maintaining the continuity of supply of energy sources, primarily oil, which is mostly supplied from the Middle East. For electricity generation the vast reserve of coal in India was regarded as sufficient source to continue to last for many coming decades.

Socioeceonomic and Institutional Assessment for forest sector Analyses in Assam

February 26, 2004 to November 30, 2004

| Completed Project

CDM capacity building workshop for policymakers in Southern India - 22-23 March 2004

January 26, 2004 to March 31, 2004

| Completed Project

A national energy map for India - Technology vision up to 2030

January 20, 2004 to March 31, 2006

| Completed Project

The objective of this study is to develop an energy technology vision until the year 2030, by using an integrated and analytical framework for facilitating optimal exploitation of energy resources and appropriate technology deployment in the context of energy efficiency, access, affordability, security of supply, and financial and environmental sustainability.

Production of high added value products for environmental applications from agricultural byproduct in India: Activated carbon production from bagasse and rice husks

January 19, 2004 to June 30, 2007

| Completed Project

The objective of this project is to produce a high added value product (activated carbon) from waste agriculture by-products (bagasse and rice husk) through technology transfer from the European Union. Tests would be done in waste streams of the local and related industries.

Assistance to UERC for preparation of regulation for determination of terms and conditions for transmission and distribution tariff and assistance to UERC for UPCL tariff order

January 8, 2004 to April 30, 2005

| Completed Project

To assist the Commission in preparation of terms and condition for transmission and distribution tariff and issuing of distribution tariff order.

Integration of micropropagation technology for propagation of high value medicinal plants in Uttaranchal

January 1, 2004 to August 31, 2008

| Completed Project

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Scoping Study for an Energy Security Model for India

January 1, 2004 to May 23, 2005

| Completed Project

The share of oil in the country's fuel mix has steadily risen from 25% in 1960s to about 33% in the 1990s. Though the energy elasticity is projected to decline to 0.55 in 2025 from the present 0.70, the share of oil in overall energy availability is projected to increase to 40% over the same period.