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 …
Bulgaria's parliament scrapped preferential prices for new renewable energy installations on Thursday as the country is struggling to cut deficits in the energy sector and keep a lid on consumers' utility bills. Wind power farms and photovoltaic parks mushroomed in 2011, after Bulgaria introduced generous subsidies for renewable energy, guaranteed …
Google Inc. is making its largest bet yet on renewable energy, a $300 million investment to support at least 25,000 SolarCity Corp. rooftop power plants. Google is contributing to a SolarCity fund valued at $750 million, the largest ever created for residential solar, the San Mateo, California-based solar panel installer …
The union cabinet on Wednesday approved state-run power producer NTPC Ltd's plans to set up 15,000 megawatt of grid-connected solar projects, which would be completed in three tranches. The rapidly falling cost of solar power has ignited interest in its potential in Asia's third-largest economy, which relies on coal for …
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved 15,000 Mw of grid-connected solar power projects of state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC). This target is in line with the National Democratic Alliance government's ambitious target of 100,000 Mw of solar power by 2022. The NTPC would execute this scheme in three tranches …
A goal of 100 GW in solar energy is a bold undertaking, says U.N. official. While India has been an active participant and leader in global climate discussions for many years, the Narendra Modi government has shifted gears on climate change, according to Dr. Robert C. Orr, special adviser to …
Solar power capacity addition in the country stood at 883 MW in 2014 when compared with 1,004 MW in 2013, down 12 per cent. However, 2015 is expected to witness stronger new capacity addition in view of various programmes and policy momentum in the sector, according to global clean energy …
The winners have just been announced in the UK government’s first auction for subsidies on renewable energy. Previously ministers have made a judgment on how much support each technology needed to thrive. This is the first time the technologies have been forced to bid against each other for government support. …
Solar energy is set to become the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world within the next 10 years, with the cost of photovoltaics continuing to decline. In fact, in some parts of the world, solar energy would become cheaper than the heavily subsidised fossil fuel energy, …
Bank of Khartoum (BoK) has participated in launching the project of “Housing is wearing a green suit”, in Public Housing – District No 75- Althawra in Omdurman. The move comes within the context of Corporate Social Responsibility and in partnership with Sudanese Consumers Protection Society, Council of Environmental Affairs, Governmental …
The government is considering reducing incentives for developers of solar power projects by as much as 16 percent to reflect lower operating and maintenance costs. The tariff for applications approved between April 1 and June 30 could be cut to ¥29 per kilowatt hour from the current rate of ¥32 …
The Global Atlas for Renewable Energy (Global Atlas) aims to close the gap between countries with access to the datasets, expertise and financial support to evaluate their renewable energy potential, and those lacking such elements. As of January 2015, a total of 67 countries and more than 50 institutes and …
This booklet aims to familiarize the concerned legislators with the importance and potential of low carbon development in India, especially through the means of clean energy supply. Through this booklet the legislators will develop a better understanding of decentralized renewable energy projects/systems and they may take up similar initiatives in …
Solar is set to become the cheapest form of electricity production in many regions of the world following massive cost reductions. That's according to a new study published by Agora Energiewende, a leading German think-tank dedicated to the German energy transition. The report - Current and Future Cost of Photovoltaics …
The Ministry of the Environment has announced its basic concept of the installation of large-scale solar power generation facilities in national and semi-national parks. The ministry will revise the enforcement regulations for the National Park Act and draw up guidelines based on the basic concept in the aim of clarifying …
The government is spending far too little money on energy research, putting at risk the long-term goals of reducing carbon emissions and alleviating energy poverty, some of the country’s top business leaders found in a new report. The American Energy Innovation Council, a group of six executives that includes the …
UBM India, host of the annual Renewable Energy India (REI) expositions in the country, announced its first ever India-Sri Lanka Renewable Energy Growth Forum, to showcase the business opportunities that exist in both the countries in the field of renewable energy. Exclusively supported by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, this …
Solar energy is set to become the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world within the next 10 years, with the cost of photovoltaics continuing to decline. In fact, in some parts of the world, solar energy would become cheaper than the heavily subsidised fossil fuel energy, …
To encourage the use of renewable energy in the state, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has decided to set up 2,000 tubewells based on solar energy. Farmers who opt for it would be provided with 40 per cent subsidy. NABARD today organised a workshop relating to …
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Tourism plans to revive an eco-friendly building incentive program in which individuals and companies constructing new homes and or renovating homes will be eligible to receive eco-points equaling a maximum of ¥450,000 for energy efficient design and or other environmentally responsible criteria. Applications will …
A strong support to domestic solar manufacturing sector coupled with fortuitous global developments for the industry have enabled Chinese firms to dominate the global market. Although solar PV installations in China are likely to witness high growth (especially in light of its climate commitments ahead of Paris CoP), the thrust …
