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 region's prime R&D; hub for solar technology will soon be made accessible to the general public. The Ministry for Renewable Energy is planning to set up a public awareness wing or an 'information centre' at the National Institute of Solar Energy's research facility, which was previously known as the …
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has said that energy efficient measures can reduce energy consumption by 20-30 per cent in the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. “Within the industrial sector, the MSME segment is associated with low efficiencies due to several barriers such as use of obsolete …
India’s new government led by Narendra Modi plans to harness solar power to enable every home to run at least one light bulb by 2019, a party official said. “We look upon solar as having the potential to completely transform the way we look at the energy space,” said Narendra …
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company is planning to add more solar power, a move to limit domestic fossil-fuel consumption in the world’s biggest exporter of crude. “We are looking at solar investments with great interest,” Chief Executive Officer Khalid Al-Falih of Saudi Arabian Oil Co. told a conference in Bahrain. …
Government is likely to impose a steep dumping duty on solar gear imports, a move that could deal a massive blow to solar power producers in India. The commerce ministry has identified a dumping margin range of 50-60% from the United States and 100-110% from China, which is the largest …
Renewable energy upbeat with the rise of Modi, who “knows the industry” The renewable energy industry has welcomed the prospect of a BJP-led NDA Government as it feels that Narendra Modi understands the industry well. Industry experts have also taken note of the fact that the BJP has had a …
CEO, Tesla Technologies Aamir Hussain Sunday said that Pakistan has great potential for exporting solar panels to European and African markets which would boosts country economy. Following the European Union granted Technischer Uberwachungs Verein TUV (a German Technical Association) certificate to a Pakistani solar panel manufacturing company Tesla Technologies, a …
A green public lighting has commenced in Hoadedhoo, Gaaf Dhaalu atoll which will replace ninety street and harbor lights with LED lights, and power twenty of these with solar energy. The project titled ‘Improving efficiency in municipal street lighting and public space lighting in Hoadedhoo’ will also place 24 new …
It gives industrial status to solar projects: Shivakumar The State Cabinet on Thursday approved the revised Solar Energy Policy – 2014-21, which aims to encourage farmers to set up small solar power plants with a capacity of 1 to 3 MW on their farms. Minister for Energy D.K. Shivakumar told …
In just over five years Britain will have run out of oil, coal and gas, researchers have warned. A report by the Global Sustainability Institute said shortages would increase dependency on Norway, Qatar and Russia. There should be a "Europe-wide drive" towards wind, tidal, solar and other sources of renewable …
Georgia Power Co., the largest U.S. utility company owned by Southern Co., will build and operate three 30-megawatt solar projects at U.S. Army bases in Georgia. Located at Fort Stewart near Savannah, Fort Benning near Columbus and Fort Gordon near Augusta, the projects will be completed by the end of …
Bangladesh has been able to create the sixth largest renewable energy-related workforce in the world in 2013, which is as large as that of Spain, a study said. In the last 10 years, the number of solar-powered homes in Bangladesh has jumped from 25,000 to 2.8 million, said a report …
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has completed the “Project for Clean Energy Promotion in Malé” with the installation of solar panels at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury today. Some 740 solar panels were installed in 12 government buildings in the capital under the US$11.1 million (MVR141.5 million) grant …
‘Hike in power tariff inevitable due to high cost of power generation’ Minister for Energy D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said a new solar energy policy, that aims to promote solar power generation in the State in a big way, will be placed before the Cabinet meeting for a discussion on …
The state minister rejected the REHAB’s request for fixing the commercial price rate of electricity for developers during construction of buildings The government has decided to withdraw the requirement for power consumers to install solar panels for acquiring new power connections. The move reportedly came following allegations against a section …
Bangladesh has become a top hot spot for renewable energy jobs, creating a green workforce as large as Spain’s in 2013, according to a report of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In a country where only 47 percent of the population had access to electricity in 2009, according to …
Hanergy Solar Group Ltd. (566), a Hong Kong-based renewable-energy company, is planning a 50-megawatt solar project in eastern China that will cost 627.6 million yuan ($100.8 million). The project in Xuchang City in Henan province is expected to begin construction next month and will be completed by March 2016, Hanergy …
India has found U.S., Chinese, Taiwanese and Malaysian solar-equipment makers dumped products in the local market, according to a document sent to parties involved and obtained by Bloomberg News. The dumping caused “material injury” to domestic manufacturers Indosolar Ltd. (ISLR), Websol Energy System Ltd. (WESL) and Jupiter Solar Power Ltd., …
Australia will begin an investigation into whether Chinese producers of solar photovoltaic panels have been selling below cost in the domestic market, a move welcomed by the country's solar PV maker Tindo Solar. The Anti-Dumping Commission will examine the markets in Australia and China to determine whether the Chinese companies …
The government has unveiled proposals to limit the subsidies paid to large solar farms from next April. Owners of installations bigger than 5 megawatts (MW) will have to compete with other renewables for financing. The Department of Energy & Climate Change (Decc) says it wants to encourage the development of …
