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COP28 Presidency: Triple renewable energy capacity, double energy efficiency by 2030 to limit global warming

By 2030, global installed hydropower capacity (excluding pumped hydro) would need to grow by almost 17% from the 2022 level, report added

Floating solar a definite reprieve for land-starved Uttar Pradesh

While the technology has advantages over ground-mounted plants, it may still face financial challenges in India

Africa’s energy poverty: Millions in rural areas are not part of Ethiopia’s energy transition drive

Nearly 86% of Ethiopia’s energy demand is met through biomass; most people here live in energy poverty

India’s renewable shift: Why re-training the coal-dependent society is key

Stalling coal, no matter how important for India’s Net Zero goals, will have a cascading social impact

Renewable energy capacity addition exceeded other sources in 2021

Renewable energy continued to expand steadily and well above the long-term trend, with share in total capacity expansion reaching new record …

Will mandates change fate of distributed renewables post COVID-19? 

Even as distributed renewable energy sector faces downfall, expert consensus is that situation will be short-lived

Burden of relief: The cost of letting captive plants off green power grid

The Union government’s decision to exempt captive power plants from meeting renewable energy targets will upset India’s climate …

Why financing entities are reluctant to invest in renewable energy sector  

Falling power tariffs and uncertainty over quality of assets are hurting investors’ confidence  

The day when the world will have a common electricity grid

To allow renewables to thrive in the future, dirty energy should be allowed to continue for some time

Fluorescent gains

Compact fluorescent lamps could provide the right intensity of light and reduce power consumption at the same time

The magic lamp

Energy conservation is the bottomline of the latest innovations. A new light bulb has the combined attractions of less energy, more efficiency …

Water current

Hydroelectricity can now be generated without the need of costly civil works and installation of complex machinery

India to double renewable energy capacity in 5 yrs: PM

Clean energy ministerial meet expected to evolve financing mechanisms

Renewables lose favour

Regulators to cut trading prices of renewable energy certificates

Problems aplenty

The government wanted to make India a leading wind power, but it got the details wrong

Now or never

India must seize the opportunity to promote clean energy technology

Green substitute

Of props and power

Solar power for weather conditioning

New solar panel will produce 60 times more electricity

Buoyant wind market India and China are among top five growing markets for wind energy