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 …
In a bid to promote non-conventional energy sources, railways with an investment of Rs 160 crore has set up wind power project in Dangri village at Fatehgarh sub-division in Jaisalmer district. Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate railway's biggest 25 MW power project on December 30. The preparations for …
The Indian government is planning to significantly increase financial support for rooftop solar power projects in an attempt to meet the huge target of having 100 GW of solar power capacity operational by April 2022. The Cabinet of Ministers recently approved a plan to increase subsidies for rooftop solar power …
Talks to sell the power plant in Odisha to JSW Energy are in final stages and strategic buyers have been identified for its steel business Lenders prepare Monnet Ispat for recovery A hostile business climate leaves debt-laden Monnet Ispat & Energy no choice but to look for a strategic buyer. …
One of India’s major advantages today and going forward is that its renewable energy (RE) potential is vast and largely untapped. Recent estimates show that India’s solar potential is greater than 750 GW and its announced wind potential is 302 GW (actual could be higher than 1000 GW). India Energy …
The government on Wednesday raised the subsidy budget for grid-connected rooftop solar power systems from Rs 600 crore to Rs 5,000 crore with a view to encouraging green power use among large consumers in the government, social and institutional sectors. The money would be used to provide 30% subsidy for …
For many years, the biggest argument against solar power was the high cost of generation. Solar is not viable without government subsidies was the popular argument. That narrative change dramatically in 2015. Now, at the turn of a new year, there is a new question on many minds: have solar …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved an increase in the budget for implementation of grid-connected solar rooftop systems to Rs.5,000 crore from Rs.600 crore up to the financial year 2019-2020. This will support installation of 4,200 MW solar rooftop systems in the country in next five years, …
LUCKNOW: While the cost of solar power production is falling across the country, the companies which have approached the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) for its approval to sell solar power to the state have quoted rates as high as Rs 9 plus per unit. This when the neighbouring Madhya …
KOLKATA: A Gurgaon-based company claims to have developed a solution that can generate solar power, store it batteries and supply to consumers in an entire city at rates that are 10%-15% cheaper than what they pay for electricity. If achieved, this could turn out to be a major breakthrough in …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State public sector Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation, popularly known as Keltron has bagged a contract order worth Rs. 25.98 Cr from KSEB for setting up a megawatt solar photo voltaic (PV) power grid project at Barapole in Kannur. As the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) …
Uttar Pradesh, which is ramping up its renewable energy capacity, is likely to get an investment of almost Rs 40,000 crore in the next couple of years. The state has already signed up Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with several private and public sector companies for …
Often termed as the “laggard” in terms of tapping solar power potential, Jammu and Kashmir is finally set to enter the environment friendly energy sector through a scheme involving farmers and unemployed youth, who have pledged their land for setting up 60 MW solar power plants. This October Jammu and …
Work on solar and wind energy projects in Jordan is likely to pick up swiftly in 2016 for companies that were awarded in projects in the recent auctions. According to media reports, two international companies are set up to start work on solar power projects, while an 80 MW wind …
डिंडौरी। प्रदेश के ऊर्जा मंत्री राजेन्द्र शुक्ला ने सोमवार को जिले के बरगांव, कोसमडीह व सलैया में सोलर पॉवर पेक संयंत्रों व सौर स्ट्रीट लाइट संयंत्रों का भूमिपूजन किया। कार्यक्रम में प्रदेश शासन के दो कैबिनेट व एक राज्यमंत्री समेत सासंद फग्गन सिंह कुलस्ते मौजूद रहे। ऊर्जा मंत्री ने कहा …
Ethiopia’s rural localities without access to the power grid are to get potable water facilities powered by renewable energy sources, APA learns here Monday. According to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity, the country is massively engaged in the installation of wind and solar powered water pumps in remote …
Stronger sales of solar panels, electric cars and free-range poultry helped to grow the UK’s overall “ethical market” by 8% in 2014, a new report claims. However, the report’s authors warned that recent government changes such as cuts to subsidies for householders installing rooftop solar panels would make it tougher …
While the cost of solar power production is falling across the country, the companies which have approached the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) for its approval to sell solar power to the state have quoted rates as high as Rs 9 plus per unit. This, when the neighbouring Madhya …
NAINITAL: An NGO in collaboration with various government agencies and border security forces is distributing free solar lanterns and mobile charging stations to households in border areas and remote villages in Uttarakhand which lack power supply. The NGO, Society to Create Awareness Towards Life & Environment, has lit up more …
GURGAON: Nirvana Country's ambitious solar power project is gaining momentum. On Monday, the upscale township in Sector 50 will roll out an e-tendering bid for the installation of 350kVA solar energy plant. The RWA of the township entered into an project with the Power Grid Corporation of India this year. …
Morocco has postponed without explanation the inauguration of Noor-1, a solar power plant due to open Sunday in Ouarzazate, part of what will eventually be the world’s largest solar power production facility. When asked by AFP, the communications agency that organised the inauguration on behalf of Moroccan solar energy agency …
