Renewable capacity statistics 2021
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive statistics on a range of topics related to renewable energy. This publication presents renewable power generation capacity statistics
Hydroelectricity
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Centre rejects proposal for small hydro project in T.N.
Firm did not submit progress report on project execution The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has rejected a proposal by a private company in Tamil Nadu seeking Central finance assistance
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Ethiopia secures grant to roll-out hydropower projects
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has recently approved a $995,000 grant to support the roll-out of a sustainable procurement framework for Independent
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Zimbabwe: Fuel, Electricity Shortages Force Citizens to Go Solar
The Zimbabwe government recently announced long power cuts due to low levels of water in Kariba dam on the border with Zambia – the country’s main hydropower source. Collins Chigwagwa runs a small barbershop
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Drought Forces Zambia to Start Power Cuts
Zambia will start electricity-supply restrictions immediately after one of the worst droughts on record caused plunging water levels at the hydropower dams it relies on for almost all its supplies, the
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Half of glaciers in Satluj basin may disappear by 2050: study
Changing climatic patterns are affecting the health of glaciers in the Himalayan region. A new study has warned that as many as 55 percent of glaciers in the Satluj basin may disappear by 2050 and 97 percent
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Centre seeks to replace EIA rules, activists rise in protest
NEW DELHI: Preparing a key proposal for the new government, the Union environment ministry has decided to “re-engineer” its existing environment impact assessment (EIA) notification and bring a completely
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Electricity generation seen rising 6.4% in FY20
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) expects electricity generation from conventional power sources, which comprise 80% of the total production capacity, to rise 6.4% y-o-y to 1,330 billion units (BU)
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Infrastructure development in the Northeast: Hydropower, natural resources, legal and institutional frameworks and compliance
In 2000, the central government declared Northeast India as India‟s hydropower hub. Over 165 large dam projects were proposed to come up in the region. However, nearly two decades on, this proposal to
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Environmental implications of Pancheshwar dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India
<p>The present study outlines major concerns and potential environmental consequences of the proposed Pancheshwar high dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India. We evaluate the risks associated with
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Connected and flowing: a renewable future for rivers, climate and people
A recently launched report from World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) and The Nature Conservancy demonstrates how the renewable energy revolution can help address the world’s climate and energy challenge without