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India solar panel prices continue to fall on 25% y-o-y dip in global rates

Kunal Chandra, managing director of Proinso India, the Indian arm of the UK-based solar solutions provider, said going ahead, some of the important events that will drive demand in the solar market

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29/03/2019
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US Wind & Solar Cost Less Than 74% Of Existing Coal Fleet

America has officially entered the “coal cost crossover,” according to a new report by environmental firm Energy Innovation, which finds that local wind and solar could replace approximately 74% of

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29/03/2019
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SA faces hefty $124bn energy 'transition risk'

South Africa faces a "transition risk" of $124 billion between now and 2035 if it carries on with business as usual while the rest of the world cuts greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris

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28/03/2019
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Eskom’s Ingula hydro-power plant running at 25% below capacity

One of SA’s newest power plants, designed to supply the grid during peak-use periods, is defective and has been limited to operate at lower capacity.

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28/03/2019
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Global 'collapse' in number of new coal-fired power plants

The number of coal-fired power plants being developed around the world has collapsed in the last three years, according to a report.

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28/03/2019
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Asia's mega-cities need clean energy drive to cope with environmental threats

Avoiding threats from climate change and pollution will require Asia's booming cities to become much more efficient in their use of energy resources, delegates at a city development conference said

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28/03/2019
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Botswana intensifies its energy efficiency efforts

Botswana is critically considering solar energy as an alternative source of energy as man-made emissions have skyrocketed, thus affecting the environment, a senior official said Tuesday.

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28/03/2019
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Connecting The Unconnected: Reflections On Using Subsidies For Rural Electrification

The lack of access to affordable, reliable energy is a barrier to development, whether that be powering autoclaves and centrifuges in rural clinics to improve health indicators or powering local ag

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28/03/2019
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South Africa: Here's How Many Premature Deaths in SA Are Linked to Eskom Power Plants - Greenpeace Claim

Eskom's pollution has been linked to premature deaths in Mpumalanga and Gauteng, an environmental organisation has charged.

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28/03/2019
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DRC: Green mini-grid programme to reduce energy poverty

The African Development Bank's board has approved a $20 million facility to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to support renewable-based, mini-grid solutions to the off-grid cities of Isiro,

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