Imported gas lock-in could undermine the economic benefits of a clean energy transition. The Philippines’ energy sector is on the brink of rapid change, with fossil fuels struggling to maintain relevance and a renewable energy industry poised for takeoff. Much of the country’s progress on clean energy and climate goals is due to the exceptional […]
7 Renewable Energy Lessons From South Australia
A mix of renewable energy sources has helped South Australia smash its sustainable power goals, says a new report. In 2020, renewables delivered 60% of the state’s energy needs. By 2050, it wants to generate 500% of its energy needs from renewable sources. It’s one-and-a-half times bigger than the US state of Texas, almost as […]
Solar Powered Irrigation Would Accelerate India’s Energy Transition: IEEFA
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IEEFA: Regulatory over-reach in South Australia’s switch-off of household solar
There are other solutions to minimum demand issues in the grid. New measures allowing rooftop solar systems in South Australia to be remotely switched off without householders’ knowledge has set a worrying precedent, according to a new briefing note from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The rooftop solar cut-off measures give […]
IEEFA AUSTRALIA: COAL PLANT CLOSURES IMMINENT AS RENEWABLE ENERGY SURGES
Several coal power plants in the National Electricity Market likely to be financially unviable by 2025 Several of the 16 coal power plants in the National Electricity Market (NEM) will be financially unviable and at least one is likely to face closure several years sooner than planned due to coal plants’ poor flexibility and inability […]
India to see $500-billion investment in renewables by 2030: IEEFA report
A report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says that a huge global capital pool is mobilising to invest in renewable energy and grid projects in India ndia is set to see investments to the tune of around $500 billion in the renewables sector if the country has to achieve the […]
IEEFA: Vietnam’s extraordinary rooftop solar success deals another blow to the remaining coal pipeline
9.3 gigawatts peak of solar capacity, equal to 6 coal power plants, installed in less than a year As of 31 December 2020, the closing date for eligibility to the second solar feed-in-tariff program, a total of 9.3 gigawatts peak (GWp) (or 7.4GW) of rooftop solar capacity had been connected to the national power system, […]
IEEFA: Adani’s Godda power project ‘left behind’ by changing energy policy in India and Bangladesh
Plans for the new coal-fired power station can be reconfigured to support India’s economic recovery The Adani Group’s recent acquisition of a coal block in Jharkhand has further highlighted how misaligned the Godda coal power project is with Indian energy strategy. Furthermore, new developments in Bangladesh – where Godda power is intended to be exported […]
India’s total wind-solar hybrid capacity to reach 11.7 GW by 2023: Report
It will rise at a compound annual growth rate of 223 per cent from 2020-2023, the report said. New Delhi: India’s total wind-solar hybrid capacity is expected to reach 11.7 gigawatt (GW) by 2023, according to a recent report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research. “Based on the […]
IEEFA India: World-leading solar parks kick-start India’s dynamic clean energy transition
Ultra-mega utilities attract foreign capital and global developers to a renewables investment boom The Indian government set itself a formidable target in 2016: Install a massive 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by the 2021/22 financial year and 275 gigawatts by FY2026/27 to transform the country’s power sector from an expensive, unreliable, and polluting fossil fuel‑based […]