Electricity

[VIDEO]: How Solar Boom Can Lead To Power Blackout In Pakistan?

In January 2023, Pakistan experienced a nationwide power outage that left over 200 million people without power for almost a day. By 2024, the ‘energy crisis’ hit Pakistan, and is now the world’s sixth-largest solar market. So, what’s behind Pakistan’s solar boom? Is it really wide adoption of solar or expensive power bills? A recent […]

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China’s ‘Spare Solar’ Capacity Offers Energy Access Avenues: EMBER

A recent report by EMBER delved into the untapped potential of surplus solar manufacturing capacity in China, highlighting its pivotal role in addressing both energy access and climate change. It revealed that despite the exponential growth in global solar manufacturing capacity, the deployment of solar panels worldwide lags significantly behind. According to estimates by the […]

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Central, Eastern Europe Adds 39% Electricity From RE: EMBER

Central and Eastern European countries are advancing towards their renewables ambition, but EMBER report found it to be insufficient with their potential.  The EMBER report on, “Empowering Central and Eastern Europe” underlines the importance of upcoming Three Seas Initiative Summit to secure a low cost, resilient and interconnected clean power system. It mentioned, “In 2023, […]

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Solar’s Mass Market Entry-Challenges Ahead

The renewable energy sector in India is at the cusp of unprecedented growth and has been fast accelerating. It has crossed the 70,000 MW mark in installed solar power capacity and with the right push from the government in the recently passed Interim budget, the path ahead is promising. Multiple schemes by the government of […]

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Re-strategizing To Meet The Growing Demand For Power

Few sectors, if any, today pose as many challenges or hold as many opportunities as India’s power sector. It has witnessed developments and disruptions in recent years, and while the long-term goal posts remain largely steady, we might have to move sideways towards them instead of headlong. India’s power demand grew at an unprecedented 9% […]

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Sunsure Energy Signs Pact To Supply Solar Power To KSB Ltd For 25 Yrs

Renewable Energy company Sunsure Energy has signed a Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Pune-based KSB Limited, one of the leading pumps and valves manufacturers in India to supply nearly one crore units of green power annually for the next 25 years. Sunsure will set up this captive renewable energy project with KSB Limited as the […]

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Rise In Renewables In Europe Can Curb Up to 67% Emissions: Report

A recent event by Wood Mackenzie shared an analysis on the current growth in Europe’s flexible renewable energy. The report finds that, European power market will see its carbon intensity plummet. It accredits this rise with the change in ambitious climate-energy policies. Moreover, it finds that, flexibility to be key to enable this change, according to […]

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EU Action Plan Proposes 40% Investment In Electricity Grids Till 2030

The European Union (EU) Commission released an ‘Action Plan’ which supports the European Green Deal. The Commission’s proposed action plan aims at supporting the Europe’s electricity demand, which is expected to increase by 60% till 2030. The prosed system is expected to help deliver a digitalized, decentralized and flexible system. It claims to accommodate millions […]

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MoP Warns States Against Levying Charges On Power Generation

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has now issued an order asking states to not levy any additional charges on the generation of electricity from any source ranging from hydropower, thermal to renewable. The ministry even termed the events as “unconstitutional and illegal”.  “It has come to the notice of the Government of India that some State Governments […]

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