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 …
A house in HSR Layout has become the first and smallest solar power-generating station in the country after the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the house owner on Monday. The residence of Lalitha Shankaranarayana now generates about eight units of solar power per …
India said its renewable-energy industry must eventually learn to live without government support and that it’s seeking to generate five times more power from solar by 2022 than is currently installed. Renewables need to be a “self-sustained industry and not dependent on government subsidies,” Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal …
Peru’s government is set to announce plans for a renewable-energy auction during a global climate conference to be held next month in Lima. The auction will be held in the first half of next year and will allow bids for solar, wind, biomass and geothermal energy projects, said Pedro Gamio, …
Victoria and New South Wales have moved from “leaders to laggards” on renewable energy, with South Australia now the most favourable state for solar and wind investment, according to a new report. An analysis of how each state is faring on renewable energy, compiled by the Climate Council, shows that …
The government is looking at a solar power generation target of 100,000 mw by 2022, up from the 20,000 mw goal planned by the UPA government. “What we inherited was 20 gw (giga watt) up to 2022, which we are trying to reset to 100 gw. On the solar front, …
NAGPUR: In order to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in real estate sector Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has proposed to increase the maximum area of buildings below which environmental clearance will not be required up to 50,000 square metre. Presently, the ceiling is 20,000 sq m. If …
THE Federal Government yesterday in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium of American investors in renewable energy, Motir Seaspire to deliver in the next five years, a project of 1,200 mega watts of solar-powered electricity in Nigeria. Signing the deal, valued at $4 …
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region has vast renewable energy resources but the energy market to-date remains underdeveloped. REN21's ECOWAS Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report documents developments in the region, providing a regional perspective on the renewable energy and energy efficiency market and industry development …
A meeting of the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Wednesday endorsed a new land acquisition policy under which land of private owners would be acquired for projects of public interest only with the consent of the owners. According to the policy, on …
New capacity addition in the renewable energy sector was lower by 20 per cent during the first half of this fiscal when compared to a year-ago period. The sector added 1,094 MW of new capacity during April-September, 2014, as against 1,376 MW in the same period previous year. Of the …
The Governor of Punjab has already notified Newand Renewable Sources of Energy Policy (NRSE) 2012 which, interalia, provides for encouraging solar power generation to harness vast solar potential in the State and to promote Stand Alone, Rooftop and IPP projects to achieve installed capacity of 1000 MW by the year …
Minister for Science and Technology Dr Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy on Friday disclosed that Odisha is in the process of finalising a new Solar Energy Policy. Speaking as the chief guest in the third edition of the Odisha Solar Conference organised here by the Bhubaneswar Chapter of TiE, Panigrahy hoped that …
Works on installation of eight KV solar power plant reaches trial stage Works on the installation of an eight KV capacity solar power plant at Kuppanna Park, located near Hardinge Circle in the city is nearing completion. The project has been taken up on an experimental basis to tap solar …
Taking yet another step towards clean energy, Punjab will get its second solar power plant when Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal will inaugurate a 34-megawatt project in Lambi in Muktsar district on Friday. Sukhbir, along with Punjab Minister for Non-Conventional Energy Bikram Singh Majithia, will inaugurate the Rs350 crore project …
Punjab is all set to get a major boost in solar power generation tomorrow with the inauguration of north India’s largest 34 MW solar power plant at Panjawa village in Lambi Assembly segment in the district. “After the inauguration of this plant, Punjab would be generating nearly 60 MW through …
Chhattisgarh achieved a total commissioned capacity of 7.1000 MW from grid connected solar PV power projects as on March 31, 2014, according to the 2013-14 annual report of Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The total commissioned capacity of such Solar PV power projects was 4.000 MW as on …
State-run NHPC has signed an agreement with Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency for setting up its first solar power project in the state at a cost of Rs 400 crore. "Promoters' Agreement has been signed between Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) and NHPC …
With no shortterm solution to overcome power crisis and traditional sources such as thermal and hydel being used to maximum extent, the Telangana state government is now seriously pursuing utilization of solar power to augment existing electricity supply. It also called for bids for generation of 500 MWs of solar …
Solar energy, for a long time, has been highlighted for its various benefits and advantages. Hence, it doesn’t come as a surprise seeing the number of city schools which have started depending on the unconventional source of energy. St Mary’s Central School, Poojappura, has just joined the official list of …
NHPC is in the process of diversification with new solar power projects in various states. Promoters’ Agreement has been signed on 17th Oct 2014 at Lucknow between Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) and NHPC Limited for setting up a Joint Venture Company for implementation of Solar …
