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 …
The project requires a total of 9,100 hectares of land and area of 7,600 hectares, while 31,023 families will lose their land The environmental clearance for the Rs 33,108-crore Pancheshwar hydroelectric dam project in Uttarakhand, proposed to be the world’s second tallest at 315 metres, has been deferred. The expert …
State will sell surplus electricity, buy at lower rates Under fire for the hike in power tariff, the state government has come up with a roadmap for providing cheaper electricity. Punjab will sell its surplus power, buying cheaper electricity from other generators, besides producing more electricity through hydro, solar and …
HOVING into view behind a row of eucalyptus trees, the twin cooling towers of the Sahiwal power plant, a 1,320-megawatt facility in central Pakistan, are so large they seem other-worldly. Yet it is not only size that makes an impression. Labourers built the entire plant in a record 22 months, …
Big hydropower dams are not a priority in Myanmar’s strategy to tackle chronic power shortages, the country’s new energy minister said in an interview that cast doubt over a controversial China-backed project in the country’s north. Already the construction minister, Win Khaing has overhauled the poor Southeast Asian country’s power …
NAINITAL: Activists protesting against the Pancheshwar dam project have alleged that environmental and forest clearances are being taken for two separate dams in the name of one Pancheshwar dam (Pancheshwar multipurpose development project). “There should have been separate public hearing of the 95-meter-high concrete Rupaligad dam of 240 MW which …
The Electricity Act, 2003 is the overarching policy of India that governs country's electricity sector India should expand provisions under its electricity policy to facilitate cross-border power trade among SAARC nations as South Asia has poor electricity access, an Asian Development Bank report said. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said …
MEDAN, Indonesia — Several NGOs in Indonesia’s North Sumatra Island province have established a joint team of legal experts to focus on addressing environmental crimes in the region. “This team is a step forward in our efforts to enforce environmental law and justice,” said Dana Tarigan, executive director of the …
Developing countries around the world are expanding hydropower to meet growing energy demand. In the Brazilian Amazon, >200 dams are planned over the next 30 years, and questions about the impacts of current and future hydropower in this globally important watershed remain unanswered. In this context, we applied a hydrologic …
The Lohit valley where the Demwe project will come up Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal has suspended the forest clearance of the 1,750MW Demwe hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh. Two environmental activists from Assam, Bimal Gogoi and Rohit Choudhury, had challenged the forest clearance saying it was granted on wrong …
In 2012, then Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan overruled the views of the expert members of the NBWL standing committee and granted it wildlife clearance. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ruled that the Environment Ministry cannot reject the majority view of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) without any proper …
Even as efforts are on to speedily move towards construction of proposed Indo -Nepal joint venture — Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project— resentment against the project continues to grow on ground in Uttarakhand. While both the Centre and Uttarakhand governments are keenly pursuing the Pancheshwar project, those opposing the project in Uttarakhand …
Many governments are promoting a move away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy sources. However, in a study published today, scientists highlight some of the ecological dangers this wave of ‘green’ energy poses. “We know that burning fossil fuels is damaging the environment and warming the climate,” said Dr. Luke …
While the Government is focusing on the Pancheshwar dam project, numerous villagers hit by the construction of hydro power projects at Tehri, Vishnuprayag, Vishnugad-Pipalkoti and Asi Ganga are still struggling to get land based rehabilitation and are struggling even for basic facilities. While no serious efforts appear to be taken …
Known for holding Africa’s third largest hydropower potential (after the DRC and Ethiopia), Cameroon bares itself as a potential solar attraction as well. Cameroon is currently harnessing only 721MW of its estimated 12,000MW hydropower capacity. This alone is a thunderous snippet of information; however, with its average solar radiation ranging …
The Eastern Zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Union ministry of environment and forests to constitute a threemember expert committee to review the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project, work on which has been stalled since 2011over safety and environmental concerns. "The committee will consist of …
121 families to get fully displaced; no provision of alternative site for the affected Two upcoming mega hydel projects — 624 MW Kiru hydroelectric project and 540 MW Kwar hydroelectric project — over the Chenab river in the mountainous Kishtwar district will affect over 200 families whose land will be …
Some Works Still Pending In Powerhouse, Tunnel: NHPC Sources The commissioning of 330 MW Kishen Ganga Hydro Electric Power Project (KGHEP) under construction at Gurez and Bandipora is likely to breach its December deadline by two months, official sources said. They said, “There are some works still pending which could …
Buoyed by record production of wind energy compared to last year Tamil Nadu’s share of renewable energy (wind, solar, biomass and small hydro) in its total energy mix hit 20% in the first five months (April-August) of fiscal 2017, according to a report by research firm Elara Capital. The share …
The expansion of mini-grids in Tanzania, enabled by bold and adaptive energy policies, is bridging the gap for the population lacking access to electricity. Area covered by the mini-grids project. Credit:World Resources Institute. This is according to a new report compiled by the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisation (TaTEDO) and …
The forecast – a significant upwards revision of the IEA’s renewables projections last year – is largely driven by increasing expansion of solar energy in China and India, says the Paris-based organisation. The global dynamics of renewables expansion will also shift over this five-year period, with capacity growth in India …
