Budget 2023-24: Climate goals? Renewable energy ministry gets just over 2% of total allocation
MNRE budget is equivalent to just 26% of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas’s allocation
Africa’s energy poverty: Benin needs funds to ramp up green resources to electrify, meet NDCs
In recent years, nearly 200 rural localities have been electrified throughout the country with solar energy
Renewable Generation Obligation notification will enrol coal players in clean energy transition
Notifications by the ministry are attempts to enhance ‘supply-side’ management for renewable energy & reduce dependence on coal
Mini-grids: Africa’s new tool to improve energy access, empower livelihoods
Mini-grids are decentralised electricity-generating systems that are not in sync with the country’s national grid
All you need to know about the energy conservation bill
Bill has provisions for regulating energy consumption by equipment, appliances, buildings and industries
Battery prices falling sharply, says report
Cheaper batteries mean more sectors will get electrified with renewable energy, the analysis notes
India adds highest rooftop solar capacity for a quarter in July-Sept: Mercom
Gujarat accounted for 55 per cent of the new capacity
Look back at the decade: Solar energy
In the second decade of the millenium, everyone wanted a piece of the pie in the sky
Morocco should harness its abundant renewable energy potential for climate mitigation: IMF
This can reduce Morocco’s high reliance on imported fuels, give it comparative advantage in neighbouring markets that are embracing green energy
Grid-scale storage can play vital role in boosting India’s renewable energy transition
Grid-scale battery storage systems that can store energy and use it during the night can accommodate a high share of renewable energy and, …
India’s clean cooking transition: Why development financial institutions play major role
Including clean cooking in their investment portfolios on ecosystem preservation will go a long way
COVID-19 to slow decarbonisation in emerging markets: BloombergNEF report
2019 was a good year for foreign direct investment in renewables; but the trend may not stick in 2020
Women’s perceptions of cooking fuel hamper transition to clean energy: Study
Policies that promoted improved fuels targeted women as the primary beneficiaries, who mostly believed fuelwood contributed to their well-being more
Global wind energy sector needs four-fold higher growth to meet 2050 Net Zero goal: Report
Offshore wind market showed highest growth in 2021
Wind sector in India needs an overhaul — here's why
Transparent and closed bids, bundling of tarrif some ways in which wind energy sector can go up again
Senegal signs Just Energy Transition Partnership deal after South Africa, Indonesia & Vietnam
The deal will mobilise 2.5 billion euros for Senegal & will help increase the share of renewable energy installed capacity to 40%
By 2050 Coal India Limited may have to lay off 73,800 jobs: Global Energy Monitor
China, India, Poland and South Africa may see most layoffs; Addition of jobs in the renewable energy industry may work in India’s favour
Offshore wind energy: India set to harness coastal breezes
Eight zones off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been identified as potential offshore wind energy zones
G20 energy ministers call for cooperation on nuclear energy & low-emission hydrogen
A tripling of renewable energy has been changed to “tripling of clean technology capacity,” says expert
Africa’s energy poverty: Dwindling forests, high power costs worsening energy security in Sierra Leone
Russia-Ukraine conflict driving up electricity rates; huge renewable potential needs investment
Myanmar, India’s gateway to ASEAN, can solve its power issues by shifting to renewables
The estimated potential for wind energy is 33.83 GW & for solar energy, it is 26.96 GW; effective tapping of these resources can reduce …
Why Jaipur’s Hingonia biogas plant has emerged as a model for waste-to-energy facilities
Infrastructure required for setting up biogas plant is available in India; finanacial support & proper waste management can help the industry grow
Floating solar: Opportunities abound, but so do obstacles
By utilising existing waterbodies, floating solar minimises land requirements and its placement allows for ambient cooling
Simply Put: Duplicitous energy politics
Fossil fuel finance locking Africa out of just transition to renewable energy: Report
Majority of finance towards fossil fuels came from outside Africa