Renewable capacity statistics 2021
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive statistics on a range of topics related to renewable energy. This publication presents renewable power generation capacity statistics
Wind Energy
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Planning and prospects for renewable power: Eastern and Southern Africa
East and Southern African countries possess vast potential for renewable energy development. Co-ordinated regional plans will play a vital role in scaling up the use of renewables for power generation,
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Global Wind Report 2021
The wind industry installed 93GW of new capacity in 2020, a 53% year-on-year increase, according to a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The global wind power market has nearly quadrupled
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Climate risk profile for power sector in Karnataka
Power infrastructure, which includes assets for generation, transmission, and distribution of power, is vulnerable to manifestations of climate change. Data from the International Disasters Database shows
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Seventeenth report on action plan for achievement of 175 Gigawatt (GW) renewable energy target: Standing Committee on Energy (2020-21)
The Standing Committee on Energy, present this Seventeenth Report on ‘Action Plan for achievement of 175 Gigawatt (GW) Renewable Energy Target' relating to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. A potential
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Draft policy framework for developing and promoting decentralised renewable energy livelihood applications
DRE livelihood applications can be defined as applications powered by renewable energy - solar, wind, micro-hydro, biomass & their combinations, which are used for earning livelihoods directly such as
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Mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development
Achieving a climate-resilient future requires rapid, sustained and far-reaching transformations in energy, land-use, infrastructure and industrial systems. Large-scale expansion of renewable energy can
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Renewable readiness assessment: the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
The National Energy Strategy 2020–2030 presents the evolution of the energy sector under its vision for stimulating demand, achieving efficiency and improving electricity system flexibility. This Renewables
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Korea electricity security review
This report, commissioned by the Korean Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy and written jointly by the International Energy Agency and the Korea Energy Economics Institute, examines current conditions
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Renewable energy auctions in Japan: Context, design and results
Japan has long been a major energy importer, relying heavily on fossil fuels to meet household and community electricity needs as well as transport and industrial energy demand. Although the country initially