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The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared the decade 2014–2024 as the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, underscoring the…
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In July 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged US$7 billion to help provide access to electricity to Sub-Saharan Africa…
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There are about 1.2 billion people who do not have access to electricity, most of them in rural and remote areas…
Since the launch of the SE4ALL initiative by the United Nations in 2011, access to energy has become one of the main priorities for the international development agenda…
Access to energy in many of the world’s remote communities is still restricted; these locations only have access to simple and inexpensive local energy sources…
In Latin America, the electrification rate has reached 92.3%, but that still leaves 33.8 million people without access to electricity…
Sustainability has been famously defined as “the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs…”
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Readers are encouraged share their views on issues affecting the electric power engineering profession.
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Leader’s CornerRead more
As one of ten division directors representing the Technical Activities Board of the IEEE Board of Directors, I am honored to write this column…
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HistoryRead more
The present Grand Central Terminal on 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City, opened in 1913. A recent article in this column described in detail the electrification…
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Beginning in August, the election for the position of IEEE Division VII director-elect for 2015 will be held. Division VII consists of IEEE PES…
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Book ReviewRead more
In this issue, we have the review for the third edition of a book that was first published in 1985…
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CalendarRead more
The IEEE Power & Energy Society website features a meetings section, which includes calls for papers and…
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In My ViewRead more
Electricity access is one of the most important development challenges of the 21st century…
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