Rural electrification in the brazilian Amazon- scenario of non-interconnected system

Are the Rural Electrification Efforts in the Ecuadorian Amazon Sustainable?

In this paper, we assess the sustainability of rural electrification programs in Ecuador, paying special attention to programs targeting small indigenous communities in the Amazon basin. Our assessment considers four dimensions of sustainability (institutional, economic, environmental, and socio-cultural) and is based on an exhaustive qualitative document analysis, complemented by semi-structur...

Rural Electrification

Rural Electrification in India using Distributed Generation: Current Scenario, Government Initiatives, Regulatory & Technical Issues

The earliest electrical power systems were Distributed generation (DG) systems designed to cater to the needs of small local areas. With the development of technology driven by economies of scale, the focus shifted to centralized generation by providing electricity to remote areas through grid extension. During the last decade, there has been a paradigm shift regarding centralized generation an...

Peru: Rural Electrification

[Aedes aegypti and associated fauna in the rural zone of Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon].

After detecting Aedes aegypti larvae in the rural zone of Manaus, entomological surveillance was carried out over two consecutive years in order to notify occurrences of this species in that area. The tool of entomological surveillance has an important role among the preventive measures against diseases transmitted by insects, particularly arbovirosis.