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Asia Likely To Have 55% Share Of Global Renewable Energy Jobs: IRENA

IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) recently released its world energy transition outlook report. Their report mentioned that Asia is expected to account for a 55% share of global renewable energy jobs, followed by Europe (14%), US (13%) and Sub-Saharan Africa (9%) till 2050 under 1.5-degree scenario. It adds that, the jobs are unevenly distributed as, […]

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Five Clean Energy Sectors Employ Around 9 million Workers: IEA Report

A latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) titled World Energy Employment (WEE) 2023 mentions five sectors that employ around 9 million workers today. Among these sectors, solar PV is reported to be the largest, creating around 4 million jobs. On the other hand, manufacturing of EVs and their batteries has reportedly been the […]

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India Launches Programme For Energy Efficient Cooking

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry of Power, launched its National Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP) and Energy Efficient Fans Programme (EEFP) under the presence of Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh, at an event held in New Delhi. These initiatives are […]

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Wind & Solar Can Reduce Emissions By 20% In Power Sector: EMBER

A report released by EMBER on peak fossil fuel emission states that wind and solar can reduce emissions by 20% in the power sector. The report shows growing evidence that the world is close to a global peak in power sector emissions. The report finds that there are 107 economies, which have moved past ‘peak’ […]

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Employment in Renewables Rose to 13.7 Mn in 2022, Solar Largest Employer: ILO

The ILO, in a joint initiative with the the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released the tenth edition of  Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2023. The report explores the connection between renewable energy which is attracting increasing investment, and leading to job creation among countries. Surge in Employment in Renewable Energy The report […]

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Blending Finance Is Key to India’s Net Zero Pathway: IFC Report

A latest report by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) on Blended finance describes finance as a key element in supporting India’s energy transition. The report said that the blended finance can drive more private capital to high-impact climate projects, says an IFC report. The report, Blended Finance for Climate Investments in India, highlights blended concessional […]

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Rajasthan Sees Fossil Contribution Shrink For 4 Consecutive Months

New data from global energy think tank Ember reveals that the share of fossil fuels in Rajasthan’s power generation mix has hit record-low levels at 50 percent from April to July this year. It is the first time that the lowest level was sustained for over a quarter of the year.   Fossil fuels generated 34 […]

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REC Limited Funding Push Continues With Deals For Serentica, GreenKo

REC Limited, a Maharatna PSE and the subsidiary firm of Power Finance Corporation is among the key govt.owned NBFCs mandated for enabling national goals. The firm has been very active of late.  REC had hosted the Green Finance Summit in July 2023 on the side lines of G20, where one-on-one discussions with RE developers were […]

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Tata Power Gets DFC Backed USD 425 million For Cell and Module Plant in Tamil Nadu

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) Board of Directors has approved the provision of up to USD 425 million in financing in TP Solar Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), for its upcoming greenfield 4.3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing plant at Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu, India. DFC […]

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