Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
Power sale agreements signed between NTPC and Escoms The green energy consumption level of Karnataka is set to increase as the State will start getting 500 MW of solar power from the 2000-MW solar park at Pavagada in Tumakuru district from September 2017. Announcing this after the signing of the …
Solanki okays amendments to building bylaws; existing houses to get 2-yr time In a step towards making Chandigarh a model solar city, the Administration is all set to issue a notification soon to make rooftop solar photovoltaic power plants mandatory for all buildings in the city. Sources said UT Administrator …
As per the Solar Power-Grid Connected Ground Mounted and Solar Rooftop and Metering Regulations, 2015, the excess solar power injected into the grid is carried forward to next billing cycles and adjusted against the electricity units consumed by prosumer Good news for residents who have opted for net metering for …
The board of World Bank has approved a $625 million loan to support the central government’s programme to generate electricity from rooftop solar power plants. The board also approved a co-financing loan of $120 million on concessional terms and a $5 million grant from the Climate Investment Fund’s Clean Technology …
Data released by the government suggests that the average size of Indian solar cell and module manufacturing unit is just about 86 MW and 69 MW respectively per annum. In comparison, module production capacity of Trina Solar, a Chinese manufacturer is expected to surpass 6 gigawatt by the end of …
While the Delhi Solar Policy promises a generation-based incentive for domestic consumers taking to rooftop solar power plants, the government plans to keep a minimum eligibility criterion for households to avail the scheme. Besides, it has proposed to offer the incentive on a first-cum-first-serve basis. According to the policy which …
Kozhikode: Environmental groups in the district have demanded for making environment-friendly building plans mandatory for building permits. The demand is to make solar power panels and green building compulsory. Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi, an environmental group to address climatic changes and other environmental issues, sought amendment in building rules. Apart from …
India plans to use bilateral meetings to target the issue of subsidies that the US gives to its own solar programmes, as New Delhi seeks to overcome the setback at the WTO where it lost a case to Washington over the solar mission's local content rules. India sees contradiction in …
Jawaharlal Nehru University is planning a pilot project to generate power using solar cells to the tune of one megawatt for non-stop electricity supply to its critical laboratories. The engineers of JNU are already in discussion with experts from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, regarding the project. The university spends …
Indian Railways, which has envisioned a plan to generate 1000 MW of solar energy by 2020, claims to be on track to become the largest harvester of rooftop solar plants, and plans to meet 10% of its total energy requirements through renewable energy by 2020. As part of its ‘Solar …
The recent tenders issued by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for 500 MW rooftop solar PV projects is likely to give a boost to the sector, which will also be helped by falling costs and increase in retail tariffs, a report said. The tenders are likely to help …
Santosh Kumar, CEO of Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) said that the decision of the government will enable more people to avail the subsidy. To push for solar rooftop power plants (SPV) in Chandigarh, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has increased the subsidy …
Rays Power Infra Pvt. Ltd., one of India's leading solar energy company, has announced the commissioning of its latest solar photooltaic project in Telangana, a 11.5 MW project that was completed in 3 months. Developed for Shining Sun Powers, it is one of the fastest-commissioned projects in the country. Undertaken …
Pune can significantly contribute towards the overall national goal of 100 GW of solar power by 2022 from current its current 6 GW capacity. To accelerate the pace of solar deployment in the city, the newly formed Pune Smart City Development Corporation Ltd. ( PSCDCL) has planned to launch the …
The cooperative that holds the distinction of being the world’s “first solar irrigation cooperative” was felicitated for providing its members “smart income” from energy sales to a local discom. Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali, a newly-formed solar pump cooperative in Kheda district, was Monday given a certificate of appreciation …
In the concluding part of a two-part series, Business Standard looks at the bright spots of the green energy sector as well as the looming threats Beyond the headlines that the renewable energy sector made since the National Democratic Alliance came to power, there are lofty targets to be met …
Fortum India MD Sanjay Aggarwal says SunEdison’s bankruptcy won’t have a negative impact on the renewable energy sector, but discussions must focus on tariff determining factors Finnish utility Fortum’s record low solar bid of Rs 4.34 per kilowatt-hour, which raised concerns, wasn’t an “outlier” and was based on serious calculations, …
Jaipur: The Walled City will soon be illuminated with solar lights. In a bid to save energy and utilise solar energy, the JMC under the Smart City Mission project, will replace the old lights at Walled City with solar ones. It will be the first project undertaken by Jaipur Smart …
Initiative 'Tiger Tank Waterhole' implemented in Antharasanthe Forest Range Forest department personnel, along with CSS Corp CEO Tiger Ramesh and CSS Corp Senior Director (marketing) Smitha Hemmigae, seen during the launch of the Solar Water Pumping System at Anthrasante Forest, under Nagarahole Tiger Reserve (NTR), in Mysuru district. In order …
MMB plans to use state’s 720km coastline to generate green power In the first such model in India, the Maharashtra government is planning to meet operational requirements of its minor ports and jetties using power generated from sea waves and solar and wind energy. This green energy thrust will be …
