Judicious Land Use Needed for Net-zero India: IEEFA Updated On Tue, Sep 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Judicious planning of land use for solar and wind generation will help India to achieve its renewable energy ambitions, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis’ (IEEFA) new report which examines how much land would be needed for the country to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. IEEFA has calculated that if India […] Read more
RE Investment in India Bounces Back from COVID-19 Slowdown: IEEFA Updated On Mon, Aug 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Renewable energy investment is rising again in India following the slowdown in the previous financial year due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new briefing note by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). In the first four months of this financial year (FY), from April to July 2021, investment […] Read more
C&I Rooftop to Add 1875 MW Solar Capacity in India in 2021: IEEFA, JMK Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s commercial and industrial (C&I) segment in calendar year 2021 is estimated to grow by 47% on a year-over-year basis to add 1,875 MW of new capacity, shows a new report published by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research. The report titled “Emerging technology trends in the C&I rooftop solar market in […] Read more
India’s Solar Power Tariffs Rising After Hitting Record Lows in 2020: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Jun 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solar tariffs are deflationary. Prices have fallen by 75% in seven years in India, and in 2020 solar tariffs hit record lows, writes Vibhuti Garg, Energy Economist and Lead India at Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). From 2019 to the first quarter of 2020, most of India’s newly-auctioned solar projects saw tariffs […] Read more
Impact of Global Shift of Funds Away From Fossil Fuels on India: IEEFA Updated On Tue, Jun 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net Zero Emissions (NZE) roadmap by 2050 is compatible with the Paris goal of restricting the temperature increase to below 1.5 degree Celsius. As per the NZE roadmap, the use of unabated fossil fuels declines sharply to just over a fifth of the total energy supply. More than two-thirds of […] Read more
Vietnam’s PDP8 Delay Can Unlock More Cost-Effective RE: IEEFA Updated On Fri, May 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy The key is to refine new strategies and improve market structures Vietnam’s Power Development Master Plan for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045 (PDP8), was expected to be signed off at the end of March during the last days of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s administration, but it hit an unexpected delay. Rather than being […] Read more
Global Finance is Mobilising to Meet East Asia’s Net-Zero Ambition: IEEFA Updated On Wed, May 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Bolder emissions reduction targets by China, Japan and South Korea threaten Australian fossil fuel exports Chinese President Xi Jinping’s surprise announcement at the UN General Assembly in September 2020 that the world’s biggest emitter would become carbon neutral by 2060 has proved pivotal, writes Tim Buckley, IEEFA’s Director Energy Finance Studies, Australia/South Asia, in a […] Read more
Pakistan Must Shift Focus from Coal to Renewable Energy: IEEFA Updated On Fri, May 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy There is no second life for coal Pakistan’s intention to use coal for power production through gasification and liquefaction technologies is likely to cause harmful economic impacts and a subsequent increased reliance on fossil fuels in Pakistan, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Pakistan’s intention to explore […] Read more
Finance Needs to be at the Centre of India’s ‘Net Zero’ Discussion: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Apr 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy India must exploit the growing pool of global capital as well as tap the resources of oil and gas majors pivoting to renewable energy With U.S. climate envoy John Kerry’s visit to India a rumour of a potential net zero announcement by India is doing the rounds. A recent flurry of reports and commentary has […] Read more
