Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
This report provides a regional breakdown of 1.5ºC compatible renewables deployment, showing what six major world regions – the OECD, Asia, Latin America, Eurasia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – could contribute towards upscaling renewables by 2030. It compares these benchmarks to the latest IEA …
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is set to implement a green hydrogen policy, emphasizing its commitment to promoting clean energy. This policy likely aims to encourage the production and utilization of green hydrogen, which is produced using renewable energy sources, contributing to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy landscape in the …
The REN21 Renewables and Sustainability Report (RESR) builds on a yearlong research and consultative process among a wide range of stakeholders across sectors. It was conceived as a reference document bringing together different perspectives to analyse the benefits and identify the best practices to mitigate the potential negative impacts of …
This White Paper is part of a report series, Financial Aggregation for Renewable Energy in East Africa, published by UNDP on 26 January 2024, the first International Day of Clean Energy. Designed as a follow-on piece to the 3-part series, it reiterates the critical role of Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) …
First-ever IEA review of Senegal’s energy policies finds that robust institutions and planning, as well as success in expanding electricity access, bolster momentum towards 2035 goals. Senegal’s significant efforts to develop its energy sector and deliver energy access to more people are laying important groundwork for the country to achieve …
Renewables are growing rapidly and nuclear power is on track to reach new all-time high next year, enabling low-emissions generation to outpace robust electricity demand growth. Global electricity demand is expected to grow at a faster rate over the next three years as the clean energy transition gathers speed, with …
This working paper helps understand how electricity market mechanisms have the potential to integrate renewable energy (RE) into the grid at the state level in India. It details the challenges stakeholders face in adopting these market mechanisms at the state level, and identifies options based on international lessons, stakeholder consultations, …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an order notifying the comprehensive guidelines on implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM). This order was issued on January 17, 2024. The MNRE has categorised these comprehensive guidelines into the following components: Component A: Setting …
A special edition of the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor assesses the integrity of renewable electricity targets from 10 major companies in fashion and tech. The real GHG emission reduction impact of companies’ renewable electricity claims is often far less than implied. Several companies, including H&M; Group, Inditex and Samsung Electronics, …
The current energy crisis has raised important policy questions on how to strengthen short-term energy security while remaining firmly committed to the green transition, a challenge amplified by the recent consensus at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels. This paper examines the historical determinants of the security of energy …
The amount of renewable energy capacity added to energy systems around the world grew by 50% in 2023, reaching almost 510 gigawatts (GW), with solar PV accounting for three-quarters of additions worldwide, according to Renewables 2023, the latest edition of the IEA’s annual market report on the sector. The largest …
This report by the World Economic Forum, written in collaboration with Bain & Co., recommends five areas that can benefit from public-private interventions in expediting the adoption of green hydrogen in India. Hydrogen produced through the electrolysis of water, powered by renewable energy, can not only provide energy for sectors …
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (for the State of Goa and Union Territories) has proposed amendments to the existing JERC (Procurement of Renewable Energy) Regulations, 2010 through the Draft JERC (Procurement of Renewable Energy) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2024, dated 01st January, 2024. The proposed amendments aim to modify the regulations …
Off-grid electricity production from renewables, although largely unrecorded in most countries, is believed to be expanding rapidly. By combining information from surveys, administrative data and desk research, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has attempted to illuminate major trends in off-grid renewable energy deployment. This publication presents statistics for the …
The annual Greening the Blue Report – The UN system’s environmental footprint and efforts to reduce it shows the progress both at the UN system-wide level and entity level of implementing the Strategy for Sustainability Management in the United Nations System 2020-2030, Phase I: Environmental Sustainability in the Area of …
India’s policymakers have recognised the importance of energy storage systems (ESS) to the country’s evolving power landscape and have already awarded more than 8 gigawatts (GW) of such tenders, allocating 60% of these in 2023 alone, according to this new joint report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial …
The renewables readiness assessment (RRA) for Burkina Faso identifies several drivers for the country to accelerate its energy transition. The renewable energy sector of Burkina Faso is considered to be a strategic priority for international co-operation and investment, for several reasons. These include the government’s strong commitment to the development …
The Climate Change Performance Index monitors climate mitigation progress of 63 countries and the European Union, together responsible for more than 90% of global emissions. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly placed climate action on their agenda, and renewable energy is booming in many countries. However, this …
This report reviews renewable energy targets in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement as of the end of October 2023, ahead of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), and assesses their level of ambition against IRENA’s 1.5°C scenario and the goal of tripling renewables in the …
The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has modified its current regulations pertaining to the determination of generation tariff and associated issues for electricity produced from clean sources of energy. The suggested revisions, named “Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Generation Tariff and Related Matters …
