Pakistan is unable to tap its renewable energy wealth for poor policies.

A public-private alliance with funding from the EU will allow 130 rural communities in Peru to access the Internet using solar energy.

Scientists have reduced the high levels of arsenic, boron and iron in the waters of a Peruvian river, making it suitable for irrigating land.

Twenty Nicaraguan NGOs have joined together to encourage research on renewable energies and deliver clean energy to rural communities.

Latin American, Caribbean and European representatives agreed on cooperation strategies at a forum on renewable energy sources in Germany.

The Inter American Development Bank has announced that it will provide Haiti with funds and advice to boost its potential for wind, solar and hydroelectric energy.

Peru has approved 26 projects to provide its population with renewable energy from wind farms, solar panels and biomass.

India's budget includes an US$86 million plan to encourage its eastern drylands flourish and a huge increase in solar energy funding.

Morocco's huge solar-thermal project aims to produce more than a third of the country's energy by 2020.

India has launched an ambitious solar energy mission but if it is to succeed, say experts, it must boost its technological capacity.

Solar-powered water pumps mean more vegetables — and more money — for farmers in Benin, researchers find.

Africa should set up 'climate innovation centres' to help it adapt clean energy sources to its varied needs, say energy advisors.

India has ambitious plans for solar power over the next three decades, but environmentalist Sunita Narain has warned that they are unrealistic.

The recently formed International Renewable Energy Agency has chosen to make the Middle East its home.

The Honduran government, with European assistance, will provide solar panels for indigenous communities to generate electric power.

A remote island in the South China Sea is to receive a power station that integrates wind, solar and wave power.

A phone with an integrated solar panel — aimed at those without access to electricity — will be sold later this year.

Chinese scientists have created a solar house for Tibetans to curb the province's dung dependency and provide a more efficient heat source.

A new international agency will provide consultancy to governments about the introduction of renewable energy across the globe.