Is It a Lake, or a Battery? A New Kind of Hydropower Is Spreading...
For a century, hydroelectric power has been synonymous with gigantic dams — feats of engineering that provide renewable energy but displace communities and destroy...
New clean energy funds are announced by the Indian finance minister.
BENGALURU, INDIA, FEBRUARY 01
Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several new clean energy initiatives in the government's annual federal budget speech on Wednesday, saying "green...
World’s largest capacity pumped storage hydropower project to be built in Queensland, Australia
An ambitious plan to build the world’s largest pumped storage hydropower project in terms of capacity has been announced by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
The...
Europe’s energy crisis raises firewood prices, theft fears
By VANESSA GERA, DAVID McHUGH and AUREL OBREJA, CHISINAU, Moldova, Oct. 27: Tudor Popescu swings his axe down on a log, then feeds the split...
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam starts generating electricity
By Elizabeth Ingram
Ethiopia started generating electricity for the first time from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) hydroelectric project on Feb. 20, 2022.
The controversial...
China’s giant Wudongde hydro project put into full operation
China's massive Wudongde hydropower plant started generating power from the last of its series of 12 generators of 850MW on Wednesday, marking the full...
At 6,499 MW, Delhi sees highest power demand this summer
Pushed by the sultry weather condition, Delhi's peak power demand soared to 6,499 MW on Thursday afternoon, the highest so far this summer, discom...
India likely to get third power exchange owned by PTC, BSE by year end
Pranurja Solutions had submitted the draft rules and bye-laws at the time of filing the petition, according to the CERC order issued on Wednesday
NEW...
Global EV sales accelerating, but government help needed – IEA
While the COVID-19 pandemic drove global car sales down 16 per cent in 2020, EV sales jumped 41 per cent to around 3 million...
India working to promote sub-regional energy hub comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and India
KATHMANDU, March 10: India is working to promote a sub-regional energy hub comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and India to meet its energy needs,...
