This report summarizes the findings of a review aimed at understanding emerging approaches to energy subsidy reform, discerning trends, and identifying major strands of thinking and research in the field, as reflected in major policy and academic journals relevant to the subject. The review was initiated in early 2020 as …
The Rampal Power Plant is a proposed 1,320-megawatt imported coal-fired power plant promoted by the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL), a joint venture of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and India’s largest power producer, NTPC Limited. The project is being designed around outdated supercritical technology and is being …
India being home to the largest number of poor and malnourished population in the world, the tabling of National Food Security Bill has renewed the public pressure for universalization of PDS in India. In this regard, Tamil Nadu's model of universal PDS has been cited for its success in providing …
India being home to the largest number of poor and malnourished population in the world, the tabling of National Food Security Bill has renewed the public pressure for universalization of PDS in India. In this regard, Tamil Nadu's model of universal PDS has been cited for its success in providing …
Six farmers join hands to harness solar energy for watering their fields and selling surplus power to the grid. Last week, a Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise (SPICE) was up and running in Dhundi, a village in Gujarat’s Anand district. Members of this cooperative — the first of its kind …
The so-called 'emerging' markets now represent half of the countries in the 40-strong index, including four African markets featuring in the top 30 Shadow over SunEdison India's solar projects India’s renewable energy sector has been ranked third in the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) with China at second and …
The recent tenders issued by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for 500 MW rooftop solar PV projects is likely to give a boost to the sector, which will also be helped by falling costs and increase in retail tariffs, a report said. The tenders are likely to help …
Santosh Kumar, CEO of Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) said that the decision of the government will enable more people to avail the subsidy. To push for solar rooftop power plants (SPV) in Chandigarh, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has increased the subsidy …
The State Government announced a new comprehensive Agriculture Business Policy - 2016 in a bid to take holistic approach towards the agriculture sector in Gujarat. As per the new policy 25 per cent of project cost subsidy up to Rs 50 lakh to set up, expand, diversify, modernize the agro …
Raising concerns over the rising number of diesel cars on Delhi roads, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) chief Sunita Narain on Thursday criticised the automobile industry for "misleading" the people and the court by underplaying vehicular pollution emitted by them. "One diesel car emits pollutants equivalent to five petrol …
Bengaluru: If you are planning to install solar panels on your rooftop and sell the excess power to the grid, you will get lesser money than those who already have the system in place. The new order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has lowered the tariff from …
Kerosene in India is primarily available as a subsidized commodity for household use, and was added to the basket of Public Distribution System (PDS) commodities during the 2nd Five Year Plan (FYP). Kerosene has been continued as a subsidised fuel to provide affordable cooking and illumination (lighting) to households for …
Some work has been done on regulatory policies (such as energy-efficiency standards, including under the Clean Development Mechanism [CDM] and with an aim to reforming the CDM beyond a project-level scope) both from the methodological side and through blueprinting of operational models. Similar approaches were developed for policies such as …
Nepal is endowed with good renewable energy potential. The major sources of renewable energy are mini and micro hydropower, solar energy, various forms of biomass energy, biogas and wind energy etc. Despite huge renewable energy potential, still around 85% of the total final energy consumption in Nepal is met by …
From 2013 onwards, emission allowances are no longer granted for free to power companies under the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). These companies instead have to buy all of their allowances through auctions. However, a provisional exemption was made for ten new Member States who can temporarily hand out …
The bidding process under this Rooftop scheme is for 500 MWp comprising of CAPEX Model (300 MWp) & RESCO Model (200 MWp). The bidding process under this rooftop scheme is for PART-A (CAPEX Only), PART-B (RESCO Only) and Part – C (Capex Only) for residential and small capacities. Bidder can …
No pacts with industry for rooftop energy; curbs on home units The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission is likely to announce a revised solar power tariff soon, which could be less than Rs 5 a unit. With the cost of rooftop solar power exceeding the present market rate, the government has …
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, to provide concessional LPG connections, is a step in the right direction but much more needs to be done by 2019 and beyond to ensure homes in India cook using modern fuels. This article explores the issues of providing connections, subsidy provisioning and ensuring sustained …
Australia, along with the rest of the world, must decarbonise its energy sector by 2050 to have any hope of averting dangerous climate change, and the Climate Institute has released research to help get there. The report, A Switch in Time: Enabling the electricity sector’s transition to net zero emissions, …
The Supreme Court on Thursday severely pulled up the states of Gujarat, Bihar and Haryana for not declaring drought even though there was deficient rainfall and a fall in the production of foodgrains. Voicing anguish over the apathy of the state governments in refusing to accept that there was a …
The schemes target to conserve 30 per cent savings in energy by 2019. Vijayawada: Two schemes aimed at making electrical instruments energy-efficient will be launched on Thursday by Union minister of state with independent charge for power, coal and new & renewable energy along with N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister …
