Africa Solar Outlook 2025
Africa deployed an additional 2.5 GW of solar in 2024, according to AFSIA‘s new “Africa Solar Outlook 2025” report. AFSIA’s figures, which do not include residential installations, take the continent’s
Energy
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HC dismisses PIL on CFL
The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding purchase of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) by the Electricity Department has been dismissed by the Bombay High Court at Goa.
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PEDA gets project to solarise Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has been entrusted with the work of solarising important structures including the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House and the Sri Harmandir Sahib. All the gadgets of these buildings would be run through solar energy under the project and work on the first phase would be started in the coming four months.
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Forces complete energy audit of major installations
NEW DELHI, 18 MARCH: In a major initiative towards energy conservation in operations and cantonment complexes, the Armed Forces have completed an energy audit of few major installations as part of the
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Nod for three Rajasthan power projects
Rajasthan Energy Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the State Government had sanctioned two power projects in the public sector and three in the private sector in 2009 with the target to produce 4,280 MW power and had so far spent Rs.56.92 crore on the ventures in the public sector.
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The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2010
A Bill to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. This Act may be called the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2010.
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$125 million energy aid plan unveiled
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday unveiled a 125-million-dollar programme to improve the country's inadequate electricity supply. Hillary also announced the first phase of the energy programme, which would help repair power facilities and promote energy efficiency. The projects, she said, have been designed in close collaboration and consultations with Pakistan government.
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Gasifier stoves science, technology and field outreach
Development of a new class of single pan high efficiency, low emission stoves, named gasifier stoves, that promise constant power that can be controlled using any solid biomass fuel in the form of pellets is reported here. These stoves use battery-run fan-based air supply for gasification (primary air) and for combustion (secondary air).
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Orissa set to harness tidal wave energy
If the things go the right way, Orissa's first attempt to harness tidal power for generating electricity would be in the form of a 1236 MW plant along the creeks in Mahakalpada in the Mahanadi deltaic region.
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Plan panel calls for better methods for power procurement
Pointing out that the average power tariff charged from the consumers in India was one of the highest in the world, the Planning Commission has lashed out at the distribution utilities for their poor power procurement planning and portfolio optimisation skills.