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Coal-fired power is emerging as a key short-term buffer.

West Asia conflict sends energy jitters across Asia, revives nuclear ambitions in Japan, South Korea

18 Mar 2026

4 min read

Innovation gap could slow Europe’s clean energy transition, warns report

Innovation gap could slow Europe’s clean energy transition, warns report

05 Mar 2026

4 min read

Demand flexibility is key to accelerating renewable integration in India

Demand flexibility is key to accelerating renewable integration in India

23 Feb 2026

5 min read

News

Researchers improve method to generate clean energy from human urine

Researchers improve method to generate clean energy from human urine

17 Feb 2026

2 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: How to fit solar into electricity?

The Sunita Narain Show: How to fit solar into electricity?

14 Feb 2026

1 min read

The report contends that Africa still sells its raw minerals at low prices, only to import finished goods made from those same resources at much higher costs — in effect, paying twice for its own wealth.

Global trade tensions raise strategic value of African minerals, report says

14 Feb 2026

4 min read

Global wind, solar pipeline hits record 4.9 TW, but rich economies fall behind

Global wind, solar pipeline hits record 4.9 TW, but rich economies fall behind

10 Feb 2026

4 min read

India’s transport sector’s alternative-fuel shift is becoming a CNG story, but what comes next?

India’s transport sector’s alternative-fuel shift is becoming a CNG story, but what comes next?

05 Feb 2026

6 min read

US courts block Trump’s war on wind energy

US courts block Trump’s war on wind energy

05 Feb 2026

1 min read

Rajasthan’s new demand flexibility rules explained: How shifting electricity use could unlock more solar power

Rajasthan’s new demand flexibility rules explained: How shifting electricity use could unlock more solar power

04 Feb 2026

6 min read

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

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

Blogs

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

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

Videos

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’

DTE speaks to Gloria Magombo, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Power Development (MoEPD) for Zimbabwe, over Africa’s energy future

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

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

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