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A pilot project, recently launched in Uganda, aims to demonstrate more cost-efficient ways in which both electricity and ICT can be brought to rural areas. It comes at a time of renewed growth for the country’s telecoms sector.
According to Uganda’s PML Daily, the National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) together with the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) (through its Rural Communication Development Fund (RCDF)), the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), optical connectivity solutions business Corning Optical Communications and network equipment compa
J-K: PWD constructs bridges in remote border area of Rajouri to improve connectivity ANI | Updated: Jan 10, 2021 14:05 IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 10 (ANI): To improve connectivity, the Public works (Road and Building) Department of Jammu and Kashmir is constructing bridges to connect the remote villages of border areas in Rajouri with the district headquarters.
According to Zubair Choudhary, Executive Engineer, PWD, Rajouri, the Road and Building department has constructed five bridges in the area. Bridges are the lifeline for every society. We have constructed five bridges in remote areas. They are connecting the border area with the market and district headquarters in Rajouri. Most bridges are completely, and one will be completed in March, he said.
Laois campaigners dismiss EirGrid and ESB community fund for substation project
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The Ratheniska-Timahoe-Spink (RTS) Substation Action Group has dismissed a community fund of €500,000 announced by EirGrid and ESB Networks for its €110 million regional network project that will run through Laois and see a big substation built in the county.
EirGrid and ESB Networks stated that the setting up of a community forum and fund, early in 2021, was recommended by Irish Rural Link in its independent evaluation of the Laois Kilkenny Reinforcement Project in October 2019.
However, the RTS Group, which has steadfastly opposed the project, has criticised this and questioned the independence of Irish Rural Link.
Community forum to be established as part of Laois Kilkenny Reinforcement Project
Project involved the development of new transmission infrastructure from Coolnabacky in Laois to Ballyragget in Kilkenny
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EirGrid and ESB Networks have today confirmed that they will establish a voluntary community forum early in the new year, as recommended by Irish Rural Link in its independent evaluation of the Laois Kilkenny Reinforcement Project in October 2019.
The project involved the development of new transmission infrastructure, including substations and overhead lines, from Coolnabacky in Laois to Ballyragget in Kilkenny. Details of the project can be found at http://www.eirgridgroup.com/ the-grid/projects/laois- kilkenny/the-project/