Myanmar’s first wind power project is in the doldrums after the government changes direction on how it backs projects Residents of Chaung Tha, a holiday resort and village on the Bay of Bengal, are still relying on diesel generators to get them through electricity blackouts more than four years after Myanmar’s government gave a Chinese […]
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Plunging cost of wind and solar marks turning point in energy transition – IRENA
The Agency said the attractive prices of renewables relative to fossil fuel power generation could help governments embrace green economic recoveries from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic LONDON: Plunging costs of renewables mark a turning point in a global transition to low-carbon energy, with new solar or wind farms increasingly cheaper to build than […]
Tata Power eyes Rs 3,000-crore divestment, revamp of green assets to cut debt
The company aims at raising Rs 3,000 crore from divestment of assets in 2020-21, despite the disruption caused by Covid-19 pandemic in the global economy Mumbai: Tata Power Company hopes to raise about Rs 3,000 crore from divestment of non-core operations and restructuring the renewable energy business with an aim to cut debt by at […]
Gautam Adani sees COVID-19 as opportunity for faster transition to clean energy
“While the immediate economic impact may slow us down, we are presented with an opportunity to pause, rethink, and design a new and faster transition to a low-carbon future,” he said New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani on Thursday said COVID-19 had an immediate economic impact but the pandemic presents an opportunity to design a new […]
Gujarat: Wind power generation balloons to 3,396 MW
Gujarat recorded wind power generation of 63.3 million units as on 4pm on May 25. Wind power constituted 20 per cent of the 320 million units consumed on the same day Ahmedabad: Wind power generation in Gujarat has seen a noticeable increase with higher wind speeds. Maximum wind power generation in the state stood at […]
India adds 1,043 MW of wind and solar utility scale capacity in Jan-Mar: Report
According to clean energy consultancy Bridge To India, the country added 328 MW of utility scale wind capacity in the quarter ended March, which was down 65 per cent as compared to 944 MW in January-March 2019 New Delhi: India added about 715 mega watt (MW) of utility scale solar capacity in January-March 2020, down […]
ADB Finances First Wind Power and Battery Storage Project in Thailand
BANGKOK, THAILAND: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a THB235.55 million ($7.2 million equivalent) loan with Lomligor Company Limited (Lomligor), a subsidiary of BCPG Public Company Limited (BCPG), to finance a 10-megawatt (MW) wind power plant in southern Thailand. The project utilizes an integrated 1.88-megawatt-hour (MWh) pilot battery energy storage system to increase […]
Dominion Targets 24GW of Renewables and Storage in Move Toward Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals
The utility embraces solar and offshore wind, but critics say its plan is too reliant on fracked gas and pipelines. Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia’s ambitious new clean energy law. Dominion Virginia’s new integrated resource plan (IRP), announced Friday, represents […]
MNRE extends phase-III of off-grid solar programme till March next year
The ministry added that during the extended period, the sanction of new projects under the Scheme will be available only in the northeastern region New Delhi: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced the extension of the off-grid and decentralised solar photovoltaic (PV) applications programme phase-III till 31 March, 2021. The ministry […]