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Husk Power Signs MoU With Nigeria To Deploy 250MW Of DRE Solutions

In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Nigeria and Husk Power Systems (Husk) agreed on a partnership to deploy up to 250MW of decentralized renewable energy (DRE) projects in support of the Federal Government’s energy access, energy transition and energy security targets. The partnership will focus on a […]

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Africa’s Solar Challenges: Massive Untapped Potential Shows Up Tiny Production

With nearly one-fifth of the world’s population today, Africa accounts for less than 3% of the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to date and has the lowest emissions per capita of any region. But still, Africans are facing the worst consequences of climate change in the world due to several reasons. Following that, Africa also […]

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Climate Finance Still A Challenge For Developing Countries Amid RE Push

Amid fears of worsening impacts of climate change and the push towards renewable energy, financing for the transition to greener energy sources remains the pivotal issue. A report by the World Bank that focused on developing countries emphasised that energy transition there will require ‘unprecedented transformation of the power sector infrastructure’. Along with that, it […]

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Green Logistics Revolution: How Indian Corporates are Investing to Slash Carbon Footprint?

By- Akash Hegde, Co-Founder, ShakeDeal As environmental concerns take center stage, the logistics industry worldwide is going through a major transformation. India, with its growing economy and increasing trade, is also part of this shift. The combination of digital technologies and sustainability requirements is restructuring supply chain operations, prompting Indian companies to invest in green […]

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India To Have 122GW Installed Wind Capacity By 2032: GWEC Report

India is expected to more than double its onshore wind and solar PV capacity by 2028 and achieve its milestone of 50% non-fossil fuel generation before 2030, according to the Global Wind Report by the Global Wind Energy Council. As far as wind energy is concerned, the GWEC report shed light on the country’s wind […]

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Mishap At Omkareshwar Brings Forth Worries On Large Floating Solar Projects

The pictures, and videos of the damage caused at India’s largest floating solar plant, at Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh, have brought forth a range of worries about the issues involved with floating solar, besides the best way to resolve them. The answer lies in better research and transparency about these projects., considered critical to regional […]

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Pakistanis Take Matters In Their Own Hands With Rooftop Solar Boom

Pakistan has been facing the dual challenge of rising electricity prices and an unreliable grid power supply for some time now. With electricity prices in key cities like Lahore nudging Rs 70/kW, and that too with unreliable supply, it has become only too apparent for many middle class and richer residents that they will need […]

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Largest Solar Battery Project By SECI Commissioned in Chhattisgarh

Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has commissioned India’s largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The project was inaugurated by PM Modi on February 24. The 40 megawatts (MW) / 120MWh BESS with a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant which has an installed capacity of 152.325 megawatt […]

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IFC, SIMA Invest $150 mn In Green Bonds For Solar Projects In Africa

International Financial Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), in partnership with Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC (SIMA Funds or SIMA) and other financiers, has reached the first close of a $150 million solar green bond, which expected to finance productive-use solar projects throughout Africa. The bond is expected to finance […]

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