Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of President Municipal Committee Thathri VS Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir dated 03/12/2024. Joint committee report dated November 25, 2024 has been filed through the Central Pollution Control Board. Project proponents stated that they want to file an objection to …
Mysuru: The drastic reduction in the price offered per unit of solar power generated by households, and other institutions, appears to have made adopting this sustainable mode of energy an unviable proposition for many in the city. State-run power companies that were offering Rs 9.56 per unit of solar power …
BENGALURU: Small hydropower projects (SHPs) in the biodiversity hub of Western Ghats have not only altered the composition of freshwater fish communities but also reduced the number of species. This startling revelation has been made by a first-of-its-kind holistic study in India, which has evaluated the environmental impacts of SHPs. …
Talks are scheduled to begin this week in Washington, D.C., to modernize the document that coordinates flood control and hydropower generation in the United States and Canada along the 1,200-mile (1,930-kilometer) Columbia River. Northwest politicians have been pushing for years to renegotiate the Columbia River Treaty between the two countries. …
Chief Hikuminue Kapika of the Kapika Royal House has urged government to accelerate the construction of the Baynes hydropower plant, saying that the livelihood of his people lies in the project. Kapika, who has been known in the past for objecting to the construction of this project, made a U-turn …
Dar es Salaam — Contrary to initial reports, the government has said that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Stiegler's Gorge hydroelectric project that was published in 2009 will not be used to guide the project, instead, a new assessment was done and has already been concluded. Minister of …
A massive hydropower station under construction by a Chinese company in Zambia has created nearly 10,000 jobs for low-income locals and promises to ease severe power shortage in the underdeveloped southern African country. Zambia, like many other African countries, is facing severe power shortage, where only 25 percent of its …
NEW DELHI: Ensuring uninterrupted flow - 'Aviral Dhara’ - of the river Ganga, the Centre has decided not to approve any new hydro-power project on the river. The move will help the government in its river cleaning efforts as the dams of such projects obstruct ecological flow (e-flow) which has …
The Himachal Pradesh government today approved amendments in the hydro-power policy with a view to reviving 737 stalled projects of 5,500MW capacity and attracting investors for new projects. The state cabinet in its meeting today decided to make it mandatory for State Electricity Board to purchase power produced by hydro …
Technical talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a disputed dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile river failed to make a breakthrough, Egypt's foreign minister said on Monday, amid pressure for a deal before the project opens this year. Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the construction of …
Sitting in the backyard of his little homestay property, Veerabhadra, a farmer turned hospitality entrepreneur, tries to look beyond his field glittering with fireflies. SAKALESHPUR: Sitting in the backyard of his little homestay property, Veerabhadra, a farmer turned hospitality entrepreneur, tries to look beyond his field glittering with fireflies. The …
State PDC to build the project as joint venture with NTPC In coming years, J&K; might get a breather from long and unscheduled power cuts, especially during winter, as the government of India has given the State Power Development Corporation (PDC) a green signal for setting up its first thermal …
Luanda — ANGOLA'S Laúca Hydropower Plant is about to become the largest such facility in the Southern African country and among the biggest in the region, with an installed capacity of 2 070 megawatts (MW) The third power generation group was commissioned in April, bringing the current installed power to …
Hydropower generation in the country during April is nearly 20 per cent lower than planned , according to the latest data shared by the Ministry of Power. The worst hit is the Northern region where hydro power generation is 30 per cent lower than planned. Till April 23, hydro power …
The industry created more than 500 000 new jobs globally in 2017, with the total number of people employed in renewables (including large hydropower) surpassing 10 million for the first time. Renewable Energy and Jobs, presents the status of employment, both by technology and in selected countries, over the past …
KATHMANDU: A bomb exploded today at the office of a hydroelectricity project being developed with Indian assistance in eastern Nepal, an official said, weeks before its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The compound wall of the 900 MW Arun III Hydroelectric Power Plant's office in Tumlingtar area, nearly 500 …
In a major boost to the state energy sector, the central power ministry has cleared the largest ever hydropower project for J&K; with installed capacity of 1856-MW. The power development corporation (PDC) received the techno-economic clearance for the run-of-the-river Sawlakote project from the central electricity authority last week, said a …
Guwahati: The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has called for initiating a comprehensive study on the hydrology and ecology of the Demwe hydel power project in Arunachal Pradesh before it can be given final clearance. The decision was taken at the 48th meeting of the standing …
Dehradun: Debris generated during construction of the all-weather Char Dham road is being dumped into rivers which could disturb their natural course and cause widespread devastation during monsoon, environmentalists have warned. The warning comes ahead of the Char Dham yatra which begins on Wednesday and will see lakhs of pilgrims …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is advising on how funds can be secured for the construction of the 2,400MW Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Project to commence. Public relations and communications manager at the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), Elizabeth Karonga, stated that the bank is advising the authority on raising funds …
PATNA: Even as water is supposed to be an important instrument of poverty alleviation and plays a key role in the economic development of the country, it is not getting due attention of the planners and policy makers. Investment on water resources has been receding as the percentage of expenditure …
