In Short : As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, I don’t have specific information about Chief Minister Sukhu’s statement regarding the amendment of Himachal Pradesh’s energy policy. However, if such an announcement has been made, it signals the government’s intent to make the state more self-reliant in the energy sector. In Detail […]
HP govt gives nod to Energy Policy – 2021 – EQ Mag Pro
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh government on Friday gave nod to new energy and Sports policy and waived of token and others road taxes hundred percent to provide relief to the transporters keeping in view the affect due to corona pandemic. Council of Ministers met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and gave […]
Poland Adapts Energy Policy to ‘Give Green Light to Development of Energy Storage’
The Japanese government’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) signed a cooperation agreement with the Polish Ministry of Climate which lead to the commissioning of this hybrid lithium-lead acid storage pilot project at a wind farm. Image: NEDO. Policymakers in Poland have removed legal and regulatory barriers to the development of an energy […]
Energy Policy: Supporting Low Carbon Transition in Asia and the Pacific
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IEEFA report: Volts from the blue – floating solar to generate 900% more electricity across Asia-Pacific
From below 1MW before 2019, ASEAN nations now have over 51MW installed and 858MW planned Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi note that power demand in the Philippines and Malaysia has dropped by as […]
IEEFA India: World-leading solar parks kick-start India’s dynamic clean energy transition
Ultra-mega utilities attract foreign capital and global developers to a renewables investment boom The Indian government set itself a formidable target in 2016: Install a massive 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by the 2021/22 financial year and 275 gigawatts by FY2026/27 to transform the country’s power sector from an expensive, unreliable, and polluting fossil fuel‑based […]
IEEFA update: Who would still fund a new coal power plant in India?
Coal power generation has worn 100% of the COVID-19 power demand drop The coronavirus pandemic and national lockdown has highlighted the growing financial risks to India’s coal-fired power plant sector, a technology being superseded by international finance investing in new, cheaper, and cleaner renewable energy, finds a new IEEFA briefing note out today. Entitled Who […]
Renewable energy sources defeating coal, says report
Lenders prefer renewable energy over coal, especially in 2018: Centre for Financial Analysis Report Coal Vs Renewable Is coal losing its charm? Yes, if the recently released report Coal Vs Renewable is to be believed. Lenders prefer renewable over coal, especially in 2018, says the report released on August 16, 2019. The finding becomes relevant […]
India inching towards meeting Paris Agreement targets: RK Singh at G20 ministerial meet
India is implementing one of the largest renewable energy expansion and energy efficiency programmes and is moving towards achieving the target to fulfill the country’s commitments made in Paris Agreement, said Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh on Saturday. The minister made these remarks at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on ‘Energy Transitions […]
Novel low-cost material can harness solar energy efficiently: Study
Scientists have developed a new material that can make solar cells more affordable and efficient, an advance that may allow us to better utilise the most abundant renewable energy. The study, published in the journal Science, describes the new material called a tandem perovskite solar cell which could be used in full-sized solar panels in […]