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 …
This paper investigates the public participation (PP) process in environmental impact assessments (EIA) of three large-scale hydropower plants (HPs) in Nepal, with a view to improving the PP process to accommodate the interests and needs of local citizens impacted. The degree of utilization of PP in EIA is determined by …
The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a $897,192 (Ksh89.7 million) grant for a feasibility study to evaluate the development of three small hydroelectric plants in Kenya. Virunga Power Kenya Ltd will use the grant to evaluate viability of sites for power generation and propose the best …
Incorporating climate risk management into infrastructure planning and design is critical to building societal resilience and protecting economic growth. As pressures grow to build new infrastructure to cope with growing populations and to support expanding economic agendas, it is critical to ensure that policy makers and development practitioners are aware …
NEW DELHI: India and Nepal have signed eight pacts, including deals on countering drug trafficking, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday after his wide-ranging talks with Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. The two leaders also inaugurated two cross-border power transmission lines in Nepal prior to their meeting. Pm …
The Punjab cabinet today constituted a sub-committee to consider and work out the modalities for the closure of the state-owned thermal plants in view of the CEA guidelines to retire non-viable Thermal Power Plants (TPPS) that have exceeded 25-year life span. The decision was taken at a meeting of the …
A Fitch Group Company BMI Research today revised upward the non-hydro renewable energy capacity in India to 155 GW from 130 GW by 2026 on the back of higher than expected solar installation and successful wind auctions. "Higher than expected solar installation rates and the successful implementation of wind energy …
On the steps taken by the government to face the challenge, Vijayan said as part of 'Haritha Keralam' project 15,022 water bodies have been recharged and dug 3931 public wells, 3855 new pounds were built and rejuvenated. With 29.1 per cent deficiency in rainfall during the current monsoon in Kerala, …
There had been decline in interest from private investors in the hydro power projects given environmental hurdles, better alternatives like solar power, tariff of which has plummeted drastically to below Rs 3 a unit. Despite a proposed bailout plan for the hydro power sector, concerns remain on the roll-out of …
Focus will be to tap solar energy in big way, develop small hydel projects: Sajad Lone J&K; government is all set to establish Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) to harness solar energy in a “big way” and focus on tapping other renewable forms of energy in the state, which is known …
Mega-dam construction is booming around the world, with promoters hyping hydropower as a green, renewable source of energy and a means of curbing climate change. But as these dams are built in the Amazon, Mekong and elsewhere, they’re doing great environmental and social damage and their green credentials are no …
ALMORA: The first public hearing on Pancheswar dam project was conducted in Barakot block of Champawat district on Wednesday. Representatives of villages to be impacted by the construction of the dam attended the hearing. Although the hearing was specifically about environmental clearance, most of the grievances were raised on resettlement …
Itanagar : The Save Mon Region Federation (SMRF) has asked the Central and state governments to fulfill its demand for immediate rollback of NHPC State I & II hydropower project from Tawang district. The SMRF also threatened to go to the United Nations Organisation (UNO) if the rollback is not …
The government of Sierra Leone has entered into a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with energy firm Joule Africa for the expansion of hydropower plants. Under the agreement, Joule Africa and its local partner Energy Services Company (ESCO), through joint ownership of the newly formed Seli Hydropower, will build an …
Kupinga Mini Hydro Power Station in Chipinge Zimbabwe has started generating electricity – operating at 92% capacity and generating 1,400kW. The Herald reported that the establishment of the plant, located in the Rusitu River catchment area is expected to reduce power imports. It is reported that the station began generating …
The documents for the largest energy project in Sierra Leone were signed on Friday 4 August and presented to President Ernest Bai Koroma at State House in Freetown. The documents were signed at a ceremony attended by the president, the vice president, cabinet ministers, senior government officials, paramount chiefs of …
With mega-dams planned globally, especially in the Amazon and Mekong, the Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF), an NGO, has developed a new free tool for evaluating a planned dam’s economic viability, greenhouse gas emissions and more. The HydroCalculator estimates the net economic value of a proposed dam, with and without the …
The Centre wants to extend interest subsidy and hydropower purchase obligation to accelerate growth of hydropower, according to a power ministry report. The Centre has proposed bringing all hydropower projects across the central, state and private sectors, irrespective of capacity, under the renewable category. The proposal is in the wake …
GOLAGHAT (Dhekial), Aug 3: The members of Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) Golaghat District Committee staged a protest near the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Golaghat on Thursday against the construction of the big dam of Lower Subansiri Hydro-electric Project. The AJYCP carried out a mass rally which was started …
Mineral exploitation, infrastructure development and changes in agricultural practices are severely threatening the survival of the black-necked crane that is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau in the Himalayas, says a new international study. It calls for effective and powerful conservation measures by Chinese authorities to maintain unharmed the habitat of …
National environmental body, Nema, has said it is satisfied with efforts undertaken so far by contractors of the Isimba and Karuma hydropower dams to protect the environment. Heavy earth-moving construction at projects such as Isimba and Karuma usually erodes the environment. Construction works at Karuma, located near Murchison Falls national …
