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Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2022

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Now.Solar

IntroductionThis ninth edition of IRENA’s Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review series provides the latest estimates of renewable energy employment globally. In addition to IRENA’s own calculations, the report is based on a wide range of studies and reports by … Continue reading →

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RENEWABLES READINESS ASSESSMENT BOTSWANA

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Now.Solar

COUNTRY OVERVIEW Botswana is a landlocked country located in central–southern Africa, with a mean altitude above sea level of 1 000 metres and a total area of 582 000 square kilometres (km2 ). The official languages are English and Setswana, … Continue reading →

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Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2021

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Now.Solar

RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS: MAIN FINDINGS The renewable energy sector employed 12 million people, directly and indirectly, in 2020.1 The number has continued to grow worldwide over the past decade. The solar photovoltaic (PV), bioenergy, hydropower and wind power industries have … Continue reading →

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Energy subsidies: Evolution in the global energy transformation to 2050

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Now.Solar

SUBSIDIES, PRIVILEGES, UNPRICED EXTERNALITIES AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION In order to meet the Paris Agreement objective that the global temperature rise be kept to “well below 2 °C”, the global energy sector requires nothing short of a complete transformation, during the … Continue reading →

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Renewables 2016 Global Status Report

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

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Determination of Benchmark Capital Cost Norm for Solar PV power projects and Solar Thermal power projects applicable during FY 2016-17

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

Determination of Benchmark Capital Cost Norm for Solar PV power projects and Solar Thermal power projects applicable during FY 2016-17 The Commission notified the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff determination from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations, 2012 … Continue reading →

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Central Government notifies the Tariff policy in continuation of the National Electricity Policy (NEP)

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

Key highlights related to Renewables 1. No Inter-state transmission charges 2. Generating company proposing to establish a coal/lignite based thermal generating station after a specified date shall be required to establish a renewable energy generating station of at least 10% … Continue reading →

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Determination of Generic Levelised Generation Tariff for FY 2014-15 for Power Generated from Solar Power PV Projects including Rooftop Solar PV and Small Power Projects and Solar Thermal Power Projects

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

Based on the MVR notified by the Government of Bihar for ekfasla / un-irrigated type of land in different parts of the State, the Commission has considered Rs. 5 Lakhs / Acre as cost of land for the Solar PV … Continue reading →

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CERC announces draft for revamp of Solar RECs in a welcome move to make it bankable

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NEW DELHI Petition No. SM/016/2014 (Suo Motu) Date of order: 30th September, 2014 Coram:                               Shri Gireesh B. Pradhan, Chairperson Shri M. Deena Dayalan, Member Shri A.K. Singhal, Member Shri A.S. Bakshi, Member ORDER IN THE MATTER … Continue reading →

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RENEWABLES 2014 GLOBAL STATUS REPORT – Key Figures

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

  The newly released Renewables 2014 Global Status Report is now available. Find out what made 2013 another record year for renewables. Read about: > expansion of supporting policies in developing economies > additions to electricity generating capacity > progress … Continue reading →

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