RENEWABLE ENERGY EDUCATION - CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES

Development and dissemination of efficient and economic techniques of harnessing new and renewable sources of energy to bridge the ever incr easing gap between the energy demand and supply hi developing countrie s is a formidable challenge for their governments. Availability of edu cated and trained manpower at all levels is very crucial for successfu l implementation of any programmes towards sustainable use of new and renewable sources of energy. Renewable energy education is, therefore, of prime importance. An attempt to analyse several issues involved in this regard is made in this paper.