Rural electricity schemes launched
Several new rural electricity schemes have been launched by the Power and Energy Ministry to achieve the target of catering 100 percent to electricity needs of the country's rural sector by 2012 set by Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka.
Rural Electrification Corp. plans to buy stake in new power projects in India either independently or by setting up a private-equity company, three senior executives at the state-run lender to power projects said.