Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
Energy
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Japanese N-crisis raises fears in AP over Kovvada project
Hyderabad: The Japanese nuclear crisis has triggered fresh fears among people in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh where protestshave been raging for several months over the proposed 2,000 MW nuclear power plant. Environmentalists, local villagers and opposition parties are up in arms against the nuclear power project at Kovvada on the grounds that it would cause environmental pollution and
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Cheaper by the dozen
<p>Attaracted by the country's great potential and new policies, a number of turbine manufacturers-old and new-are enlivening the Indian wind market.</p>
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Bird-friendly wind power
<p>A study commissioned by the German government aims to show how wind power will affect red kites, white-tailed eagles, and Montagu's harriers in the future. Even not mowing the grass around tower bases would help, ornithologists say.</p>
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Solar warriors
<p>The German solar industry once held the front, but must now defend itself globally. To survive, it will have to prevail over the competition. Germany's Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) is leading the way with its PV Roadmap 2020, proposing a battle plan to keep the German solar sector competitive-and make photovoltaics a central pillar of the country's energy supply. </p>
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EU 'ignoring safety risks' in financing of nuclear expansion in Ukraine
<p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" /> <title></title> <meta content="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Linux)" name="GENERATOR" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } H2 { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> <h2><font size="3">As Japan's Fukushima disaster unfolds, the EU is financing a controversial nuclear
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Wikileaks expose UPAs cash-for-votes deal
<p>A set of India-related diplomatic cables on the Indo-US nuclear deal released by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, claims that an aide of Congress leader Satish Sharma had told a US diplomat that the party had paid crores to several lawmakers to ensure that they voted for the deal in Parliament.</p> <p> </p>
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ISO awarded to electricity company
Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited
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3 Indian Cos in Race to Bid for Bandanna Energys Coal Assets
In a deal valued at $1.5 b, state-owned consortium ICVL, GVK,and Reliance Power have shown early interest VINU LAL & MV RAMSURYA BANGALORE/MUMBAI Three top Indian companies have joined the race to bid for the coal assets of one of Australia
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Is Nuclear Power Safer Than Other Energy?
KIRIT S PARIKH FORMER MEMBER PLANNING COMMISSION Public Perception of Risk is Unwarranted The nuclear disaster in Japan has raised grave concerns around the world about the safety of nuclear plants. But the chairman of India
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GAIL, RIL in swap deal for LNG
Pact will ensure smooth supply of gas to power units in Andhra Pradesh Seeking to end the power woes of Andhra Pradesh and ensuring smooth supply to power plants in the State, GAIL (India) on Thursday entered into a deal with Reliance Industries Ltd.