Annual investment of $2 trillion needed to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030: Report

The world would need to add another 8.1 TW between 2022 and 2030

Why financing entities are reluctant to invest in renewable energy sector  

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

Energy in news on April 17

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around energy

Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy

Odisha plans to make the coastal temple town a 100 per cent solar town and also place it among India’s first few zero …

Africa’s ambitious journey towards renewable energy – the ifs & buts

Sub-Saharan African countries have weak regulatory environments for RE growth as most of these policies are either very technology-specific or in …

Distributed renewable energy : How to make it work for India

DRE projects have greater scalability and offer substantive co-benefits; they need a more favourable regulatory and policy environment 

International Solar Alliance will soon be legal entity, but how will 1,000GW target be met?

On December 6, the ISA will become a legal entity for mobilising finance to meet global ambitions of energy access and climate action

Madhya Pradesh solar energy tariff hits new low with Rs 5.05 per unit

The rate is even lower than the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s benchmark of Rs 6.86 per kWh

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Given proper economic policies that fuel technological change, the world can rapidly switch over from fossil fuels to solar energy. In that case, …

As Jaisalmer villagers fight for sacred grove, a larger question looms

Allocation of village land for the development of solar and wind parks at the cost of pasture land is detrimental for villages

Bon appetit with sun

Enter the world’s largest solar kitchen

Use sun to make ice

Solar refrigerator to help immunisation programmes

Bidding exposes solar tariff game

The ambitious solar mission is set to start on shaky ground

Researchers find what happens when the sun goes to sleep

Magnetic activity stays low during grand solar minima phases, which can last decades to centuries  

Rooftop solar energy: Revised net metering cap in the new draft electricity rules means good news

The bidirection meter that will calculate the final bill after net metering should be a smart prepayment meter

Union Budget 2024-25: Why India’s rooftop solar plan fails to spark interest

Complex and time-consuming installation process is exacerbated by bureaucratic delays and a lack of awareness among potential beneficiaries

Full bank guarantees of three solar companies encashed

The companies missed the last deadline of March 9 to commission solar power plants under national solar mission

A sneak-peek into a renewable energy-powered future

Electrification of end-use sectors through variable renewable energy is an emerging solution. Increasing the deployment of distributed energy …

Making sense of energy conservation in Jammu and Kashmir

Homes in the Union territory are not designed to conserve energy and ensure proper heating, resulting in little conservation of energy, say …

Future of electricity in India lies in local solutions

Utilities in India have a mandate to supply power, which becomes increasingly difficult through the centralised grid and is technically and …

Solar power: From a decade of acceptability and growth to one of innovations

Global investment in new renewable energy capacity in the past decade was over $2.5 trillion, with more solar power capacity installed than other …

Economic recovery and clean energy transition go together: Ministers at IEA summit

The summit encouraged participating countries to build their recovery plans and investment strategies in-line with clean energy transition goals

India and its 2022 renewable energy targets in 6 charts

The country’s growth in the clean energy sector in the last 10 years has been remarkable. There are, however, many stumbling blocks, …

Target $100 billion investment in solar energy, says Prime Minister Modi

Challenges to investment and use of solar energy remain unresolved