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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2011 summer may not be power starved
LUCKNOW: Good news is in for power starved Uttar Pradesh. By April, the state would be richer by over 1400 MW, raising hope of respite from power cuts in summers. To begin with, the first unit of the 600 MW at Anpara C is likely to get operational from February 15.
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Centre to set up 1,000 MW power station in Pathankot
To cope with the power shortage in the state, the Centre has decided to set up a 1,000 MW power generation station in Pathankot in Punjab. Addressing a function organised by the Pradesh Congress Committee in connection with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi here today, the Union Power Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, said either a gas or a thermal power project would be set up at Pathankot wi
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Artificial petrol at 14 a litre
Hydrogen-Based Fuel Is Eco-Friendly, May Hit Market In 3 Years London: British scientists have developed a low-cost and environment-friendly
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The impacts of biofuel targets on land-use change and food supply
This study analyzes the long-term impacts of large-scale expansion of biofuels on land-use change, food supply and prices, and the overall economy in various countries or regions using a global computable general equilibrium model, augmented by a land-use module and detailed representation of biofuel sectors.
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Access to energy - enhancing effectiveness in electricity distribution and end use
This report provides an overview of the joint Ministry of Power-UNDP project that seeks to improve access to clean energy and demonstrate mechanisms to manage more effectively, energy and electricity at district levels in Chhattisgarh and Orissa. Access to clean energy is an important ingredient of any energy and development policy.
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Electricity now
Gosaba (Pathankhali island), 1 Feb: The villagers of Pathankhali island finally got electricity today. The Sunderban development minister Mr Kanti Ganguly inaugurated the programme. The estimated cost of the project of providing electricity to the village is Rs 22 crore. Work is underway to provide electricity to the 12 gram panchayats in Gosaba.
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State repression in Jaitapur
The government is responding to people
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Cost uncertainty dogs the Jaitapur nuclear project
Forget about the highly questionable technology for the proposed 1,650 megawatt nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district from the French power major Areva, or even the objections of the Finnish environmental watchdog body STUK for the Olkiluoto plant, which is being replicated at Jaitapur. The fact is that nothing can prevent time overruns and, therefore, cost escalation.
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Theni has good potential for wind power generation
THENI: With high potential for wind power generation and availability of large tracts of open land and an excellent climate, several new companies, including foreign wind power units, have been thronging the district for setting up of windmills. Such an overwhelming enthusiasm has resulted in sharp increase in the number of wind power units in the district. The total number of functioning wi
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Gehlot meets Jaiswal, seeks coal linkage for power plants
Jaipur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday met Union minister for coal Sriprakash Jaiswal in Delhi and requested him to immediately allot coal linkage and coal blocks for power projects in the state. During the meeting, the chief minister demanded that the coal blocks allotted to Rajasthan in Chhattisgarh be set aside from