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BGFA, Nuru SASU Collaborate To Scale-Up Mini-Grid Deployment In Congo

Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) and a company based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signed a new agreement, to establish a new mini-grid, which is expected to provide access to clean energy in the northeastern part of the country. This project is expected to provide access to electricity for residential, […]

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Indian Wind Turbine Maker Inox Wind To Go For Fund Raise

Indian wind energy company Inox Wind Limited (IWL) announced that its Board of Directors, in its recent meeting has approved the raising of funds in the company. With the board’s approval in place and further subject to shareholder and other regulatory approvals, the proceeds from the sale of IWL shares by IWL’s promoter Inox Wind […]

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India Needs To Increase Renewable Deployments: IEA Report

A latest report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that countries like India, European Union and the United States needed to accelerate the pace of deployment of renewable energy. The global energy think tank said that the acceleration is needed for India to achieve it target of ensuring 500 GW of capacities from non-fossil […]

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Li-Ion Batteries To Face Competition From Long-Duration Storage: Report

Global energy research body BloombergNEF Research recently released a report analyzing the Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES) growth and compared its efficacy with the popular Lithium-ion batteries. The study found that the LDES has witnessed rapid growth which garnered interest worldwide. The report anticipates that LDES will out-compete with lithium-ion batteries in some markets as decarbonization […]

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PM Surya Ghar Enters Mission Mode As MNRE Sets Up Directorate

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now issued a notification to set up a Mission Directorate to expedite the growth of rooftop solar in the country. This comes months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the ambitious PM Surya Ghar scheme this year to pave the way for the installation of residential […]

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Bihar Proposes To Reduce Timelines For Rooftop Solar Installations

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has now come up with its latest draft regulation to pave the way for reduced timelines for rooftop solar projects. This comes after the Union government is pushing residential rooftop projects with increased subsidies and ambitious targets. The state commission has issued the draft paper and asked the stakeholders […]

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32 American Forest Villages Get Clean Power From Solar Microgrids

Power Construction Corporation of China (Powerchina) officially handed over the first site of the second phase of a microgrid photovoltaic project in Suriname recently. Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname, and Chinese Ambassador to Suriname,Han Jing, among other dignitaries, attended the handover ceremony. The landmark project will provide more people in remote villages […]

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SOLshare Secures $2.2 million Investment For EV Integration

SOLshare, a climate-tech company based in Dhaka, has recently secured an investment of $2.2 million in Series A+ funding led by SBK Tech Ventures as part of a $4 million round, according to a press release. The company claims that the integration of electric cars into the Blue Dart fleet is likely to bring significant […]

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