Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The Veltoor Solar Power Project in Telangana, owned by SE Solar Ltd, Suzlon’s Special Purpose Vehicle with CLP India, has been awarded the world's first solar project quality certificate for a photovoltaic plant. According to Suzlon, it is the world’s first, and currently only, global guideline for certifying solar PV …
NEW DELHI: The pace of solar power capacity addition in the April-June period has dropped sharply after notching rapid growth in four consecutive quarters as recent policy chaos around safeguard duty on imports and reopening of power purchase agreements begin to tell on promoters. According to an update from green …
An analysis of a new draft rule to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. power generation sector clearly demonstrates the dangers of air pollution, with up to 1,400 extra deaths per year expected from proposed changes to how coal-fired power plants can operate. The analysis, released by the U.S. …
India has an ambitious goal of installing 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2022, or a little more than the country’s current peak demand, as part of its Paris climate pledge to cut carbon emissions. India will test a plan to operate its underutilized natural gas-fired power generators as “peaker” …
NEW DELHI: Lack of clarity on whether the 25% safeguard duty (SGD) on imported cells and modules will apply to solar manufacturing plants in special economic zones (SEZs), which account for 70% of domestic capacity, have got major domestic players worried over the future of their investments in such units. …
Coimbatore: Payments from the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company continue to get delayed by more than a year, wind turbine owners said. At the annual general body meeting held during the weekend, Tamil Nadu turbine owners stressed the need to improve power evacuation rates from the grids. “The evacuation …
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will inaugurate the world's first-ever thermal battery facility. The world’s first-ever facility to create thermal batteries will be inaugurated tomorrow in Andhra Pradesh, as reported by ANI. The state’s Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will be present at the unveiling of the plant, …
Higher thermal power output will continue to meet the increasing electricity demand in the country, India Ratings said today in a report. According to the study, the increase in power demand has been met through higher electricity generation (excluding from renewable sources), which increased 4.7 per cent year-on-year to 102.1 …
Close on the heels of annulling a bidding for the procurement of 1,000-MW power from grid connected solar PV projects, the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has re-invited online bids for 500 MW solar power through tariff-based competitive bidding. The deadline to submit bids is August …
India’s energy sector is experiencing a transition with increasing penetration of renewable energy in the energy mix. One of the major impediments in the process of such a transition is to secure the necessary finance to achieve the transformative goal of producing 175 gigawatts of renewables by 2022. The problem …
India on Monday imposed safeguard duty on solar cells imports from China and Malaysia for two years to protect domestic players from steep rise in the inbound shipments of the product. This comes following recommendations by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the commerce ministry. As per the …
Gurugram-based solar rooftop developer Amplus Energy Solutions backed by I Squared Capital targets installing 400 MW solar capacity in Uttar Pradesh over the next three years with total investments of ₹2,000 core, the company said on Monday. In the first phase of investment, Amplus which works on opex model (where …
PANJIM: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has directed Goa Sponge and Power Limited (GSPL) to have a public hearing and undertake a social impact assessment of its proposed enhancement of sponge iron manufacturing unit at Sanguem. Goa Sponge and Power Limited …
Mumbai suburban power consumers may end up paying about Rs 2,000 crore to Reliance Power via the Mumbai power distribution business in the next couple of years. This recovery is likely to be made from consumers under the head 'Adjustment of Rate of Energy Charge (REC) or Fuel Surcharge Adjustment'. …
Asserting that the stressed thermal power assets are a cause of concern for the country, the government today decided to set up a high-level empowered panel under Cabinet Secretary to resolve the issues and revive such assets. The panel will also have representatives from the ministries of railways, finance, power, …
The national committee on transmission is expected to take a call on Friday on the proposed Rs 393-crore schemes to improve electricity evacuation infrastructure in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Inadequate transmission infrastructure in these wind-rich states has been an impediment to wind power developers, and this was one of the …
The country’s largest single-location ultra mega solar park situated in Gujarat is all set to be a reality soon as the first tender for the 1,000-megawatt (MW) solar capacity is most likely to be issued in the coming month. The country’s largest single-location ultra mega solar park situated in Gujarat …
The Delhi Government is laying out a comprehensive roadmap to encourage adoption of rooftop solar projects. With the move, more than 2,000 MW of solar energy will be generated in the national Capital by 2025. In order to achieve this goal, the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Management Centre (EE&REM;), …
Data shows that states aren't doing enough to comply with the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO), which envisages buying a certain proportion of power from renewable sources, mandated by the ministry The country’s ambitious plan to achieve 175 Gw in renewable energy installs by 2022, from 70.52 Gw (as on May …
Project in Kurnool to have 1200MW pumped storage The State government on Thursday approved the proposal of Greenko Energies Private Limited (GEPL) for the establishment of India’s largest Integrated Renewable Energy Project (IREP) at Pinnapuram village in Panyam mandal of Kurnool district. The project comprises 1000 MW solar and 550 …
