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Gloria Magombo, Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Energy and Power Development during the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa forum held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from October 22-23, 2025.

‘Renewable energy presents an opportunity to Africa to limit the issues of climate change’

Mekonnen Teshome

31 Oct 2025

5 min read

China pauses rare earth export controls after Trump-Xi trade truce

China pauses rare earth export controls after Trump-Xi trade truce

Nandita Banerji

31 Oct 2025

2 min read

States chart ambitious wind and hybrid energy roadmaps, eye transmission reforms and storage push

States chart ambitious wind and hybrid energy roadmaps, eye transmission reforms and storage push

31 Oct 2025

3 min read

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for Wind

MNRE minister Joshi urges wind energy industry to up localisation target to 85%

30 Oct 2025

3 min read

Global offshore wind expansion projected to triple globally by 2030, even as US projects falter

Global offshore wind expansion projected to triple globally by 2030, even as US projects falter

30 Oct 2025

4 min read

Kenya court cancels country’s first coal power plant

Kenya court cancels country’s first coal power plant

29 Oct 2025

4 min read

India’s coal expansion beyond 2032 targets ‘uneconomical’, says Ember

India’s coal expansion beyond 2032 targets ‘uneconomical’, says Ember

29 Oct 2025

3 min read

Global North fuels climate crisis: US, Canada, Australia and Norway drove 40% rise in oil and gas output since Paris pact

Global North fuels climate crisis: US, Canada, Australia and Norway drove 40% rise in oil and gas output since Paris pact

29 Oct 2025

3 min read

Hydrogen, ammonia and other new energy commodities to deliver over a quarter of emissions reduction in Asia Pacific: DNV

Hydrogen, ammonia and other new energy commodities to deliver over a quarter of emissions reduction in Asia Pacific: DNV

29 Oct 2025

3 min read

India unveils major global solar Initiatives at ISA Assembly, President Murmu calls for inclusive energy transition

India unveils major global solar Initiatives at ISA Assembly, President Murmu calls for inclusive energy transition

28 Oct 2025

3 min read

China, India, and Indonesia could peak coal power by 2030: CREA

China, India, and Indonesia could peak coal power by 2030: CREA

28 Oct 2025

3 min read

South Africa unveils $127 billion energy plan to end power crisis and add 105,000 MW by 2039

South Africa unveils $127 billion energy plan to end power crisis and add 105,000 MW by 2039

27 Oct 2025

2 min read

News

China pauses rare earth export controls after Trump-Xi trade truce

China pauses rare earth export controls after Trump-Xi trade truce

Nandita Banerji

31 Oct 2025

2 min read

States chart ambitious wind and hybrid energy roadmaps, eye transmission reforms and storage push

States chart ambitious wind and hybrid energy roadmaps, eye transmission reforms and storage push

31 Oct 2025

3 min read

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for Wind

MNRE minister Joshi urges wind energy industry to up localisation target to 85%

30 Oct 2025

3 min read

Global offshore wind expansion projected to triple globally by 2030, even as US projects falter

Global offshore wind expansion projected to triple globally by 2030, even as US projects falter

30 Oct 2025

4 min read

Kenya court cancels country’s first coal power plant

Kenya court cancels country’s first coal power plant

29 Oct 2025

4 min read

India’s coal expansion beyond 2032 targets ‘uneconomical’, says Ember

India’s coal expansion beyond 2032 targets ‘uneconomical’, says Ember

29 Oct 2025

3 min read

Interviews

Gloria Magombo, Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Energy and Power Development during the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa forum held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from October 22-23, 2025.

