IRENA and Azerbaijan Unveil Renewable Energy Partnership for Central Asia at COP29
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) unveiled a new partnership model that can accelerate renewable energy deployment and foster green industrialisation in Central Asia.
Urgent push needed for long-duration energy storage to meet global climate goals: Report
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.
Delhi pollution worsens: GRAP stage-III restrictions imposed across NCR
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.
Masdar, ACWA Power, SOCAR Green sign MoU for 3.5GW offshore wind projects in Azerbaijan
The agreement was signed by SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf, Masdar Chief Operating Officer Abdulaziz Alobaidli, and ACWA Power CEO Marco Arcelli.
India's energy shift: Renewables, EVs, and smart grids set to transform sector by 2025
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.
Developing nations seek inclusive climate finance framework, push for $1 trillion annual support
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…
Union power minister reviews UP’s power sector, pushes for prepaid meters and solar shift
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.
Saatvik Green Energy partners with MSEDCL to supply solar pumps in Maharashtra
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.
India's top clean energy agency weighs criminal proceedings against Reliance Power
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.
'Chintan Shivir' in Odisha to understand and develop strategies to achieve renewable energy target: Union Minister Prahlad Joshi
Speaking to the media, Joshi said "In the last 10 years, we have produced our renewable energy in large numbers. Today, our dependence on fossil fuels has reduced to 10 per cent, almost 212 GW.