As many as 87,659 electric vehicles and 6,265 electric buses have been incentivised under the second phase of FAME India, the country’s flagship scheme for faster adoption of electric vehicles till now, the government has told Parliament. The government has spent upto Rs 871 crore till June-end on its flagship national scheme to supercharge the […]
UK Needs 10 Times As Many EV Charge-Points By 2030 – Regulator
CMA concerned about choices of charge-points at motorways Recommends public body be tasked with monitoring EV sector Britain’s competition regulator on Friday laid out guidelines to ensure a robust electric vehicle (EV) charging network to aid the country’s net zero plans, as it also launched a probe into some charge-point operators on highways and motorways. […]
STATEMENT: Indonesia Submits New 2030 Climate Targets and First Long-Term Climate Strategy
JAKARTA : Yesterday the government of Indonesia submitted an updated national climate commitment to the United Nations. The plan includes new measures on adaptation and resilience and some new targets in specific sectors, but has the same topline emissions targets submitted in 2016: an unconditional target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 29% below business-as-usual […]
China Will Add 619 GW of Solar Power By 2030, Say Analysts
China plans to add 619 gigawatts (GW) of solar power generating capacity by 2030, according to a report by a data company Wood Mackenzie. The report said that solar power capacity in Asia Pacific will be tripled to 1.5 terawatts (TW) in the next 10 years. China’s solar targets mean it will contribute over 60% […]
Japan Boosts Renewable Energy Target For 2030 Energy Mix
The country’s revised basic energy strategy leaves unchanged its target for nuclear power, even though the country has struggled to return the industry to its former central role after the Fukushima disaster of 2011. Japan will raise its target for renewable energy in the country’s electricity mix for 2030 as it pushes to cut emissions […]
Japanese Gov’t Wants Renewable Energy to Make Up Almost 40% of Energy Mix by 2030
A shortage of land limits opportunities to expand solar power generation in Japan. The Japanese government aims to increase the ratio of renewable sources in the energy mix to 36-38 per cent from the current 22-24 per cent in fiscal 2030, and maintain nuclear power at 20-22 per cent, according to a draft of the […]
Net-Zero Targets to Triple Asia Pacific’s Solar PV Capacity by 2030
Owing to governments and utility efforts to meet carbon-neutral targets, the solar PV capacity market could increase by three-fold in the Asia Pacific between now and 2030, according to a new study. The research by Wood Mackenzie forecasts the market to reach 1,500 GWh by 2030. Distributed solar PV projects are expected to account for […]
India Will Reduce More Than Targeted 33 PC Carbon Emission By 2030: Power Minister
Speaking at the inaugural session of the CII-organised Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Self-Reliance for Renewable Energy Manufacturing Conference, the Power, New and Renewable Energy Minister said that as per its commitment made in Paris, India has to reduce its carbon intensity to 33 per cent by 2030. However, the way energy transition is taking place in […]
Morocco Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target At 45% By 2030
Morocco raised its target to reduce greenhouse gas emission to 45% by 2030 as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in implementation of the Paris Agreement. The goal will be reached through carrying out 61 mitigation projects in the fields of energy, industry, housing, transport, waste, agriculture and forests, the energy ministry said. The […]
JSW Energy Plans to Spend $10 Billion on Clean Power by 2030
Company Plans to add 15.4 GW of renewables, hydropower Share of clean energy to rise to 84% in capacity mix by 2030 Power generator JSW Energy Ltd. has laid out a 750 billion rupee ($10 billion) plan to shift away from coal, joining other Indian thermal producers who are beginning to seek growth in renewable […]