India lauded for improving energy access to 50 crore
India has provided electricity access to half a billion people since 2000. An energy access report of 140 countries brought out by the International Energy Agency on Thursday shows that those without access to electricity across the globe fell from 1.6 billion in 2000 to 1.1 billion in 2016.Developing countries in Asia are making significant progress. Obviously, India has been among the largest contributors during this period. While many developing countries are set to provide universal energy access by 2030, going by the current pace, India would achieve it by 2020 itself. Still, 674 million people in the world, almost 90% of them in sub-Saharan Africa, will remain without electricity even after 2030, the report said.The analysis says cost.....