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 …
Raipur city is among the nine other cities chosen by the Centre last year among the ‘Pilot Solar Cities’ for implementation of its ambitious ‘Development of Solar Cities Programme’, according to the annual report of the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for 2013-14. The other eight cities chosen …
Investors are seeking funding from the UK government for an ambitious plan to import solar energy generated in North Africa. Under the scheme, up to 2.5 million UK homes could be powered by Tunisian sunshine by 2018. The company involved says they have already spent 10 million euros developing the …
Investors are seeking funding from the UK government for an ambitious plan to import solar energy generated in North Africa. Under the scheme, up to 2.5 million UK homes could be powered by Tunisian sunshine by 2018. The company involved says they have already spent 10 million euros developing the …
Converted land will remain non-agricultural even if the project fails In its quest to encourage solar energy projects, the State government is allowing conversion of agriculture land for non-agriculture purpose, in violation of certain basic laws. The total installed capacity will be 300 MW and each MW is expected to …
In a revamped National Solar Mission (NSM) programme, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now come out with draft guidelines for setting up 3,000 MW of solar PV projects under Tranche-I. Earlier planned allocation of 1,500 MW under batch II of phase II is reported to …
A COMMUNITY in Kwale which has been living in the dark has every reason to smile after an NGO introduced solar powered lantern and lighting kits to the village. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - an international conservation NGO - has partnered with Barefoot Power to bring light to …
Composting toilets, biodiesel generators and a car sharing scheme for staff will all be features of a new 48MW solar farm which developers say will set the 'highest environmental standards ever for a ground-mounted solar installation'. Solarcentury and Primrose Solar have teamed up to design and construct the solar farm …
Punjab on Wednesday took a giant leap towards realising its dream as the solar State of the country with the inauguration of four mega watt solar power plant at Boha. A Rs33.75 crore solar power plant of Gujarat’s renowned company — M/s Madhav Solar Private Limited, Vadodra — would generate …
German electricity consumers will for the first time see a drop in the fee added to their bills to fund renewables, a boost for Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has pledged to curb the cost for voters. Germany’s four grid companies set the EEG Umlage charge paid through power bills at …
The Union ministry of non-conventional & renewable energy has in-principle agreed to set up an ultra mega solar power park With the inauguration of a four-megawatt (Mw) solar power plant at Boha on Wednesday, Punjab took a giant leap towards realising its dream of becoming a solar state. Inaugurated by …
Plans by Australia to cut back its renewable energy target would have a "devastating impact" on investment in the country's sustainable power generation industry, a senior opposition lawmaker said. Australia is one of the world's biggest carbon emitting countries per person but has seen declining electricity use in the past …
The global market for sustainable technology is booming, with investment in the clean energy sector worth £34bn in Q3 2014, according to a report released today by Clean Energy Pipeline, the financial news and data service. That £34bn total equates to a year-on-year increase of 11%, albeit a 3% reduction …
A committee involved with the nation’s energy policy met Wednesday to discuss revisions to the 2-year-old feed-in tariff system for renewable energy. It will also investigate a utility that recently halted renewable electricity purchases under the system by claiming it didn’t have the capacity to handle the large amounts being …
This paper analyses the effects of government policies on flows of private finance for investment in renewable energy (inducement effect). It also examines whether direct provision of public finance for a project increases the volume of private finance raised (“crowding in” effect). A unique dataset of financial transactions for renewable …
From a stone cutter to a solar light maker the transition is swift and fast. Chenamma no longer works in the hot sun to eke out a living. She now sits under a fan and deftly fixes wires, batteries and screws for the mini solar LED light. She makes 50 …
The National Solar Mission (NSM) launched in January 2010 is a major initiative of the GoI with active participation from States to promote utilization of solar energy to supplement the country’s energy needs. It aims at establishing India as a global leader in solar energy, by creating the policy conditions …
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on Monday commissioned its first solar plant of two mw capacity at its headquarters at Sambalpur. Secretary, Ministry of Coal, SK Srivastava commissioned the plant in the presence of MCL CMD AN Sahay. Spread over an area of eight acres, the plant has been set up …
IKEA Group, the world's biggest furniture retailer, may introduce an internal carbon emissions price to help its drive to protect the environment and create a "new and better" company, chief executive Peter Agnefjall said. IKEA, seen as global trend-setter among retailers on green issues, is also on target to invest …
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif averred on Sunday that there was a vast scope of electricity generation from the solar energy in Punjab and 46 sites have been selected for setting up small solar energy projects to minimise power shortage. He was presiding over a high-level meeting here which …
With energy prices rising, one in eight Australians are struggling to pay their electricity bill, a new survey has found. The Ernst & Young research found nearly one in three households across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland have missed a payment in the past 12 months. While more than …
