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Energy access goals need greater effort in post-COVID-19 world: Report

Energy access goals need greater effort in post-COVID-19 world. Credit: Pradeep Saha
Report calls SDG 7 progress of last few years regarding access to electricity insufficient; …
May 29, 2020
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COVID-19: Why power sector revival will likely be long haul

Reduced demand for coal in COVID-19 times has given a serious blow to the sector. Source: Wikipedia
COVID-19 shocks may prompt major energy transitions to gas, wind and solar sector
May 26, 2020
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COVID-19: Why the crisis is different for the crude oil industry
There has been an explosion in American shale oil production since the 2008 crisis. Source: Pixnio
Low prices, sparse storage pressure producers; any consensus may be short-lived
May 21, 2020
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COVID-19 package: Centre may directly pay power producers
COVID-19 package: Centre may directly pay power producers
Sitharaman marked Rs 90,000 cr for Discoms; Sources now indicate that may go directly to Gencos
May 14, 2020
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COVID-19: Daily electricity demand dips 15% globally, says report
Full lockdowns in countries reduced this demand for electricity globally Photo: Pixabay
There is, however, a spike in residential demand for electricity, because of people staying …
May 05, 2020
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Why experts want govt to withdraw draft Electricity Bill
The government refused to learn from the past, with this push for a privatisation model through the draft bill, said an expert Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Experts question urgency of introducing a draft bill at a time when states struggle with …
May 01, 2020
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Reliance gets CERC nod to spend Rs 1,663 crore on device to reduce pollution
The Reliance Sasan plant
This approval would allow the company to recover the cost of its system from its customers
April 29, 2020
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Will mandates change fate of distributed renewables post COVID-19? 
Solar panels. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Even as distributed renewable energy sector faces downfall, expert consensus is that …
April 13, 2020
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Energy access goals need greater effort in post-COVID-19 world. Credit: Pradeep Saha

Energy access goals need greater effort in post-COVID-19 world: Report

May 29, 2020
Report calls SDG 7 progress of last few years regarding access to electricity insufficient; …
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Joe Biden has vowed to kill the Keystone XL pipeline if he is elected president in November. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Panetta

Biden, Keystone XL and a Green New Deal could shake up Canada’s energy industry

May 28, 2020
Biden’s comments emphasise the need to transition away from fossil fuels, echoing …
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Reduced demand for coal in COVID-19 times has given a serious blow to the sector. Source: Wikipedia

COVID-19: Why power sector revival will likely be long haul

May 26, 2020
COVID-19 shocks may prompt major energy transitions to gas, wind and solar sector

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Solar Power Tree

Solar Power Tree is a structure that is designed like a tree with branches made of steel to hold the photovoltaic panels. India's first solar power tree has been designed by Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) located in Durgapur, West Bengal