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Simon Nicholas, Soroush Basirat and Press Release
Mature, cost-competitive recycling technology offers an immediate opportunity for emissions reductions
17 December (IEEFA Australia): Investors are increasingly pressuring global steel companies to set out credible decarbonisation plans and these demands will only intensify. A significant trend that will lower emissions will be the expansion of scrap steel recycling, says a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). “Steel recycling is […]
Kashish Shah
Renewable energy capacity additions could hit 15GW this financial year, hastening retirement of expensive coal plants
Renewable energy capacity additions in India are poised to hit about 15 gigawatts (GW) this financial year, eclipsing the record high of 14GW achieved in FY2016/17. As India’s second wave of COVID-19 subsided, renewable capacity commissioning began to bounce back. A total of 8.6GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity – 7.6GW of which was solar […]
Sam Reynolds, Grant Hauber and Press Release
IEEFA’s investigative analysis reveals that only a small fraction of LNG projects are viable across seven emerging Asian countries
15 December (IEEFA Asia): The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry has framed LNG as a cheap, reliable “bridge fuel” to help countries reduce coal consumption and transition to cleaner renewable energy. For many project developers and countries in emerging Asia, however, LNG is a bridge that may never be built, according to the latest report […]
Haneea Isaad and Press Release
ADB’s plan may not stop the large coal pipeline in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines
10 December (IEEFA Asia): In August, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced an ambitious plan to buy high emissions coal-fired power plants in Southeast Asia and retire them within 15 years through an energy transition mechanism (ETM). According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis’ (IEEFA) latest report, if the ETM is not […]
Charles Worringham and Press Release
With measures to protect farmers and food production, agrivoltaics could accelerate the renewable energy roll-out
8 December (IEEFA India): Agrivoltaics, the practice of generating solar power on farmland in ways that complement agricultural production, could become an important new renewable energy sector in India, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). But for the sector to thrive, measures to safeguard farming communities and agricultural […]
Kashish Shah
Critical mass of investment boosts India's clean energy value chain, delivers significant localisation while deploying disrupt-and-dominate strategy
With more than 100 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy on its grid, India is now commencing what some energy industry experts are referring to as chapter 3 of its clean energy story. Chapter 1 began in 2010 when the government set a 20GW solar capacity target by 2020 under the National Solar Mission. In Paris […]
Vibhuti Garg
The coal crisis must accelerate the push for renewables – and solar is now the prime low-cost source of electricity in India
A key takeaway from India’s coal crisis is the urgent need for the country to accelerate its transition to a secure, reliable and low-emissions electricity system. India faced huge coal shortages from mid-August to October 2021. Monsoons impact Coal India Ltd. (CIL) production every year, but this year was different – India witnessed an extended […]
Tim Buckley
Acceleration is needed on 50%-by-2030 target but Federal Government undermining private investment in zero-emissions capacity
Queensland has made strong progress in driving electricity sector decarbonisation with renewable energy’s share trebling to 21% over the last four years. However, a Queensland Audit Office report released this week wants the state to go faster, calling for accelerated action and a public roadmap to ensure the government’s ambitious 50% renewable energy target for […]
Guest Contributor: Jyoti Gulia, Vibhuti Garg, Guest Contributor: Akhil Thayillam and Press Release
Tenders have evolved from “vanilla” solar or wind, to hybrid, to round-the-clock
24 November (IEEFA/JMK Research India): Electricity distribution companies (discoms) demand firm and uninterrupted renewable power. A new report by IEEFA and JMK Research highlights the important role that different mixes of generation sources and storage technologies can play in overcoming the intermittency challenge of variable renewable energy (VRE) and ensuring grid stability. Renewable energy blended […]
Tom Sanzillo
Service interruptions and outages continue to plague grid under LUMA Energy management
Commentary by Tom Sanzillo and Alexer Valencia* Recently a Puerto Rico judge found Wayne Stensby, CEO of the private company LUMA Energy that took over operation of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid this summer, in contempt of court and ordered his arrest due to LUMA’s continued refusal to provide information to the Puerto Rico legislature. For […]
IEEFA India: Renewable energy capacity additions poised to reach five-year high
Renewable energy capacity additions could hit 15GW this financial year, hastening retirement of expensive coal plants
Renewable energy capacity additions in India are poised to hit about 15 gigawatts (GW) this financial year, eclipsing the record high of 14GW achieved in FY2016/17. As India’s second wave of COVID-19 subsided, renewable capacity commissioning began to bounce back. A total of 8.6GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity – 7.6GW of which was solar […]