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 …
Earlier this week, China’s National Energy Administration revealed that the country had installed 5.04 GW of new solar capacity in the first quarter of 2015 — over half of what the country installed in 2013 and in 2014, and well above analysts’ expectations. Deutsche Bank analyst Vishal Shah commented on …
Germany’s cost of producing solar energy has shrunk to about a third of the price households pay for power after the nation made developers compete for subsidies. Most bids to build large ground-mounted solar plants in the first solar auction came in at 9 euro cents (9.7 U.S. cents) to …
The Government of Jharkhand has recently notified draft for new solar policy. The new policy will be known as the Jharkhand State Solar Power Policy 2015. The new Policy will be in operation for five (5) years from the date of issuance and will remain operational till modified or superseded …
Solar capacity in China doubled in the first quarter, putting the world's largest market on track to exceed its goals for the year, according to Deutsche Bank AG. Developers connected 5.04 gigawatts of solar power to the grid in the quarter. That's more than twice as much as the country …
The state government has decided to install rooftop solar panels in as many government buildings as possible across the state so that at least one fourth of the total power demand of these buildings can be met through the alternative route. To begin with, 50KW solar panels have already been …
In a country notorious for a lack of electricity, many North Koreans are taking power into their hands by installing cheap household solar panels to charge mobile phones and light up their homes. Apartment blocks in Pyongyang and other cities are increasingly adorned with the panels, hung from balconies and …
The council is planning to install solar panels in 27 of its schools. As a part of its “Rooftop Solar City Project,” the New Delhi Municipal Council on Tuesday launched a 60-KW rooftop solar power plant at a Delhi government school. The project was inaugurated by lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung, who …
In its bid for the ‘smart city’ tag, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)’s solar project is gathering momentum. The civic body will inaugurate the Solar Roof Top Power Project on Tuesday at a government school in its area. The council has also initiated a policy under which households can …
Tenders for 10,000 Mw to be awarded in 3 months; NTPC and MP govt to take the lead The Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is considering starting its plan to build a 100,000-Mw solar energy capacity by 2022 through award of 10,000-Mw projects in the coming three months. The …
Households in the New Delhi Municipal Council areas will now be able to install solar panels on rooftops to generate electricity not only for their own consumption but also to sell to the civic body. In a first-of-its kind scheme launched by the NDMC, all households under its jurisdiction are …
China’s solar installations in the first quarter were almost equal to France’s entire supply of power from the sun. China connected 5.04 gigawatts of solar capacity to grids in the three months ended March 31, the National Energy Administration said in a statement on Monday. The Asian nation now has …
DUBAI // Significant steps have been taken towards Dubai’s renewable energy targets with the announcement of the third phase of solar energy plans to make the emirate cleaner and greener by 2021. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority aims to increase the share of renewable energy targets to 7 per cent …
Decentralised energy technologies have a vital role in extending electricity to around 80 million households lacking access to grid electricity and meet cooking energy needs of 49 % of the population which is still dependent on biomass fuels for cooking (Census 2011). Access to enterprise and end-user finance is one …
Solar panel maker SunPower Corp said it would partner with Apple Inc to build two solar power projects in China's Sichuan province with total capacity of 40 megawatts. The projects, when complete, will be co-owned by Apple and Sichuan Shengtian New Energy Development Co Ltd, SunPower's project development joint venture. …
India has 900 GW of commercially exploitable sources of renewable energy if 3 per cent of the country’s wasteland is made available, according to the Ministry for New and Renewable Energy. The renewable sources of energy include wind and solar power, biomass and waste-to-energy apart from small hydro power plants. …
On his second day at the Hannover trade fair in Germany, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav met chief executive officers of manufacturing and IT companies and promoted the cause of new and renewable energy. The CM also visited the Digital India pavilion and the hall established for Solar PV manufacturing companies. …
South Africa said it plans to more than double the amount of renewable power it gets from private companies by securing a further 6,300 megawatts as it named preferred bidders for contracts to build 13 clean-energy projects. Scatec Solar AS, Biotherm Energy, Sappi Ltd., Sun Edison LLC and Enel Green …
Kajiado, Kenya — In a dusty trading centre at the foot of the Entasopia escarpment in Kenya's Kajiado County, John Pambio is deeply engrossed in soldering together a customer's phone at his electronics repair kiosk. Until nine months ago, Pambio would have had to send the job to a repair …
Next time you soak in the fun of Twenty20 cricket under a starry sky at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, be rest assured your favourite summer pastime will leave little carbon footprint. On Wednesday, Chinnaswamy Stadium took a giant green leap when it formally launched a 400kv rooftop solar power system, becoming …
Various states are making quick progress in solar capacity addition Though Gujarat and Rajasthan are at the forefront of solar power development in the country, other states are also making rapid progress in harnessing energy from sun. Presently, Gujarat and Rajasthan account for over 50 per cent of India’s grid-connected …
