After years of facing the threat of power shortages, Vietnamese authorities are concerned about an electricity glut this year, and are cutting renewable energy production. Hoa Noi Solar Power Plant in the central province of Phu Yen saw its output cut by 50 percent during the seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in February when […]
Morocco’s Ouarzazate Noor Solar Plant Supplies 2 Million Moroccans with Electricity
Rabat Morocco’s Minister of Energy Aziz Rabbah said on Tuesday that nearly two Moroccans depend on the Noor Ouarzazte solar power plant for electricity. During his participation at the 5th session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), the Moroccan official revealed that the solar station also prevents the emission of nearly one million tonnes of […]
Nestle Inaugurates First Private Solar Station in Morocco’s El Jadida
The station produces 1.7 gigawatts of electricity per year, a project in line with Morocco’s renewable energy goals. Rabat: Nestle Morocco inaugurated today its first private station in the city of El Jadida, near Casablanca. The station covers a land of 7,000 square meters adjacent to the company’s factory. The solar station operates some 2,600 […]
POLICY PRODUCTS Electricity distributor Ausgrid launches first community battery project in Sydney
Electricity distribution group Ausgrid has unveiled its first community battery project in Beacon Hill, a northern suburb of Sydney. Electricity distributor Ausgrid has launched its first community battery project in Sydney The new battery energy storage system, which is located in Beacon Hill, a suburb of Sydney, enables residents of Australia’s east coast to store […]
Proposed delicensing of power distribution evokes mixed reaction in Bengal
Former West Bengal State Electricity Regulatory Commission chairman R N Sen on the other hand welcomed the reform mooted by the Centre in Electricity Bill (Amendment), 2021 stating it will be pro-consumers Kolkata: The proposed move by the Centre on delicensing power distribution business to induce competition has evoked mixed reaction. A discom official said it will […]
MIT Proposes PV to Discharge Energy from 2,400°C Silicon Thermal Storage
The MIT team estimates their thermal “battery” designed for long duration – 100 hours or more – would be half the cost of today’s cheapest grid-scale energy storage; pumped hydro. A very intriguing idea for long-duration gigawatt-scale grid thermal energy storage proposes to store renewable electricity from the grid by charging a “battery” of molten […]
Electricity Council, just like a GST Council, can ease India’s power sector woes
The Modi government’s renewable energy target of 175 GW by 2022 and 450 GW by 2030, has seen slower-than-expected progress. In recent times, the Narendra Modi government’s attempts at electricity reforms have seen limited support from the states. In 2014, and subsequently in 2018, the Centre via draft amendments to the Electricity Act 2003, proposed […]
GOLD FIELDS’ 40MW SOLAR PV PROJECT AT GAUTENG INCHES CLOSER TO APPROVAL
Gold Fields Limited’s proposed 40 MW solar PV plant at its South Deep gold mining operation in Gauteng, South Africa may finally see the light of day. The electricity sub-committee of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), at its virtual meeting on February 5 recommended the company’s license application for approval by the […]
Power surge: Why Egypt’s renewable energy sector needs corporate PPAs
Enabling businesses to buy electricity directly from private producers can help Egypt’s reach its renewable energy targets The Egyptian government has set a target of producing 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2022 and 42 percent by 2035. “Large corporate buyers are increasingly viewing corporate PPAs as an efficient and customisable tool […]
Australia to revise clean energy policy and unlock $40bn in investments
The Australian government should revise its renewable energy policy to unlock future investments of up to $40 billion within the power generation sector, according to a new study released by research firm Wood Mackenzie. Two thirds of the investments are expected to flow into new-build renewables by 2030, with equal amounts going into wind and […]