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 …
Power from renewable sources could emerge as a mainstream source of energy if backed by right policies and initiatives, leaders of the wind energy sector said while announcing details of the forthcoming ‘Wind Power India 2012’ international conference and exhibition. New estimates Led by WPI-2012 organising committee chairperson V. Subramanian, …
Central project was in limbo for two years A Union government project to make Thiruvananthapuram a ‘Solar City’ is showing signs of revival. The project lay dormant for two years, until the last Corporation Council meeting. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had decided to make Thiruvananthapuram and …
Moser Baer’s Rs. 100- crore 5-MW solar grid interactive photovoltaic (SPV) plant in Sivaganga has technology suited specifically for Indian climate Located in the hinterland is a project that proved to be a trump card for those advocating solar power as a solution to the power crisis in the State. …
Solar power costly for discoms, non-solar energy has no takers Most state electricity distribution utilities have failed to meet their renewable energy purchase obligation for 2011-2012, experts say, citing poor policy enforcement and lack of awareness as reason. As per data, Rajasthan procured 276 mw of solar power in 2011-12, …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the Government plans to offer affordable electricity to all households in the country in the next five years. "More than 1,00,000 villages in the country have been provided in recent years," Singh said while addressing a seminar on Energy Access organised by the …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said it would facilitate the installation of 45,000 square metres of solar collectors — panels that generate heat from the sun’s rays — by March 2017. (Only last month the Ministry had indicated a target of 15,000 sq m by 2016. …
Project at Poojappura penal complex set up at a cost of Rs.7.9 crore Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan will inaugurate a solar-energy project and a new restroom for visitors at the Central Jail, Poojappura, here on Wednesday. A press release issued on Tuesday said the solar energy scheme would make the …
New Delhi The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has proposed tapping into the Clean Energy Fund proceeds to subsidise the capacity addition envisaged in the second phase of the national solar mission. The ministry has mooted the idea in view of the prevailing uncertainty about adequate availability of …
More than 90 per cent investments in the wind power sector come from private sector which indicates that we have adequate capacity and desire to harness wind energy. however, we need a stable regulatory and policy framework and better incentive mechanisms to achieve the target of the 12th Plan period …
Wind energy in Tamil Nadu has witnessed tremendous growth propelling the State to the number one position in India in terms of renewables. However the challenge that remains is the huge investment that is needed on evacuation infrastructure and grid management.
Biomass power sector is in trouble. About 60 per cent of the country’s grid-connected power plants that run on biomass are either closed or about to be closed. Reason: rising fuel price, unrevised tariff and government apathy. For full text: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/looming-biomess
A proposal to make all higher education institutions in Tamil Nadu become solar energised by 2017 has been submitted to the Government of Tamil Nadu. P. Kandaswamy, Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, and Member, Programme Advisory Committee, Department of Science and Technology, has submitted a proposal on “Green …
New Delhi: The Delhi environment department has identified 25 government schools and 10 government hospitals that will get independent solar power systems. The pilot project is looking at generating 500kW of power through rooftop solar photovoltaic cells under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. Environment secretary Sanjiv Kumar said the …
New Delhi Generation-based incentives and depreciation allowance to encourage production of power from new and renewable sources will be on top agenda for the 12th Plan. ‘‘The provision for inclusion of these incentives has been discussed with the Planning Commission and I have requested the planners to offer these for …
The National Clean Energy Fund has been created as a funding mechanism ostensibly for research and development in the fi eld of clean energy technologies. So far, the fund has collected Rs 8,200 crore from the clean energy cess, but the processes of disbursement are mired with confusion. This note …
Agartala: To reduce dependency on conventional energy, the Tripura government Wednesday announced ambitious plans to make Agartala a ‘solar city’, replacing at least 10 percent of usual power use by solar energy. “Agartala city would be the first ‘solar city’ in northeast India within the next few years,” Tripura’s Urban …
The report presents a point of view on the Solar Energy sector in India. This report focuses on the solar cost trends and looks at segments of the market which are most suitable for adoption of solar power within the coming few years. Given the financial position of the power …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will soon announce a policy to facilitate the setting up of 10 MW solar photovoltaic power plants on rooftops of buildings. This was disclosed by B. Venkateswara Rao, General Manager (Technical), Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA). Rao was speaking at Solarcon 2012, …
New Delhi: Delhi will soon join the list of solar cities. Recently, the New Delhi Municipal Council floated tenders inviting proposals from consultants for the solar city project. Officials say a consultant will be appointed soon. “We are in the process of appointing a consultant for the solar city project. …
Several proposals to set up windmills remain in cold storage Non-conventional or renewable energy projects, which have become the topic of discussion these days following the acute crisis faced by the power sector, have not come up to the desired level in the State despite their vast potential. The State …
