Six solar micro-grids cater to about 600 families in Satjelia island As a major part of Sundarbans remained mired in darkness even two weeks after Cyclone Amphan hit the deltamarshy island territory, a part of Satjelia island within Gosaba block managed to get some ‘light’— through solar micro-grids. Solar micro-grids are small, localised grids that supply electricity in […]
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Solar bus brings free internet labs and education across rural communities in India
HP is leading a successful effort to improves the lives of hundred of boys and girls in rural India, changing the present and ensuring a brighter future. Go Eco Green21.Have you ever heard of Solar on Wheels? It is a project of having solar panels installed on smart buses in pan India. The buses are […]
Fossil fuels demonstrating their unreliability
As oil markets fluctuate wildly, how can the world economy still be running on a commodity that not only wreaks havoc on the planet when extracted and burned, but is unpredictable and volatile? On 20 April, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil futures contract for May 2020 delivery defied logic and settled for the first […]
SENEGAL: Fonroche completes 50% installation of 50,000 solar street lights
The project to install 50,000 solar street lamps in Senegalese cities is already halfway completed by the French company Fonroche Eclairage. The project is being slowed down by the covid-19 pandemic, which is also affecting Senegal. The restrictive measures put in place by the Senegalese government to limit the spread of Covid-19 are impacting […]
Why Africa needs justice in energy investment plans
In the just concluded Africa Energy Leader Summit on Climate Change, Energy and Energy Finance in Ethiopia, there were rigorous discussions from delegates on why Africa needs to put emphasis on a just energy transition. In the just concluded Africa Energy Leader Summit on Climate Change, Energy and Energy Finance in Ethiopia, there were […]
Fossil fuel funding by world’s biggest banks has grown every year since the Paris Agreement, report finds
It’s as if the penny hasn’t dropped for the financial services industry that climate change is not only an increasingly disruptive environmental phenomenon, but a grave risk to the stability of the global economy. Financial support for the fossil fuel industry has increased every year since the Paris Agreement came into being in 2015, according […]
Off-Grid Energy key to Power Growth in Emerging Markets: WoodMac
A new analysis from Wood Mackenzie has predicted that the next decade presents a huge opportunity for the off-grid energy access sector. An estimated 420 million people now use standalone off-grid solar and another 47 million people rely on mini-grids for access to electricity. While investments in energy access have rapidly accelerated since 2016, total volumes still […]