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 …
The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) has released a publication titled 'Best Practices and Case Studies for Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement: An Introduction for Policy Makers.' The report was published in the context of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative, which includes a goal of doubling the global …
Shimla: In Himachal Pradesh, individual building owners would now not only be generating electricity for personal consumption, but would also be selling it to generate income. For this, the only requirement is to install Solar Photovoltaic (PV) plants on their roof tops or its premises. With the new HP Solar …
New Delhi:India has thrown the ball in US court as they inch towards settling a three year-old WTO dispute over domestic content requirement in New Delhi's solar power plan as both sides look for ways to avoid spoiling the current bonhomie in bilateral tiesthathas grown withthe personal chemistry between PM …
Government of India (GoI) has set an ambitious goal of providing uninterrupted power for all homes, industrial and commercial establishments and adequate power for farmers by 2022 through its “24X7 Power for All program”. GoI wants a growing share of the country’s electricity to come from renewable energy. It aims …
Chennai: Nearly 660MW of solar power projects in Tamil Nadu are likely to be commissioned before March 31 this year, supplementing existing capacity but at a steep `7.01 per unit for 25 years. TN enjoys early mover ad vantage in the renewable energy sector, especially with wind plants, but solar …
According to the new policy, electricity consumers of HPSEBL shall be eligible to install minimum 1 KW to maximum 5 MW capacity solar PV plants on their building roof top or its premises, which will be connected to grid with bidirectional meters, where in consumer will use solar generation for …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government is working on a model policy for creating an enabling environment for both prospective renewable energy investors and farmers who sell or lease their land to harness renewable power in the state. At the inaugural session on `Karnataka Renewable Energy - Opportunities & Challenges' here on …
Nepal prepared and communicated INDC report to UNCCC. By 2050, Nepal will achieve 80% electrification through renewable energy sources having appropriate energy mix. Nepal will also reduce its dependency on fossil fuels by 50%. Achievement of the following targets through its National Rural and Renewable Energy Programme (NRREP). Maintaining 40% …
This working paper explores how doing energy planning at the county level could better engage citizens in decision-making, and thus help ensure that end-user needs are well understood and addressed. In 2010, Kenya established a devolved government system that, among other things, allocates responsibility for energy planning to the county …
This report investigates the role of business actors in shaping China’s renewable energy policy process and governance. It finds that with the tremendous growth of renewable industry over the past two decades, a new government–business coalition is taking shape in China. Business actors such as the manufacturers of wind turbine …
Maharashtra State Cabinet cleared the solar off-grid policy on Monday which aims to save at least 500 megawatts (MW) in the next five years. Maharashtra Government on Monday approved an energy policy that seeks to provide sops for solar power generation and encourages public and private entities to tap this …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push for India joining the International Solar Alliance has put the spotlight on the country's nascent solar industry. Entrepreneurs are already working on several projects, large and small, both in the commercial space and the consumer one. Many startups have also sprung up in the last …
While the prices of the bulbs have dropped, the efficiency has increased 20 per cent to 9W The procurement price of LED bulbs under the Domestic Efficient Lighting Prorgramme has fallen to ₹ 64.41 (exclusive of taxes), making the product even more affordable. The latest round of procurement was for …
Past auctions have seen low bids only by unknown names or not-so-serious players Foreign firms are pushing down solar tariffs in India, with the lowest bid in the last auction at Rs 4.34/kWh. While the low prices have evoked mixed reactions as to the sustainability of such aggressive bids, what …
As part of efforts to boost the solar sector, the government will soon come out with a new policy for setting up solar zones in the country to give a fillip to renewable energy projects and manufacturing of equipment. Each solar zone will be spread over 100 sq kms and …
In 2006, the Centre had approved the National Tariff Policy under the provisions of the Electricity Act 2003. Indicating that the policy will focus on clean energy, Mr Goyal had recently said: “Now that we have a challenge to add 1.75 lakh MW of renewable energy, we are also bringing …
International Solar Alliance, pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, forged on the sidelines of the recently-concluded Paris climate change summit will unlock opportunities for the private sector in clean energy, the government today said. It also asserted that the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) or climate action plan of …
Nuclear Power plant Power plants will be allowed to sell their un-requisitioned capacity– which has been abandoned by the procurer despite existing power purchase agreements– in the open market through power exchanges. The Cabinet on Wednesday approved several changes to the tariff policy for the power sector, with the broad …
The cost of storing energy in batteries could fall by as much as 70% over the next 15 years as new solar battery technology and other technical advances drive prices down, the World Energy Council said on Wednesday. Grid-scale electricity storage would make the variable supply of renewable sources such …
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plans to generate about 1MW electricity from solar energy for 19 of its roughly 100 buildings in the city. The project will be carried out in association with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), which has identified vendors to install solar plants at …
