World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
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Government mulling to bring large hydropower units under renewable energy ambit
NEW DELHI: The government is mulling to bring big hydropower plants under the ambit of renewable energy, giving the capital-intensive projects access to international funds and benefits available to green
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Delhi, Dhaka to ink deal for 100 MW power to Bangladesh
India’s NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN) and the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), both state-run companies, will soon sign an agreement to supply 100 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, Tripura’s
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Eco-friendly measures to mitigate impacts of linear infrastructure on wildlife
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has assigned the responsibility to the Wildlife Institute of India to prepare a technical document ‘Eco-friendly measures to mitigate impacts
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Cross-border energy markets 'vital' for EU renewables target
The European wide 2030 renewables target will not be delivered unless cross-border market mechanisms and continuous monitoring are introduced, a new report from the House of Lords EU Committee has found.
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India's green energy target may trip on funding woes: Sumant Sinha, ReNew Power
MUMBAI: India's green energy goals are in line with the UN climate change pact, but the country may not meet its target of having 100 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity by 2022 as long term investment
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State striving to meet Modi's target on solar power generation by 2022
MANGALURU: Karnataka is aggressively seeking to meet PM Narendra Modi's national target of solar power generation of 100 gigawatt (GW) by 2022. With target of 1000 megawatt (MW) allotted to Karnataka,
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ADB to lend $1 billion to PowerGrid Corp for green energy and grid expansion
NEW DELHI: Multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank will provide USD 1 billion loan to central transmission utility Power Grid Corp for renewable energy transmission and grid expansion in India.
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Brazil alternative energy projects threatened by Abengoa's woes
Spanish conglomerate Abengoa, teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, has halted construction of power transmission lines in Brazil, a potential setback for the South America nation's bid to emerge from
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Launching of Indian Wind Resources Atlas
The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has recently launched Wind Energy Resources Map of India at 100 meter above ground level and solar radiation map at ground level on online Geographic Information
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Reach for the sun: how India’s audacious solar ambitions could make or break its climate commitments
India's solar dreams have a new backer in American energy experts. On the sidelines of the climate talks in Paris, a group of solar experts from Stanford University released a report calling India's solar