Renewables created nearly 1 million jobs in India in 2022: ReportIndia's renewable energy sector saw significant growth in 2022, with an estimated 988,000 jobs created, according to a report by IRENA. Hyd...
05 Oct, 2023, 05.11 PM IST
Global renewables capacity grew by record 10% last year-IRENAIRENA's annual report on renewable energy statistics said global renewable energy capacity amounted to 3,372 gigawatts (GW) at the end of l...
21 Mar, 2023, 07.33 PM IST
Two-thirds of new renewable power cheaper than coal last year: IRENA"Renewables are by far the cheapest form of power today," said Francesco La Camera, director general of IRENA. "Renewable power frees econo...
13 Jul, 2022, 04.53 PM IST
IRENA executive sees India influencing world on renewable energy during G20 presidencyAccording to IRENA, hydrogen will account for around 12 per cent of total energy supply in a 1.5 degrees C compatible world by 2050.
19 May, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
Amid pandemic, renewable jobs globally reached 12 million: IRENAChina commanded a 39 per cent share of renewable energy jobs worldwide in 2020, followed by Brazil, India, the US, and members of the Europ...
22 Oct, 2021, 12.25 PM IST
Record 260 GW of new renewable energy capacity added in 2020: ResearchIn its Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021 report, the agency said more than 80% of all new electricity capacity added last year was renewab...
06 Apr, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
Renewables agency charts path to zero-carbon energy system by 2050With governments adopting massive stimulus packages to blunt the shock of the virus, calls are building for a "green recovery".
21 Apr, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
By 2030, 57% of global power demand should be met by renewables: IRENAStrengthening the case for renewable energy, IRENA pointed to falling technology costs. Solar PV costs fell by 87% over the last ten years,...
14 Jan, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
Abu Dhabi-based agency calls for clean energy investments to doubleIt estimated as much as USD 10 trillion worth of investments are planned in non-renewables-related energy projects by 2030, risking failure...
13 Jan, 2020, 01.36 PM IST
India showing political will on renewable energy development: IRENAThe USD cost of solar PV in India has come down by 79 per cent per kilowatt hour and 24 per cent for onshore wind in 2018 from 2010, accord...
31 Oct, 2019, 06.03 PM IST
Renewable energy targets quadruple globally in 10 years: International Renewable Energy AgencyA total of 164 countries have adopted at least one type of renewable energy target, up from just 43 countries in 2005.
11 Jun, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
UAE succeeds in generating solar power at the cost of thermal powerThe parity, achieved for the first time, promises to make solar power economically attractive and commercially viable.
25 May, 2015, 08.14 PM IST
'India is fifth largest producer of wind energy'Annual growth rate of renewable energy in India in the last decade has been about 22 per cent, said Seetharam, permanent representative to ...
31 Jul, 2014, 02.59 PM IST
- India's UAE envoy named permanent representative to IRENA
The move makes India 19th member of IRENA to designate a permanent representative to the inter-governmental organisation.
08 Jul, 2014, 04.46 PM IST
Global renewable energy jobs up 14 per cent to 6.5 million last year: IRENAJobs in the global solar industry nearly doubled to 2.3 million in 2013, while employment in the biofuel and wind sectors stood at 1.5 mill...
12 May, 2014, 09.22 PM IST
Renewable energy provides 6.5 million jobs worldwideRenewable energy employment was shaped by regional shifts, industry realignments, growing competition and advances in technologies in 2013.
12 May, 2014, 03.15 PM IST
- India committed to sustainable energy for all
India is committed to sustainable energy for all and it stands among the top five nations of the world in terms of renewable energy capacit...
14 Jan, 2013, 10.17 PM IST