India invited the CLMV countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to join the International Solar Alliance as well as the Resilient Supply Chain Initiative by India, the Confederation Of Indian Industries (CII) noted in a recent update. This was stated by Mr V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India […]
Govt to install 10-megawatt solar power system at Gautam Buddha Int’l Airport
KATHMANDU: The government is to install a solar power plant for supplying electricity at Gautam Buddha International Airport in Lumbini Province. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai held discussions on installing the 10-megawatt capacity solar power plant at GBIA which […]
Spain’s Repsol cuts dividend as ramps up renewables
Larger peers BP and Royal Dutch Shell broke a long-standing sector taboo by cutting their dividends earlier this year as the COVID-19 pandemic strangled fuel demand, but Shell hiked its payout again last month MADRID: Spain’s Repsol will cut shareholder payouts and channel more funds to its lower-carbon business over the next five years as […]
IEEFA: Adani’s Godda power project ‘left behind’ by changing energy policy in India and Bangladesh
Plans for the new coal-fired power station can be reconfigured to support India’s economic recovery The Adani Group’s recent acquisition of a coal block in Jharkhand has further highlighted how misaligned the Godda coal power project is with Indian energy strategy. Furthermore, new developments in Bangladesh – where Godda power is intended to be exported […]
$600 Million ADB Loan to Expand Energy Access in Eastern Indonesia
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $600 million loan to help the State Electricity Corporation (PLN), Indonesia’s state-owned power company, expand electricity access and promote renewable energy in eastern Indonesia. The program also includes two grants, at $3 million each, from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and the Asia Clean […]
How Australia’s vast resources could make it a green energy superpower
In brief A rapidly maturing corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) market is expected to drive investment in renewables throughout Australia. The country is looking to transform its energy exports as it transitions to a low-carbon future; ambitious expansion plans are under consideration. Policymakers have fast-tracked Project EnergyConnect, a330kV above-ground transmission line. It should be completed […]
Lessons Learned on Green Stimulus: Case Studies from the Global Financial Crisis
Today’s policymakers designing economic stimulus packages to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic can draw lessons from the most recent point of comparison, the global financial crisis. This paper gives a global overview of the green stimulus announced in 2008 and 2009 and then provides case studies of four of the economies that spent the most […]
Lessons from the Great Recession for COVID-19 Green Recovery
Governments are in uncharted territory as they respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic — but that doesn’t mean they can’t learn from the past. The most recent comparison is the global financial crisis that began in 2007. It was a smaller economic downturn than what we are experiencing today and the […]
Karnataka keen to engage with the UK on renewable energy front: CM
Karnataka would like to engage with the UK on the renewable energy front, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Friday. British Deputy High Commissioner to Karnataka and Kerala Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford said application of green tech was at the heart of the UK’s ambition to build back better from the current Covid crisis, the release […]
Rawmate Solutions Pioneers Solar Community Irrigation Project
Solar power has been making rapid strides in the Distributed Renewable Energy systems network with increased adoption of solar water pumping solutions across the country. In this sphere, Chhattisgarh has taken the lead and been the frontrunner across all states in India. One of the leading system integrators, Rawmate Solutions has pioneered the design, installation […]