The EIB’s investment, which falls under the Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI) will generate 35 MW of clean energy enough to power more than 16000 houses across the West Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) have signed a loan agreement worth USD 18 million to finance the installation of rooftop […]
Budget 2019: Higher budgetary allocation expected towards measures for rural electrification as well as for renewables to continue
In that context, the Central Government is expected to further augment the budgetary allocations towards its flagship schemes – Deendayal Upadhayaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS). With the criticality of power sector for the economy and the fact that it comes under concurrent purview of both Central Government & State […]
Comment | Hybrid wind-solar policy – high on wattage low on energy
The hybrid policy will definitely tackle a key pain point for the sector the main bottleneck remains. The much-awaited wind-solar hybrid policy has been announced by the government. The industry had been asking for a hybrid policy that would help earn a better return on their capital, and its prayers have finally been answered. To […]