‘Renewable energy presents an opportunity to Africa to limit the issues of climate change’

Mekonnen Teshome

31 Oct 2025

5 min read

OIL lines up Rs 2,000 crore SAF plant and bets on bamboo ethanol to fuel its green transition

OIL lines up Rs 2,000 crore SAF plant and bets on bamboo ethanol to fuel its green transition

08 Oct 2025

6 min read

‘Multiple displacement was beyond imagination, yet it became Singrauli’s reality’

‘Multiple displacement was beyond imagination, yet it became Singrauli’s reality’

Anil Ashwani Sharma

07 Oct 2025

7 min read

Gyan Prakash Upadhyaya

‘Build lines before green projects are awarded’

06 Oct 2025

5 min read

'Biggest problem with India's rooftop solar industry is lack of quality guaranteed by local installer'

‘Biggest problem with India’s rooftop solar industry is lack of quality guarantee on end-to-end product by local installer’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

23 Jul 2025

10 min read

Nuclear weapons cannot be relied on to keep peace: M V Ramana

Nuclear weapons cannot be relied on to keep peace: M V Ramana

Papri Sri Raman

16 Jun 2025

7 min read

Alice plane requires very little maintenance, mainly regular battery replacements. Photo Aviation Aircraft.

This electronic aircraft pioneer has crossed orders worth $3 billion, claims CEO

21 Apr 2023

4 min read

BIJAY KUMAR, in-charge of the Centre's SATAT scheme for bio-CNG plants at the Indian Oil Corporation

‘India is serious about bio-CNG’

21 Feb 2023

3 min read

Blog (Energy)

Tamil Nadu advances 1,500 MWh storage, wind repowering initiatives to build a resilient renewable grid

Tamil Nadu advances 1,500 MWh storage, wind repowering initiatives to build a resilient renewable grid

24 Oct 2025

3 min read

Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics — and a catastrophe for the climate

Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics — and a catastrophe for the climate

Christoph Nedopil

23 Oct 2025

4 min read

Switching off the huge Gladstone coal station in 2029 will cause problems. It needs a longer, smarter phase-out

Switching off the huge Gladstone coal station in 2029 will cause problems. It needs a longer, smarter phase-out

Alexander Klimenko

23 Oct 2025

4 min read

The global race is on to secure critical minerals. Why do they matter so much?

The global race is on to secure critical minerals. Why do they matter so much?

21 Oct 2025

3 min read

Videos (Energy)

Historic shift: Renewable energy overtakes coal as world’s biggest source of electricity

Historic shift: Renewable energy overtakes coal as world’s biggest source of electricity

11 Oct 2025

1 min read

How India's largest solar energy project is threatening Ladakh nomads and Pashmina wool

How India's largest solar energy project is threatening Ladakh nomads and Pashmina wool

18 Aug 2025

1 min read

India must urgently create and fund roadmap to decarbonise its coal-based thermal power sector: Sunita Narain

India must urgently create and fund roadmap to decarbonise its coal-based thermal power sector: Sunita Narain

30 Jun 2025

3 min read

Strait of Hormuz on the brink: Global oil crisis looms

Strait of Hormuz on the brink: Global oil crisis looms

24 Jun 2025

1 min read

Books (Energy)

Taming the Sun – Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet

Taming the Sun – Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet

29 Nov -1

1 min read

The Clean Power Revolution: How to Boost the Economy by $1 Trillion per year with clean energy

The Clean Power Revolution: How to Boost the Economy by $1 Trillion per year with clean energy

29 Nov -1

1 min read

Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

Scott L.Montgomery

29 Nov -1

1 min read

Explore More (Energy)

Can India decarbonise effectively?

Can India decarbonise effectively?

06 Sep 2025

Illegal charging stations power Delhi’s e-rickshaws

Renewable Energy

Illegal charging stations power Delhi’s e-rickshaws

30 Jul 2025

1 min read

Charcoal kilns choke Punjab skies

Charcoal kilns choke Punjab skies

12 Jul 2025

2 min read

State of energy: Renewables account for over a third of capacity, yet contribute just 14% to India’s electricity output

State of energy: Renewables account for over a third of capacity, yet contribute just 14% to India’s electricity output

12 Jul 2025

1 min read

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