The South African Cabinet has approved the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) for implementation, targeting energy security and broader industrial growth. The plan seeks to address challenges associated with local capacity, infrastructure and investment by providing a roadmap for developing renewable energy and battery storage technologies. For investors, the …
Assurances of timely payments from power distribution companies will push wind power tariffs down further, according to industry watchers. Chairman at the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, Sarvesh Kumar, said, “A better payment guarantee mechanism will push tariffs down further.” He was speaking at a press conference on the sidelines …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided over 30 million U.S dollars to support South Sudan’s membership in the African trade, insurance and development body and also strengthen electricity distribution networks. AfDB said in a statement on Thursday evening it has approved 18.15 million U.S. dollars to Juba to help …
SHILLONG: The Centre’s rural household electrification programme has illuminated around 3.24 lakh households in the State. The official statistics of the Union Government say that 69.92 per cent of the households in Meghalaya have been electrified. As per statistics, 31,226 of the total 59,010 households spread over 1,077 habitations in …
Taking its second biggest decision since coming to power, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to waive surcharge on electricity dues and gave nod to an agreement with the Centre to ensure 24X7 power supply by October 2018. The MoU between UP and the Centre would be signed in …
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya, European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union (EU) and France on Monday signed a 180-million-euro deal to boost electricity connectivity in the East African country. Cabinet Secretary in the National Treasury Henry Rotich told a media briefing that under the agreement 300,000 households will be connected …
Increased off-grid and mini-grid investments could solve Africa’s electricity crisis, says Annan report. African governments and their partners need to move faster to bridge the continent’s huge energy gap. That means adopting every available solution, on and off the grid, according to a new report from Kofi Annan’s Africa Progress …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Luna Gram Panchayat & Other Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/03/2017 regarding construction of a KVA sub-station on grazing land (4,900 square meters) in village Luna, Vadodara, Gujarat. According to the counsel for the petitioners, the action …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Janajagrithi Samithi Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/03/2017 regarding construction of transmission lines from Udupi to Hassan. According to the appellant, the construction work had started even before forest clearance was obtained under Section 2 of the …
PTC India today said it will be the nodal entity for purchase and supply of electricity from wind power projects of 1000 MW auctioned by government. "PTC India is the nodal entity for supplying power to utilities after entering into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with successful bidders," PTC India …
This report analyses international financial institutions' energy portfolios, identifies best practices, and develops an innovative methodological approach to show these organizations how they can adjust their approach to deliver on their mandates to increase economic productivity and meet environmental and social objectives while lowering energy use from fossil fuel sources …
MNRE invites comments of stakeholders on “Draft Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects”. The specific objectives of these Guidelines are as follows: To promote competitive procurement of electricity from solar PV power plants, by distribution licensees, to protect …
Private power plants can now procure coal from state governments’ coal reserve, which is allocated for power production. The move aims to enhance the efficiency in utilisation of domestic coal. Private power plants can now procure coal from state governments’ coal reserve, which is allocated for power production. The move …
India and the ADB today signed a $500 million loan pact to expand inter-regional power connectivity in the country, and strengthen transmission system to accommodate renewable energy-generation capacity. "Expansion of inter-regional connectivity enables bulk power transfer to the southern region which has, at times, been affected by power shortages. This …
In order to make college campuses self-sufficient in power generation, the state higher education department has been planning to install solar panels in all universities, government engineering colleges and polytechnics and a few of the government colleges under its jurisdiction. As per the direction from education minister C Raveendranath, these …
Thanks to its huge water storage capacity, Norway has an excess of energy generation at annual scale, although significant regional disparity exists. On average, the Mid-Norway region has an energy deficit and needs to import more electricity than it exports. We show that this energy deficit can be reduced with …
Kenya’s Rural Electrification Authority (REA) said this week that it will invest $2.1 billion in the country’s electricity supply network over the next five years. Kenya to expand access According to REA Chairman, Simon Gicharu, the money has been earmarked to develop sufficient infrastructure that will connect all the public …
The government wants to raise solar power generation capacity from the current 8 GW to 100 GW by 2022. How will such an aggressive solar programme impact India’s electricity distribution companies? How will it affect the cost, availability and quality of electricity for consumers? Does the pace of solar adoption …
A master plan to allow local and foreign investors to have a stake in the energy and electricity sector is underway for the Yangon Region as power consumption continues to surge in the capital city. This long-exposure picture taken on October 28, 2016 shows parts of the Milky Way in …
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker held a meeting with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) to receive the latest updates regarding the executive position of the projects that aim to strengthen the performance of the electricity grid to be able to absorb the added capacities of the …
With increased emphasis on reducing emissions from the power sector, grid-level energy storage can enable larger penetration of renewable energy into the grid. Grid-level energy storage is likely to dominate the conversation in the power industry in the coming years, just like renewable energy dominated the conversation in the past …
