APT Translations

At COP29 in Baku, IRENA and the United Arab Emirates co-hosted a high-level event to discuss the challenges and opportunities of “Integrating UAE Consensus Energy Outcomes with NDCs 3.0”.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) unveiled a new partnership model that can accelerate renewable energy deployment and foster green industrialisation in Central Asia.

The Council's first Annual Report calls for an immediate scale-up of long-duration energy storage solutions to integrate the rapidly increasing renewable energy capacity coming online, as COP29 unfolds in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The decision follows a comprehensive review of air quality and weather forecasts from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and IITM, which indicate a likelihood of the AQI remaining in the "very poor" range in the coming days.

The agreement was signed by SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf, Masdar Chief Operating Officer Abdulaziz Alobaidli, and ACWA Power CEO Marco Arcelli.

The report, titled “2025 Predictions – Energy Transition & Utilities Technology and Industry Trends in India,” highlights key areas where technology and policy shifts are expected to drive India’s energy transition over the next two years.

According to a report titled "Road to Baku: The New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance," India advocates that the National Climate Quantified Goals (NCQG) must align with the financial needs outlined in each country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).

Union minister of power and housing & urban affairs, Manohar Lal, conducted a review of Uttar Pradesh’s power sector in a meeting in Lucknow, emphasizing the need for prepaid meters for government consumers and a shift of agricultural power load to solar energy.

The pumps, with capacities ranging from 3HP to 7.5HP, will be deployed to enhance water access for irrigation, drinking water supply, livestock watering, and pond management.

Last week, Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) barred the power firm from participating in its clean energy project tenders for three years after it found that a unit of the company had submitted a fake endorsement of a foreign bank guarantee.