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 …
Solar power was the fastest-growing source of new energy worldwide last year, outstripping the growth in all other forms of power generation for the first time and leading experts to hail a “new era”. Renewable energy accounted for two-thirds of new power added to the world’s grids in 2016, the …
ZAMBIA’S biggest hydro-power project in 50 years is scheduled to enter a new phase today with the diversion of the Kafue River at Kafue Gorge Lower, to be witnessed by President Lungu. This will pave way for construction of the US$2 billion hydro-power project by Sinohydro Corporation Limited. State House …
Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu also said that people in his state often fall prey to misinformation and thus carry a lot of negative notions about large dams. Opposition to construction of hydro-electric projects with storage dams were fuelled by narrow vested political interests and hence required adequate awareness programmes …
Tendering process to be completed by November: Chairman After years of delay, the Chenab Valley Power Projects company is all set to allocate two hydropower projects for execution in coming few months. The company, a joint venture between state Power Development Corporation (PDC), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and Power …
State Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Science and Technology, Tarun Kapoor has directed the state pollution control board to keep mini hydropower projects below 25 MW capacity in the “white category of industries” in the state. The direction was issued on September 19 after taking cognizance of The Tribune story published …
The data was obtained from the Central Electricity Agency between August 2015 and June 2017. Hyderabad: India became the largest generator of energy from renewable sources, generating 10.2 billion units in June, acccording to latest available data. This includes electricity generated from solar, wind, biomass and small hydroelectric units. This …
India can surpass its target of installing 175 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity by 2022, and plans to bring offshore wind energy and large hydro-electric projects under the ambit of renewable energy towards realising this, a senior official has said. "With prices of solar and wind coming down, we …
The government plans to bring offshore wind energy and large hydro-electricity projects under the ambit of renewable energy, which will scale up the target of 175 gigawatts of green power capacity by 2022. “Today, we are contemplating bringing large hydro also under the definition of renewable power. We are also …
The ministry was regularising production for the last 18 months as power plants were not lifting coal due to its easier availability and record production Coal supply situation to the power plants across India is likely to ease by early October. While addressing a gathering at Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, …
China is the world’s largest consumer of coal, but it also has more wind and solar generation capacity than any other country in the world. This is just one insight drawn from the new and updated edition of Key World Energy Statistics (KWES) released by the IEA. The new version …
Recently, state’s energy minister DK Shivakumar reportedly said the state expects power demand to rise from around 8,500 MW to 9,500 MW — 10,500 MW in the upcoming festive season. Karnataka will buy an additional 1,000 MW of power for eight months, starting Wednesday, as it faces a shortage of …
Under pressure from the MLAs, the Cabinet, meanwhile, decided to process their case for allotment of land to the HP Legislators Coop Housing Society near Shimla Airport. This will be third such land allotment meant for MLAs and ex-MLAs. After a marathon meeting on Monday, the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet turned …
Allege pollution control board going against Centre’s directive I Pin hopes on state Cabinet meeting Independent power producers have taken a strong exception to the Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (HPPCB) forcing them to obtain no-objection certificate (NoC) for mini hydropower projects of less than 25 MW, which have been …
Fuel despatches have gone up keeping in line with increased demand for thermal power generation, said Gopal Singh, Chairman, Coal India, on Thursday. The coal-based generation witnessed 17 per cent jump in August, as availability of hydro power declined by 12 per cent. As of September, the miner is loading …
The CM suggested that officials concentrate on increasing the renewable energy production while reducing thermal power. Vijayawada: Energy officials projected a 154-per cent growth in wind power production to impress upon Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu that wind power was the best alternative to the hydel and thermal power. This …
Scientists say one-third of the ice stored in Asia's glaciers will be lost by the end of the century even if the world manages to meet its ambitious goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, affecting water supplies for millions of people on the continent. In a paper …
By 2050, 85% of global electricity needs and 44% of total energy needs will be met by renewables, according to the Energy Transition Outlook 2017 report. On Monday, Dutch quality assurance and risk management company DVL GL published the report, which only took into account solar photovoltaic (PV), onshore and …
Sawra-Kuddu hydroelectric project (111 MW) today made a major breakthrough as it linked the two ends of 11.365 kilometres long underground tunnel, from the barrage to the power house. The river project is being constructed on river Pabbar, a tributary of Yamuna in Shimla district. The button for the last …
At a time when the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is buying power at high rates from thermal plants, its hydel plants produced 33 per cent more electricity from April to August than the corresponding period last year. The five hydel plants produced 2,398 MUs (million units) in the …
In a setback to the Karnataka government, a central green panel has deferred environment clearance to a state's proposal to raise Almatti dam height over the Krishna river in north Karnataka. In a setback to the Karnataka government, a central green panel has deferred environment clearance to a state’s proposal …
