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 State will have an additional 250 MW energy from renewable sources by March next year if the plans of the Energy department materialise. Works on setting up of the 1,000 MW solar park in Anantapur and other districts had commenced and solar projects with 250 MW installed capacity are …
MANILA: Solar companies will push the Philippine government to quadruple the size of an incentive scheme for suppliers of the renewable energy and to speed up project approvals, as the country grapples with precarious electricity supply. Industry group the Philippine Solar Power Alliance (PSPA) said it would propose the steps …
A new design can make low cost solar panels more efficient by enhancing their ability to collect the sun`s energy and release it as electricity, shows research. Scientists have assembled the components of the panels in such a way that they resemble the natural systems the plants use to tap …
India, Mumbai, 14th July 2015 – Rolta Power Pvt. Ltd. and China-based Zhenfa New Energy Science and Technology Co. Ltd. has signed an MoU to conduct and capitalize on joint EPC opportunities and project developments in the flourishing solar industry of Indian sub-continent. An unwavering policy by the Indian government …
With cooperation and support of Centre, the Andhra Pradesh government is going to establish an 'Energy University' with focus on research orientation and development of energy efficiency, energy conservation, renewable sources. Initially, the 'Energy University' will offer post graduate, PhD and research application courses, an official release said today. The …
Sarus Solar, a joint venture of three Canadian firms is planning to invest around Rs 6,500 crore to set up a 500 MW solar photo-voltaic farm in Maharashtra. Sarus Solar, a consortium of PV manufacturer Canadian Solar, EPC firm Guycan Solar and investment firm Mackie Research Capital Corporation, will set …
Hyderabad: The Centre has assured Chief Minister Naidu that the entire 1,000 MW generated by solar plants in Kurnool district will be for AP. This promise was made during Mr Naidu’s meeting with Union power minister Piyush Goyal. This will be the second 100 per cent dedicated 1000 MW power …
Wants US to withdraw case against domestic content requirement at WTO Are India and the US headed for a face-off at the multi-lateral body, World Trade Organisation? Seems so, as the on-going dispute between the two on rules guiding India’s solar power generation programme have got more bitter. New Delhi …
NEW DELHI: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) on Thursday got an accreditation from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) - a global multilateral fund that is meant to assist developing and poor countries in taking up their respective mitigation and adaptation measures to fight climate change. Accreditation to …
The state government had planned to get installed solar power plants in three different phases while it had approved and got commissioned 64MW in Mansa district and 42 MW in Bathinda district whereas about 34 MW is under commissioning in Mansa district under the first phase of the Solar project. …
With the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy revising the solar power generation target of the UT from 30 to 100 MW by the end of 2022, the UT Administration has decided to install solar plants alongside Patiala Ki Rao, a seasonal rivulet. The Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology …
Verdict expected in August India might once again face flak at the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body over its solar mission programme case against the US even as the verdict is expected by end of August. The WTO dispute panel had its last hearing in early May and now …
Ajmer Division of North Western Railway has signed an MoU with CONCOR to set up solar plant at Aburoad and Bhilwara station. CONCOR, the railway PSU will support this initiative under CSR Corporate social responsibility (CSR) says the PIB press release. The MOU has been signed between the two organizations …
The Obama administration is unveiling a project Tuesday designed to make it easier for residents of low- and moderate-income housing and renters to obtain solar panels for energy production. "The executive actions and private sector commitments that we are announcing today will help continue to scale up solar for all …
TANZANIA has immense solar and wind power potential that could provide much-needed energy for the developing nation, according to preliminary findings from a World Bank renewable energy resource mapping project. The country's resources suitable for solar power generation are estimated to be equivalent to those of Spain, and areas of …
Nearly a year after the Narendra Modi government increased the solar power target five-fold to 100 gigawatt (GW) by 2022, the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has finalised a scheme for achieving the target through rooftop installations and solar parks housing large solar units. The solar power development …
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A motorbike accident two years ago in the Cape Town suburb of Milnerton left Pascal Kassongo with a leg fracture, multiple cuts and a written-off bike, crippling his courier business. Two weeks in hospital, followed by several more of physiotherapy and recovery, …
A major pilot project by Europe's largest power network operator to integrate power from rooftop solar panels into the grid has shown that battery storage of renewable energy is not yet economically viable in Europe. The conclusion is a sobering one for proponents of sun and wind energy because as …
Europe’s largest conservation organisation to use solar, biomass and hydro power to supply half its energy needs for its estates, historic houses and palaces The National Trust is to invest £30m in solar panels, woodchip boilers and innovative technology that can extract heat from a lake, in a bid to …
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has asserted that the government will prioritize the development of environmentally friendly power plants to meet its target of generating an additional 35,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity by 2019. “It has been stated by the state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina president director [Dwi Soetjipto] that …
