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ICRA Projects A Rise In Thermal Power Plants’ Capacity Utilisation To 69% In Fiscal Year 2025

The capacity utilisation of thermal power plants will increase by a percentage point to 69 per cent in 2024-25, led by the growth in electricity demand and limited thermal capacity addition, says rating agency ICRA   Spot power tariffs in the day-ahead market (DAM) of the Indian Energy Exchange have remained notably high at Rs […]

Embracing A Circular Economy For Unleashing Economic Potential

The global economy, as highlighted in the Circle Economy Foundation’s “Circularity Gap Report 2024,” is currently only 7.2 per cent circular, indicating untapped economic potential in this transformative shift In the imperative shift from fossil fuels to renewables, equal attention is being directed towards embracing circularity as a key sustainability strategy. Sustainable material management is […]

Joshi Aims to Eradicate Coal Imports by Fiscal Year 2026

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi aims to eliminate coal imports by 2025-26, with plans to reduce the share to 2 per cent in the upcoming fiscal year, emphasising increased coal production and private sector involvement Union Minister for Coal and Mines, Prahlad Joshi, stated on Wednesday that the country’s energy security necessitates the continued use of […]

Report Highlights Failure Of Indian Financials To Recognise Water Management As Material, Underscoring Negative Consequences

The report raises concerns about the rising water consumption in water-stressed regions by corporations operating there Despite an increase in water consumption year-on-year (YoY), financials in India have not identified water management as material or any negative financial implications from it, revealed a report by cKinetics. The report titled, ‘State of Sector: Climate Action by […]

India’s Energy Transition At risk Due To Voilence

Despite the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s directive to phase out all coal production by 2050 to avert dangerous global warming, India is navigating a fossil-fueled transition, with coal powering 70 per cent of its electricity-generating capacity   India’s debate over coal has been clouded by violent incidents, which highlight the difficult balancing act the nation […]

TERI Reports Surge In India’s Renewable Energy Provision

According to media reports Alok Kumar, a former Secretary of the Ministry of Power in the Government of India, emphasised the significance of paying attention to demand-side management and energy efficiency in India   According to the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and its 38 edition of the TERI Energy & Environment Data Diary and Yearbook […]

ACME And IHI Ink Deal For Green Ammonia Supply

This decision follows ACME’s receipt of a subsidy for 90,000 mt/year of renewable hydrogen, granted as part of India’s Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transitions programme on 9 January    The Odisha project’s Phase-1 at Gopalpur, India, is expected to supply 400,000 metric tonnes of ammonia obtained from renewable sources annually. On 23 January, the […]

Sembcorp Secures 450MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project In India

Sembcorp’s Green infra wins 450MW wind-solar hybrid project in India    With the Letter of Award from Solar Energy Corporation of India  (SECI) for a 450MW interstate transmission system (ISTS) connected wind-solar hybrid project, Sembcorp Industries’ renewable energy division, Green Infra Wind Energy (GIWEL), has achieved a noteworthy milestone. With this accomplishment, Sembcorp’s whole renewables […]

CapitaLand India Trust Inaugurates 21MW Solar Plant In Tamil Nadu

CLINT powers ahead inauguration of 21MW Solar facility marks milestone in CapitaLand’s Green energy drive In Tamil Nadu, India, CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) has successfully started up its first 21 megawatt (MW) captive solar facility. This is in line with CapitaLand Investment’s (CLI) overarching objective of reaching Net Zero carbon emissions for scope 1 and […]

Impact Of Social Systems On Agricultural Innovations

When combined with power hierarchies in which those who are less central are not listened to, it can crowd out innovative voices, sometimes swaying entire communities one way or another   Researchers from Stockholm University and the University of Sydney recently conducted a study that was published in People and Nature, which emphasises the influence of […]