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 …
MANGALURU: KIOCL Ltd which requires around 30MW power for its on-going operations in this coastal city is betting big on solar power. The company that has already set up a 380 Kwp rooftop solar power plant and commissioned a 1.3MW land based solar power plant in January here, is now …
Azure has confirmed Letter of Awards and interconnection approvals in place for over 1.2 GW projects Tariff is 5.7% higher than the lowest bid in the market, offtake with AA+ domestic debt rated sovereign entity Azure Power, a leading solar power producer in India, announced it has received a letter …
In line with the government’s latest effort to increase electrification of railway tracks, the upcoming solar plants would be designed to use the transmission system built for railway traction — prospectively lowering the tariff of electricity. With a view to move towards use of cleaner sources of energy and cut …
To boost hydro power generation, the government Thursday approved a slew of measures including providing renewable energy status for large hydel projects and new funding provisions. Earlier, hydro projects up to 25 MW capacity were considered as renewables and were eligible for various incentives like financial assistance and cheaper credit. …
Aspiring to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambition for raising the renewable power generation in the country, the Gujarat government on Wednesday announced a 'small scale distribution solar project' policy for producers of up to 500 KW to 4 megawatts (MW). Energy and Petrochemical Minister Saurabh Patel said, "Gujarat's geographical …
In a move to curb carbon dioxide emissions and reduce the burden on conventional energy resources, a 1.11 MWp solar plant was installed at the Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) here on Wednesday. The solar plant will help reducing 1,440 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is …
The government of Gujarat has approved a policy that aims to develop the state’s small-scale distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) sector. According to a Gujarat government official, The policy aims to facilitate the development of small-scale solar PV projects with sizes ranging between 0.5 and 4 MW. It will lead to …
Coal Minister Piyush Goyal Monday dedicated to the nation a 1,000-megawatt (MW) thermal power project of Neyveli Tamil Nadu Power Ltd (NTPL) and a 150-MW solar power projects of NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) in Tamil Nadu. "Piyush Goyal...has dedicated the 1,000 MW coal-based thermal power station of Neyveli Tamilnadu Power …
Govt fails to enhance annual budget of JAKEDA Approved nearly one year back, Energy Corpn remains on papers Achieving targets of harnessing all forms of renewable energy fixed by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) would be a daunting task for the State Government as neither the …
In South Africa's Western Cape, a fruit farm just outside of Franschhoek has unveiled a 60kWp floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The system has been installed by New Southern Energy on the farm’s dam, helping to generate clean energy, while also minimising evaporation from the farm’s dam and saving valuable …
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Togo began offering subsidies to its citizens to cover the cost of off-grid solar power systems on Friday in a move that if replicated elsewhere in Africa, could help accelerate the adoption of the green technology across the energy-starved continent. Less than 40 percent of African households …
Togo began offering subsidies to its citizens to cover the cost of off-grid solar power systems on Friday in a move that if replicated elsewhere in Africa, could help accelerate the adoption of the green technology across the energy-starved continent. Less than 40 percent of African households are connected to …
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has increased the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation by almost 6 per cent and reduced the cost of coal thermal power generation by 1.6 per cent. The absolute size of the subsidy to coal power generation remains INR 7,685 crore (USD 1.1 …
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive renewable energy statistics on a range of topics. This publication presents renewable power generation capacity statistics in trilingual tables for the last decade (2009 - 2018). Renewable power generation capacity is measured as the maximum net generating capacity of power plants and …
This paper offers lessons from the cities of Kampala and Jinja in Uganda, where solar street lighting has proven cheaper to build and operate than conventional street lights. It has also generated a range of economic and social benefits, including lower crime rates, better road safety, a more vibrant night-time …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Niharika Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/02/2019 regarding uses, manufacture and import o solar module and glass containing antimony in the country. The applicant wants framing of a policy for effective disposal of solar module/ solar panel. A …
NEW DELHI: In a first for the city, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) plans to replace conventional streetlights at busy markets with solar LED lights that will have inbuilt batteries to provide backup for three days. This means that the lights won’t stop functioning even during rain, said a senior …
The Gujarat government-owned Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam (SSNNL) will set up a 100 MW canal-top solar power generation project atop the branch canals of river Narmada at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore. The Gujarat government-owned Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam (SSNNL) will set up a 100 MW canal-top solar …
The report Women working in the rooftop solar sector is one of the first in-depth studies analysing women’s participation in the workforce of the grid-connected renewable sector. Assess the results of a survey of key rooftop solar companies to identify the gender balance across the value chain and the challenges …
The Centre's decision to allocate Rs 46,000 crores towards the rural solar scheme KUSUM, aimed to provide farmers with advanced technology to generate power, has been welcomed by environment experts who said it was essential to achieve the country's 100 GW solar target by 2022. The Cabinet Committee on Economic …
