Energy Access

'Necessary for India to settle relationship with Russia': Ambassador Alipov

While addressing challenges to this mechanism, he noted that both countries are working towards making bilateral payments more feasible despite financial hurdles

Hurricane Francine forces Louisiana evacuations, oil & gas shutdowns

Francine was developing more slowly than earlier forecast but could still wallop the Louisiana coast on Wednesday

JSW Neo Energy bags 300MW wind-solar hybrid power project from NTPC

JSW Energy on Friday said its arm JSW Neo Energy has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from NTPC for setting up a 300 MW wind-solar hybrid power project. Following this capacity award, the company's total locked-in generation capacity has risen to 16.7 GW, which includes a total locked-in hybrid capacity of 2.6 GW, a company statement said. This project enhances the company's energy solution offerings and supports its transition towards becoming an energy products and services company, it said. JSW Energy has total locked-in generation capacity of 16.7 GW comprising 7.5 GW operational, 2.3 GW under construction across wind, thermal and hydro and RE pipeline of 6.9 GW. The firm also has 4.2 GWh of locked-in energy storage capacity through a battery energy storage system and hydro-pumped storage project. The company aims to reach 20 GW generation capacity and 40 GWh of energy storage capacity before 2030. JSW Energy aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. In a separate statement

WRI India launches geospatial platform Energy Access Explorer in Nagaland

The World Research Institute (WRI) India on Friday launched its flagship geospatial platform the Energy Access Explorer (EAE) for Nagaland in the state capital here. EAE is a geospatial platform that provides data on electricity, health, education and livelihood indicators in the regions that it serves, said Executive Director, of Energy Programme, WRI India, Bharath Jairaj at the launching programme. He said that the data would aid policymakers, entrepreneurs and governments, decide the least cost and most sustainable energy access solutions for unserved and underserved communities to accelerate development. EAE is an online, open-source, interactive, geospatial platform that will provide an opportunity to visualize development indicators, and aid decision-making to accelerate development of the state, he said. Chairman of the Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN) and Advisor to Chief Minister, Abu Metha officially launched EAE Nagaland in the presence of ...

Liz Truss vows tax cuts after winning vote to become next British PM

Truss beats ex-finance minister Sunak to be new PM; Boris Johnson to formally step down on Tuesday; new leader faces cost of living, energy price crisis

French PM calls on companies to prepare energy plan amid energy crisis

Pannier-Runacher said that France was ahead of its goals, and that the gas reserves would be 100 per cent filled by Nov. 1

Electricity access doesn't mean broader socio-economic benefits for Indians

Installing a solar lighting system had little effect on the household patterns of time spent on work