Shale trail Boondoggle. That’s how Dick Martin explained to me the shale gas revolution in the United States of America. Boondoggle is a slang for an activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value. Martin, Read More …
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for stepping up of India’s solar power capacity target under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) by five times, reaching 1,00,000 MW by 2022. Read More …
So far, ten states have communicated their interest for setting up solar parks A solar project in Gujarat (Photo: Jonas Hamberg) After getting a green signal from Prime Minister’sOffice, the Ministry of New and renewable Energy (MNRE) has sped up Read More …
The domestic (household) sector is the biggest guzzler of electricity in Delhi, says an analysis by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). According to the newly released report of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on Load Generation Balance Read More …
Please follow and like us:
Should Badarpur thermal power plant in Delhi be allowed to operate? Badarpur plant (Photo: Sai Siddhartha N) In India, policy makers and generating companies assert that coal-based power is crucial to meeting India’s energy needs since it is cheap. We, Read More …
This is relevant for upsc GS MAINS Paper 3 Renewable energy . Download PDF All you need to know about WEB GIS Tool For estimation of Solar Power Potential Please follow and like us:
The IESS, 2047 is housed in the Energy and Research Division of the Planning Commission; and has been developed as an energy scenario building tool. The guiding ambition of this is to develop energy pathways leading up to the year 2047, Read More …
The bigger the better seems to be the mantra of Central government ministries these days. If the Union Ministry of Power can promote ultra mega thermal power projects, each with a capacity of 4,000 MW or more, why should the Read More …
Renewable energy has arrived. In matter of a decade, it has grown from a fringe player to a mainstream actor in the energy sector. In the past ten years, installation of renewable energy for electricity has grown at an annual Read More …
