The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Despite subsidies rooftop solar still too expensive: study

Currently the cost of installing a 1-2 KW system is about ₹43,000 per unit, according to MNRE estimates.

The Hindu · Nov 16, 2023

Telecommunications cut off in Gaza after fuel runs out amid Israeli siege

Telecom companies Jawwal and Paltel say the network went out of service after ‘all energy sources’ were depleted.

Al Jazeera · Nov 16, 2023

KCR stands exposed on false claims on power: Eatala Rajender

KCR stands exposed on false claims on power: Eatala Rajender

The Hindu · Nov 16, 2023

Israeli forces raid Gaza's largest hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting

Israeli forces are raiding Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients, including newborns, have been stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says

A German thinktank has reported that to prevent global warming from surpassing the critical threshold of 1.5 Celsius, major Asian economies must ensure they can get half of their total electricity from renewables by 2030

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Crossbenchers set to sink Labor’s bid to enshrine State Electricity Commission in Victoria’s constitution

Four upper house MPs refuse to back bill that would also force revived agency to solely invest in renewables

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2023

UK inflation set to fall ‘dramatically’ as energy prices ease

A slowdown in gas and electricity inflation is expected to drive a drop in Consumer Prices Index inflation in October.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Labor's state-owned electricity bill appears doomed

The Victorian government is facing defeat in parliament as it tries to change the state constitution to safeguard its state-owned electricity commission.

AAP · Nov 14, 2023

In MP, BJP turns to welfare schemes amid public anger over price rise

A couple in their forties, Santosh Dhiman and Savita Dhiman, are waiting outside their home in Mhow, a town close to Indore city in Madhya Pradesh. A man riding a motorcycle arrives with three gas cylinders strapped to the pillion seat. “The cylinder now costs Rs 950,” says Savita as…

Newslaundry · Nov 14, 2023

Lives of dozens of babies in Gaza’s largest hospital hang in balance: ‘The risks are really high’

Concern grows over fate of patients at al-Shifa with no fuel – as UN says just one hospital in nothern Gaza, al-Awda, still has electricity and is able to receive the wounded and sick

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023