World Future Energy Summit begins in Abu Dhabi

With 33,500 participants from 170 countries, the 2020 edition of the World Future Energy Summit begins in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi on Monday, 13th January 2020. The four-day annual Summit is the largest ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

World Future Energy Summit and CLIX to be held at Abu Dhabi

On January 13, 2020, the World Future Energy Summit is to begin at Abu Dhabi. It is to be held for four days. Highlights The Summit will have 33,500 participants from 170 countries. It will also include 800 special exhibits. ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

GoI releases Year End Review report of Energy Sector in the Country

On January 9, 2020, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy released its year end review. According to the report, over 150 GW of renewable energy has been installed so far in India. India’s initiatives in 2019 Under KUSUM initiative, around ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

NTPC to invest Rs. 50,000 cr to add 10GW Solar Energy Capacity by 2022

State-owned power giant NTPC Ltd. is planning to add 10 GW (gigawatt) of solar energy generation capacity by 2022. The project would entail an investment of around Rs.50,000 crore which will be funded mainly by green bonds. NTPC’s plans to ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

47.86 GW of Renewable Energy Installed in the last six years

The Minister of State(independent charge) New and Renewable Energy, Power and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Raj Kumar Singh in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Thursday, 12th December 2019 informed that during the last six years, ..

India’s Line of Credit to Guinea for water and energy projects

On December 5th, the Indian government announced an extension of line of credit (LoC) to Guinea for 2 solar power projects. The Republic of Guinea is a country in Western Africa with its capital at Conarky. Only this year the ..