175 GW renewables by 2022
2017-18 witnessed impressive growth of renewable energy (RE) in the electricity sector wherein two major milestones were crossed. Annual RE capacity addition surpassed conventional capacity for the first
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Africa: Young Tanzanian Switching On Rural Areas With Solar Energy
'Electricity supply is really important for the development of a country. Without electricity, New York or Johannesburg would just be villages.' In 2003, nine-year-old George Mtemahanji left his home
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GO issued on Polavaram hydro power plant
Designer labels and burglar proofing – Inside the Indian millennial’s home! It is said to be cleanest, greenest, bulk non-fossil power Following up on the resolution passed in the December 1 Cabinet
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Greater future global warming inferred from Earth’s recent energy budget
Models show that several aspects of Earth’s top-of-atmosphere energy budget and the magnitude of projected global warming are correlated, enabling us to infer that future warming has been underestimated.
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Govt to Fast-Track Supply of Electricity to Every Village
Wants to set up new transmission lines & solar powered micro-grids to connect villages The government will fast-track its plan to supply electricity to every village in the country and use solar power
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MP provides must-run status to renewable energy but imposes extra charges
Renewable power producers asked to pay all wheeling, transmission, cross-subsidy charges Providing relief to the renewable energy developers, Madhya Pradesh, the state regulator has exempted renewable
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Jakson Power launches country's first mobile solar generator
Company says Rs 1,000 crore came from sales of diesel generator sets during last financial year Noida-based Jakson Power Solutions Ltd today launched India’s first mobile solar power generator sets and solar water purifiers. The company aims at garnering Rs 200 crore revenue from the new products over the next three years.
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Solar panels light up Rudraprayag villages
Ten disaster-affected villages of Rudraprayag district are not dependent on the erratic power supplies of the State electricity department now, the streets of these villages are being lighted up by solar
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Sunrise of new hope: Modi, Hollande launch International Solar Alliance
PARIS: Forging an effective group of over 100 sunshine countries as a block to get a better deal in the growing renewable energy market, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with French President
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AIPEF writes to Union power minister on power reforms
PATIALA: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) in a letter to R K Singh Union Power Minister has made several suggestions on the power sector reforms including financial crisis facing the power
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Govt. bats for revising RPO target to 10% by 2022
The government is looking at increasing renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets from 3 per cent to 10 per cent so as to meet the one lakh MW solar capacity by 2022. Under the RPO, distribution companies
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India set for Paris climate meet with grand plans on renewables
PM Modi is touted to seek a grand alliance among 122 nations to pursue solar energy tomorrow Seeking a grand alliance among 122 nations to pursue solar energy, India is set to make a significant impact
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Emerging markets outlook 2018: energy transition in the world’s fastest growing economies
The 2018 Climatescope Report, titled Emerging Markets Outlook 2018: Energy transition in the world’s fastest growing economies, reports that the world’s developing countries are driving the global clean
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Tata Power to set up 28.8-MW solar plant in Maharashtra
Country’s largest private electricity producer Tata Power today said it is developing a 28.8 MW photovoltaic-based solar project in Maharashtra. The power producer’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tata Power
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UK Government To Plug Solar Tariff Loophole
The British government plans to plug a loophole in its support scheme for solar power plants which would have allowed producers to benefit from higher tariffs for large-scale plants which the government
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Durbarmarg lighting project, Hope high for solar lamps to be relit
An agreement between the Kathmandu Metropolitan City and the Durbarmarg Development Board (DDB) has renewed hopes for solar-powered lamps to re-illuminate Durbarmarg in the heart of the city. Owing
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Fracking sucks investment from renewable energy in US
The country's embrace of natural gas means less love for wind and solar. New investments in renewable energy sources declined 5 per cent in North America last year to $US56 billion ($60 billion), the lowest
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EU sets ambitious renewable and energy efficiency targets
The European Union has voted to increase its binding targets on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Climate Action Programme reported the Industry and Energy Committee Members of the European Parliament
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India adds 2,311 MW green power generation capacity in fiscal 2016
A total of 2,311.88 MW of grid-connected power generation capacity from renewable energy sources like solar and wind has been added so far this fiscal in the country. The government has set a target
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India adds 2,311 MW renewable generation capacity in 7 months
India has added 2,311.88 MW of grid-connected power generation capacity from renewable energy sources like solar and wind till October of this financial year, against the full fiscal's target of 4,460