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 …
The government is working out a package of incentives for solar power plants having generation capacity of 3,000 MW or more and an announcement pertaining to this is likely to be made in the forthcoming Budget on February 29. An inter-ministerial committee headed by the Department of Industrial Policy and …
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has directed the administration to remove the existing impediments to ensure maximum harnessing of hydro energy, wind energy and solar power in the state. The Governor reviewed all issues related to the harnessing of new and renewable energy resources in the state …
A solar-powered bus described by its Ugandan makers as the first in Africa has been driven in public. Kiira Motors' Kayoola prototype electric bus was shown off at a stadium in Uganda's capital, Kampala. One of its two batteries can be charged by solar panels on the roof which increases …
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh government's plan to build a 1,000-MW solar energy park in the remote Spiti valley is facing a new challenge. Given the tough terrain of Spiti, the state government is seeking help from all corners for transmitting electricity generated at the solar park. It has sought the assistance …
In a green-friendly initiative, Visakhapatnam Port is set to become first major port in India to produce solar power in the next few days. The stage is set for commissioning of the first phase of 10 MW project in the first week of February. Johnson Engineers Limited of NOIDA with …
Gamesa, a leading player in the renewable energy space, has secured a contract for setting up a 15 MW solar farm in Pudukottai district. A company press release said that Gamesa will be responsible for engineering and design, supply of inverters, erection and commissioning of the 15MW solar farm. The …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently described solar energy as the ‘ultimate solution’ to India’s energy problems. Here in Dakshina Kannada district, a silent campaign is being carried out by Jana Shikshana Trust, Apna Desh, Grama Vikasa Kendra, Sugrama Sangha, Selco Foundation motivating people to go for renewable sources of …
Governor N. N. Vohra has directed that all existing impediments in effectively harnessing the small hydro, wind energy and solar power potential in the State should be removed immediately. The Governor reviewed all issues relating to the harnessing of new and renewable energy resources in the State in a meeting, …
Give us your rooftop and we will give you cheap solar power this is the model being used by many solar power companies to rake up their rooftop solar installation capacities. Industrial establishments, commercial buildings, malls and large gated communities are the target for these operators who would set …
The Government will clash with green energy companies at the Court of Appeal tomorrow about claims it acted unlawfully over the sudden, “cynical” ending of solar subsidies in 2014. The London-based Solarcentury and Lark Energy, in the East Midlands, are furious that the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) …
Communities across the country can now install solar street lamps in their neighbourhoods with the state deciding to provide up to 70 percent of the installation costs. Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Kamal Thapa on Sunday launched the Public Participation-based Solar Street Lamp Programme, under which communities are …
Smart Energy Co Ltd has completed one of the world’s largest-scale floating solar power plants in Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture. The plant, which has an output of about 7.5MW, started operations on the surface of an agricultural reservoir. The area of the reservoir is about 130,000 square meters, and 27,456 monocrystalline …
The next addition of solar capacity could come at Ahmedabad or Mysore Bearing manufacturer SKF India has set up a 1-MW roof-top solar plant at its Pune facility and is expected to generate 1.5GwH units every year. It is part of company's ongoing solar mission across its facilities in India. …
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Shipping Alok Srivastava on Wednesday reviewed the progress in the establishment of 10 MW solar power plant being taken up by the Visakhapatnam Port Trust and asked it launch work by February 1. VPT is first among major ports to go ahead with project to set …
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 …
Rapidly falling renewable technology costs and new business models mean that decentralized energy solutions hold great promise to accelerate universal sustainable energy access. Across developing countries, women are typically the primary household energy managers. Close to their customers, women entrepreneurs have the potential to lower customer acquisition and servicing costs …
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 …
Adani Power BSE 1.44 % and Azure Power have won the latest auction for solar energy projects with bids of Rs 4.78 per unit, higher than the record low of Rs 4.34 set this month. The smaller size of these projects in Uttar Pradesh and the lower level of solar …
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 …
PM Modi and President Hollande inaugurate interim headquarters in Gurgaon Taking a step forward to formalise the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande inaugurated the interim headquarters of the ISA on Monday at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurgaon. The ISA’s …
