@dubh If ure too far for a connection, its physically AND financially more efficient to just produce it

Gov subsidies can be diverted to remote cases for help.

A panel is cheaper than a Km of wiring if I am not wrong. We spend billions on energy subsidies on gas and oil annually.
Just a year of these on solar/wind will be enough

Hard reform does not mean abandon reform

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@dubh We'll need to be very selective in whom to get to the local grid and whom to leave off.

People dont "need" to be on a grid anymore. Stand-alone off-grid installations are reliable enough to provide power. Can have a mosque (every house in #Pakistan has access to one) set up production, and all people need to do is connect a wire to it.

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@dubh The centralized-grid model was designed for the 20th century when cheap power meant huge power plants 100s of miles away.

The renewables era demands decentralized localized grids with energy storage. Especially with one climate disaster after another, its the only way to make supply resilient & cheap.

Mass install panels & batteries, no subsidies needed, safeguard quality of life for everyone

@dubh great link, thanks!

echoes what I think is the only way forward: abandon the grid in its current form. Trying to prop-up an outdated and inefficient grid on the backs of one segment of slightly better off households, and using this as a justification for its continued existence is harmful to everyone's interests.

#Pakistan #SouthAsia #GlobalSouth #Energy #EnergyTransition #Solar #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis

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#WaterScarcity on the Rise: #Rivers Drying at Record Rates

by Vivek SainiVivek Saini, October 8, 2024

"Rivers worldwide are drying up at the fastest rate in 30 years, posing a critical threat to ecosystems, agriculture, and human populations. In 2023, unprecedented heatwaves, prolonged droughts, and erratic rainfall patterns resulted in the most severe year of water depletion in three decades, according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reports. This alarming phenomenon is a direct consequence of climate change, worsened by unsustainable human activities, raising the spectre of widespread water scarcity.

A Crisis Accelerating: Rivers Drying at Record Rates

"The world’s rivers, crucial lifelines for billions of people, have shown alarming signs of depletion, with some drying up completely. The WMO’s recent State of the Global Climate report revealed that rivers in Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia experienced their lowest levels since the early 1990s. Rivers like the #Yangtze, #AmazonRiver, and #Danube can no longer support the #ecosystems and communities that depend on them for agriculture, drinking water, and transport.

"The impact of climate change, marked by rising global temperatures, has played a significant role in this crisis. The warming of the Earth’s surface increases the evaporation rate from rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, intensifying water loss. Regions already prone to droughts, such as the Middle East, parts of Africa, and southern Europe, face even more severe shortages due to intensified drought cycles. In 2023 alone, the Danube, Europe’s second-longest river, saw record-low water levels, which crippled shipping routes and threatened agricultural output in countries like #Hungary and #Romania.

"This drying trend is not limited to one region. The #ColoradoRiver continues to shrink in the United States, causing severe #WaterShortages for millions in states like #Arizona and #Nevada. Similar trends have been observed in the #IndusRiver in #SouthAsia, which supports millions of people in #Pakistan and #India. These drying rivers are a wake-up call for the global community to address water conservation and management issues before irreversible damage occurs​."

Read more:
https://climatefactchecks.org/water-scarcity-on-the-rise-rivers-drying-at-record-rates/
#ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife

Factories employing their own power plants alongside grid connections will have to play "equalized" rates to compensate for the low uptake of mains electricity

People wanting net-metering now have to pay monthly charges for the privilege, and are considered competition

#Pakistan grid is losing customers (and payments) fast, and this is adding immense pressure on all producers

#Solar #SouthAsia #EnergyTransition #ClimateDiary #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #NetMetering #Electricity

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As I hv alluded to, #Pakistan s grid is inching to collapse and the people in charge are frantically trying to keep it afloat rather than make it adapt.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1883343/nepra-highlights-recurring-woes

9-14K MW of demand (15-35% of national capacity depending on the season) has disappeared in less than 12 months thanks to solar!

#Solar #SouthAsia #GlobalSouth #EnergyTransition #ClimateDiary #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #NetMetering #Electricity

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