Polls take their toll

Going to seed

No smiling matter

Pollution export

An eyewash

Rajasthan's so-called 'solar' power project

India's new solar system

NTPC gets shock treatment

Here comes the sun

Volte-face

Energy in news on May 3

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Demand for coal falls in 2016; US and China drive decline

In 2016, global consumption of coal declined by 53 million tonnes or 1.7 per cent

How new energy technologies can help South Africa ease its energy crunch

The South African government has made visible strides to diversify energy sources.

Energy tax exemptions

PUERTO RICO

MORE POWER

Contempt notice

THAILAND

Too little for renewables

The sector remains a low priority for government

Made in India or…

Controlling imports tightly can stifle efficiency. Laxity can compromise quality

For border villages in Rajasthan, electricity remains elusive

While electricity poles have been installed in some villages, lines have not been laid

Heat content in oceans doubled in 10 years, finds study

Earth’s oceans have absorbed 90 per cent of the heat from global warming

Double standards of the world's green helmets

Fly-ash phoenix

Tax on fly ash

Power play

There is growing opposition to the setting up of a power plant in Madhya Pradesh