Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Developers eye dollar denominated bonds It’s not entirely good news that bids for solar projects are falling because they may leave developers with little financial buffer to face challenges such as cost overruns and counter-party delays. Grid curtailment risk, which may be temporary, is also a concern as renewable energy …
Nagpur: In a bid to expedite work of conversion of metre gauge line to broad gauge between Akola and Khandwa which passes through Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR), a four-member team constituted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) will conduct a feasibility assessment of the project from August 13 to …
Chandigarh: The central government's Unnat Jyoti Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme has evoked a positive response in this city. Implementing the scheme, the UT Administration has set up counters at different spots, including 23 Sampark centres, to distribute sets of four 9-watt LED bulbs, two 20-watt LED tubes, and …
India's largest thermal power producer NTPC, which in years to come will focus more on renewable energy, wants to increase its presence in solar power generation space. Besides, it is also exploring the possibility of co-firing biomass with coal for electricity generation. "It is a very good development that is …
These units would soon turn older than 25 years and can't be retrofitted to meet new emission norms Thermal power generating giant NTPC is likely to retire 25 power generating units, totalling 2,390 Mw. The units, part of several plants such as Badarpur, Tanda, Talcher, Kanti and SAIL JV, etc, …
The Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal, while giving a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, informed the House that Government has reviewed the status of 34 stressed Thermal Power Projects, as per the list provided by …
At present, California’s Mojave Desert is the top producer of solar energy with 1,000 MW capacity. Anantapur: The world’s biggest solar power generation unit is gearing up for inauguration in the Rayalaseema region. The NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Park is being established in around 7,000 acres in Anantapur and …
India wanted to cap toxic emissions from power plants by December. It’s now discovering that target is at least 6 years from its reach. The nation’s power industry regulator says a countrywide roll out of equipment to lower sulfur dioxide emissions won’t be completed until 2023. And that’s only one …
A recent Morgan Stanley report has downgraded the Indian utilities industry. It highlighted that renewable energy is becoming so cheap that thermal power, mostly coal, is uncompetitive. This is a highly significant market signal which will likely be accompanied by growth in the already impressive list of high calibre international …
Plans to undertake a feasibility study and do the groundwork for the project Sri Lanka will soon kick-start the process of setting up a solar power plant in eastern port town Trincomalee after discussions with India, which is partnering the Government in the initiative. “The next step would be to …
Niti planning to undertake a study for determining the sector-wise capital needs. As many as 17 under-construction thermal power projects, aggregating to a capacity of 18,420 MW, are stalled due to financial issues. Capital crunch in the energy sector is the biggest challenge before the country, said the Niti Aayog, …
Rays Power Infra, Hero Future Energies, Renew Power and Amplus Solar in fray NTPC’s storage-linked solar project in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands is facing hiccups at the inception stage itself. The Centre wants to shift the power eco-system of the islands from diesel power to a 24-hour solar power. …
The use of sewage water to meet cooling needs of coal-based power plants will not resolve the conflict over water between thermal projects, farmers and urban communities, a Greenpeace India report said today. The use of sewage water to meet cooling needs of coal-based power plants will not resolve the …
The Adani Group, a global integrated infrastructure conglomerate, on Tuesday announced the commissioning of a 50 megawatt solar PV plant in Mahoba district, Uttar Pradesh, under the National Solar Mission Scheme. The plant has been set up with an investment of Rs 315 crore. The technology used for setting up …
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) on Thursday announced the installation of an AC Microgrid test bed of 110 KWp Solar PV with demand side management at the NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), the R&D; arm of NTPC in Greater Noida. Installed to cater three phase critical loads, the …
Led by Mayor Akula Sujatha, the staff and elected members of the Municipal Corporation of Nizamabad took a rally on the occasion of World Environment Day, from Gandhi crossroads to the municipal building, here on Monday. Commissioner Nageswar Rao, staff of Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA), …
Engie, the French power giant with a global installed capacity of 115.3 gigawatts across all forms of energy, expects to invest a minimum of $1 billion (about Rs 6,500 crore) in the solar segment in India over the next five years. “One billion dollars is the bare minimum,” chief executive …
NAGPUR: Despite the alarming pollution around Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS), the state government is looking at ways to circumvent a critical environmental rule that makes it mandatory to install a pollution control unit called the flue gas desulphuriser (FGD). This unit controls emissions of sulphur dioxide, which is the …
12,000 MW of solar power generation under mandatory domestic sourcing Despite facing flak at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for the domestic content requirement clause in the National Solar Mission, the government is still looking at means to aid the solar equipment manufacturing industry. Towards this end, the NTPC may …
About 30,000 MW of private power plants — two-thirds with PPAs — to benefit. In what could end years of fuel famine for several private-sector power plants and put their stranded/upcoming capacities into productive use, the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a new auction-based coal linkage …
