Renewable energy accounted for nearly 100% of all new electric capacity in Q1 with solar doubling in the last 3.5 years

Located in the Northern Cape province, the projects, which would require a US$1bn investment, include a 225 MW/1,140 MWh battery storage.

Overall, nuclear energy is riskier and has a worse environmental impact than wind energy, while wind is enormously less costly.

Turkey intends to award 2,000 MW of solar and 2,000 MW of wind.

Officials said the new power contract would begin in July 2022, when its existing contract with Shell expires, and run for 10 years.

China's installed wind and solar capacity has surged in recent years from 174 GW in 2015 (131 GW of wind and 43 GW of solar) to 535 GW in 2020 (281 GW of wind and 253 GW of solar),

The International Energy Agency's Net Zero Emissions (NZE) scenario puts too much faith in technologies that are "uncertain, untested or unreliable" and fails to reflect both the size and scope of the contribution that nuclear technologies could make, World Nuclear Association said

Foratom suggest the report can be a reference for policymakers when preparing national or regional low-carbon energy plans in the perspective of the EU Green Deal, that incorporates EUR1000 billion (USD1221 billion) of public and private investments planned to 2027.

Transmission grid firms have presented plans to the regulator to invest up to 102 billion euros ($124.56 billion) up to 2030, of which 55 billion will go into high-voltage networks and 47 billion into local distribution grids.

The report is the world’s first comprehensive study of how to transition to a net zero energy system by 2050 while ensuring stable and affordable energy supplies, providing universal energy access, and enabling robust economic growth.

Saudi Arabia is aiming to generate 50 percent of its energy from renewables by 2030, with the remainder provided by gas.

The United Kingdom targets 65% of renewables in the power mix by 2030 (47% achieved in 2020).

South Korea is expected to allocate 4 GW of solar capacity 2021 across two tenders. The second tender should take place in October 2021.

ACWA Power has signed an implementation agreement with the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan to build a 1.5 GW wind project in Karakalpakstan, in western Uzbekistan.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has initiated a tender for 1,200 MW of wind-solar projects, under the tranche IV of the interstate transmission-connected (ISTS) programme.