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Centre proposes automatic tariff revisions to curb losses at state power firms in new draft electricity policy

Centre proposes automatic tariff revisions to curb losses at state power firms in new draft electricity policy

21 Jan 2026

3 min read

The WEF report argued that clean fuel investment could deliver significant economic benefits, generating two to three times more jobs than conventional fuel sectors.

Global clean fuel investment must quadruple to $100 billion a year by 2030 to meet climate goals, WEF warns

15 Jan 2026

3 min read

The paper found that electric two-wheelers avoid nearly twice as much carbon dioxide per rupee of government support as electric passenger cars.

EV subsidies cut emissions unevenly, with electric two-wheelers delivering bigger gains than cars

13 Jan 2026

4 min read

News

Energy storage, offshore wind now central to Tamil Nadu’s clean power future

Energy storage, offshore wind now central to Tamil Nadu’s clean power future

30 Dec 2025

6 min read

Coal demand growth stalls globally as China’s consumption flattens with clean energy surge

Coal demand growth stalls globally as China’s consumption flattens with clean energy surge

19 Dec 2025

4 min read

Bihar’s renewable energy policy signals a shift beyond electrification

Bihar’s renewable energy policy signals a shift beyond electrification

17 Dec 2025

4 min read

Clean energy subsidies jump 31% to Rs 32,000 crore in 2023-24, but PSU capex still flows to fossil fuels: IISD

Clean energy subsidies jump 31% to Rs 32,000 crore in 2023-24, but PSU capex still flows to fossil fuels: IISD

17 Dec 2025

3 min read

Global solar inverter market set to face two-year decline before stabilising, Wood Mackenzie forecasts

Global solar inverter market set to face two-year decline before stabilising, Wood Mackenzie forecasts

16 Dec 2025

3 min read

RERC says no to new 3,200 MW coal power citing consumer interest and cheaper alternatives

RERC says no to new 3,200 MW coal power citing consumer interest and cheaper alternatives

11 Dec 2025

7 min read

Concept of a SMR small modular nuclear reactor power plant.

What are small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear power plant sought to feed AI’s energy demand?

04 Dec 2025

5 min read

Extreme heat to more than double power-plant exposure to 40°C days; cooling demand to triple by 2050, UN report warns

Extreme heat to more than double power-plant exposure to 40°C days; cooling demand to triple by 2050, UN report warns

27 Nov 2025

2 min read

Cracking the green fuel code: Why India and Japan must act now

Cracking the green fuel code: Why India and Japan must act now

27 Nov 2025

4 min read

Industry consultations drew “very enthusiastic response” from electronics, electric vehicle, steel, medical equipment and defence manufacturers, according to Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Centre approves Rs 7,280-crore scheme to cut rare-earth magnet imports, secure supply chains

26 Nov 2025

3 min read

Renewables drive 3.6% rise in India’s power output in July-September 2025

Renewables drive 3.6% rise in India’s power output in July-September 2025

26 Nov 2025

3 min read

Kerala High Court puts a stay order on the implementation of KSERC’s new draft regulations on renewable energy

Kerala HC stays implementation of electricity commission’s new renewable energy rules

21 Nov 2025

3 min read

Interviews

Renewables gain ground as coal feels the squeeze in India’s power sector, finds Ember report

Renewables gain ground as coal feels the squeeze in India’s power sector, finds Ember report

17 Nov 2025

3 min read

Can the world quit coal?

Can the world quit coal?

Stacy D VanDeveer

17 Nov 2025

4 min read

How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

13 Nov 2025

4 min read

How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

07 Nov 2025

5 min read

Gloria Magombo, Zimbabwe’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Power Development during the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa forum held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from October 22-23, 2025.

‘Renewable energy presents an opportunity to Africa to limit the issues of climate change’

Mekonnen Teshome

31 Oct 2025

5 min read

China pauses rare earth export controls after Trump-Xi trade truce

China pauses rare earth export controls after Trump-Xi trade truce

Nandita Banerji

31 Oct 2025

2 min read

Blogs

Global offshore wind expansion projected to triple globally by 2030, even as US projects falter

Global offshore wind expansion projected to triple globally by 2030, even as US projects falter

30 Oct 2025

4 min read

India’s coal expansion beyond 2032 targets ‘uneconomical’, says Ember

India’s coal expansion beyond 2032 targets ‘uneconomical’, says Ember

29 Oct 2025

3 min read

China, India, and Indonesia could peak coal power by 2030: CREA

China, India, and Indonesia could peak coal power by 2030: CREA

28 Oct 2025

3 min read

South Africa unveils $127 billion energy plan to end power crisis and add 105,000 MW by 2039

South Africa unveils $127 billion energy plan to end power crisis and add 105,000 MW by 2039

27 Oct 2025

2 min read

Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics — and a catastrophe for the climate

Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics — and a catastrophe for the climate

Christoph Nedopil

23 Oct 2025

4 min read

Sustainable fuel use could quadruple by 2035: IEA

Sustainable fuel use could quadruple by 2035: IEA

Nandita Banerji

17 Oct 2025

3 min read

Climate change divides the innovators from the defenders of the status quo — Europe must decide which it wants to be

Climate change divides the innovators from the defenders of the status quo — Europe must decide which it wants to be

Francesco Grillo

16 Oct 2025

3 min read

China tightens export curbs on rare earths and related technologies

China tightens export curbs on rare earths and related technologies

10 Oct 2025

2 min read

Videos

The Geysers is currently the world's largest geothermal field in Sonoma, Lake in the US.

Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power — including from used oil and gas wells

Investments in geothermal projects are rising, with North America attracting $1.7 billion in public funding in early 2025 alone

Moones Alamooti

10 Oct 2025

6 min read

Vehicles queuing at a gas station during the 2022 crisis in Sri Lanka

Renewables have now passed coal globally — and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal

Reihana Mohideen

09 Oct 2025

4 min read

‘Multiple displacement was beyond imagination, yet it became Singrauli’s reality’

‘Multiple displacement was beyond imagination, yet it became Singrauli’s reality’

Anil Ashwani Sharma

07 Oct 2025

7 min read

Gyan Prakash Upadhyaya

‘Build lines before green projects are awarded’

06 Oct 2025

5 min read

Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasised his commitment to multilateralism.

China’s new NDC sidesteps climate stardom: What explains this reluctance?

Avantika Goswami

25 Sep 2025

5 min read

Formamidinium lead iodide has promising properties for future solar cell technologies. The latest research can now shed light on its structure.

Swedish scientists pave the way for next-gen solar cells, crack perovskite puzzle with AI simulations

24 Sep 2025

2 min read

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