Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Ambit of small projects to be increased from 25 Mw to 100 Mw After setting the power distribution segment on a reform road, the Union government is planning to rescue the languishing hydro power sector, with a three-pronged approach. The first move would be to increase the ambit of small …
China has voiced support for India's decision to file an appeal against a recent WTO ruling which held the government's power purchase agreements with solar firms as "inconsistent" with international norms. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said it was "unfortunate" that such a ruling had been given by WTO when India …
Rs 50,000 crore of power lines open for private participation The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has fixed the tariff for renewable energy. While the tariff for Solar PV projects has been dropped by 27% compared to the previous tariff order, the levelised tariff of wind power has seen …
Lucknow: The 600MW solar park project of UP government has inched a step closer to reality with revenue department allocating around 155 hectare land for the purpose in Mirzapur. The project, conceptualised under Centre's solar park policy, is proposed to come up after integrating solar power installations in four districts—Jalaun, …
Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the government plans to achieve 20,000 MW of solar production by 2017. "The solar energy mission envisaged 20,000 MW of solar electricity generation by 2022. But this target has been scaled up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to 1,00,000 MW (1Gw) by 2022," …
With over $4 billion lined up for investments in India's solar industry, its viability depends much on exemptions continuing on related equipment under the proposed goods and services tax (GST) regime to power 4.8 GW of electricity generation, stakeholders maintain. GST seeks to simplify the complex network of state and …
Thailand is a rapidly growing country with a large middle class, and as a result may be undergoing a structural transition, changing the nature and shape of electricity demand in the coming years. Thai energy policy is driven by the three pillars of security, affordability and environmental sustainability. Concerns over …
Solar energy offers clean, climate-friendly abundant and inexhaustible energy resource to mankind. The MNRE has also designated Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) as the nodal agency to undertake the solar rooftop program in the State for the domestic, government, institutional and industrial & commercial sectors through Grid interconnectivity …
Chennai: Solar power projects for whcih MOUs had been signed with Tangedco but could not be commissioned by Thursday will be paid only Rs 5.10 instead of Rs 7.01 per unit as per the power purchase agreement (PPA). The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has fixed the final tariff …
The Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted by various nations and the subsequent Paris Agreement on climate change announced in December 2015 has decisively put the nations on a path to stringent mitigation of greenhouse gases. The energy sector, biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, has to transform signifi cantly to …
Investment of Rs 4,000 crore in wind energy projects is on the verge of becoming non-performing assets, as over 550 MW of projects that are ready to generate electricity are stranded because a state utility has refused to sign power purchase agreements (PPA) or issue commissioning certificates. Projects of Tata …
Gujarat has rivers, streams and large canal network which could be used for generation of clean and renewable power through small, mini and micro hydroelectricity (hydel) projects, hereinafter referred to as `Small Hydel Project'. However, only a small portion of the potentials in the state have so far been tapped. …
This report complements the findings shown in the "Trends and Projections in Europe 2015 - Tracking progress towards Europe's climate and energy targets" report with details about the 2013 renewable energy sources (RES) progress at EU and at country level, and for key RES technologies. Furthermore, it provides approximated estimates …
Renewable sector, currently a beneficiary of several indirect tax exemptions, may be a big loser if goods and service tax is implemented since the bill proposes to revoke most of these exemptions, according to Bridge to India. Costs and tariffs are expected to rise by 12-20% as a result. GST …
Nearly 5,700 MW of solar capacity is expected to be added during 2016-17, even as concerns over aggressive bidding and regulatory challenges persist, says rating agency Icra. According to an Icra study, the capacity addition, including PV and grid connected projects, in 2015-16 is expected to touch 2,700 MW, which …
KOLKATA: In a report on the Indian power sector the World Economic Forum has said that a stronger political will is needed to execute basics in the sector. These includes a robust metering & bill collection systems as well as segregation of electricity infrastructure for different industries -- industry & …
The budgetary proposal to double the coal cess will make solar power more competitive by increasing the cost of the dry fuel, a report by Mercom Capital Group today said, adding increased cost may pass on to consumers in the form of higher electricity bills. "The Clean Environment Cess previously …
DEHRADUN: In an attempt to promote solar power generation in the state, the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has decided to set up over 2,000 units which will produce 44 MW of electricity using solar energy. UREDA officials said that the campaign to set up more solar power generation …
In a bid to encourage optimum use of wind energy potential in India, the Centre will soon unveil a policy to give incentives including an interest rebate of 0.25 for increasing capacity of wind mills of up to 1 MW. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has floated a draft …
New solar policy offers 2% price preference for small developers The Haryana government on Tuesday released its solar power policy, which aims to add 4,000 megawatt (Mw) of solar power by 2022. The policy unveiled on the last day of Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit aims to promote generation of …
