Solar energy conjures up images of rooftop panels. The depiction is especially true in Africa, where about 600 million people are without access to electricity — power to keep the lights on and power to keep the COVID-19 vaccine frozen. Africa’s economy has experienced solid growth at an average of 3.7% throughout the continent. That […]
India’s electricity generation falls 2.9 per cent in second half of April
Power supplied to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat – India’s richest and most industrial states – fell by over 2.1% during the second half of April, the data showed. CHENNAI: India’s electricity generation was 2.9% lower in the last fifteen days of April than the first half of the month, government data showed, as curbs […]
Bitcoin’s green haven is running out of surplus electricity
The Nordic region is losing its edge in green Bitcoin mining, just as the industry faces growing scrutiny for its carbon emissions and everyone from Elon Musk to mom-and-pop investors pile in. Iceland, Sweden and Norway have been popular mining locations because of an abundance of geothermal, hydro and wind power. China, where most coins […]
How much electricity can the world’s biggest single-site solar park produce?
Dubai dawns a new wave of renewable technology with its MBR Solar Park. The United Arab Emirates might be known for its sizable oil and gas reserves, yet it also has one of the highest solar exposure rates globally. It is home to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park (MBR Solar Park), the […]
Over 89m Kwh of electricity generated from renewable sources in a month
TEHRAN : According to the data released by Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (known as SATBA), the country’s renewable power plants generated over 89 million kilowatt-hours (Kwh) of electricity in the last month of the previous Iranian calendar year (February 19- March 20), IRNA reported. Electricity generation from renewables in the said month […]
India’s less industrialized states lead electricity demand recovery
All these states – which have high agricultural and residential power consumption – consumed more electricity than in the previous year, though India’s annual power demand fell for the first time in at least 35 years in 2020/21. CHENNAI: India’s less industrialized states have led a recovery in electricity demand that began in September, a […]
Identifying ways rooftop solar and DER assets can further assist the electricity network
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $981,000 in funding to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to develop a number of tools to better understand the behaviour of rooftop solar and distributed energy resources (DER) in response to a variety of contingency events across the […]
India can hold electricity-sector emissions by increasing clean power capacity: report
Washington : India can hold its greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector at 2018 levels by increasing its clean power capacity, according to a Berkeley Lab-led team of researchers. A new study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences from researchers at Berkeley Lab, University of California, Santa Barbara, and […]
Petition for adoption of tariff for 150 MW grid connected floating Solar Power Projects
Petition under Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for adoption of tariff for 150 MW grid connected floating Solar Power Projects selected through competitive bidding process as per the Standard Bidding Guidelines dated 3.8.2017. Please find more information on below link.
All you need to know about areas for establishing solar, wind plants in Egypt
CAIRO : New and Renewable Energy Authority prepared Atlas Map of Egypt including the brightest places in the sun and the fastest winds, which are suitable for establishing solar and wind stations to generate electricity with the highest efficiency throughout the year. Spokesperson of Electricity Ministry Ayman Hamza clarified early Tuesday that the Atlas indicates […]