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 …
New commercial plazas in Punjab will be bound to have solar lamps installed on their premises as the provincial government is ready to announce regulations in this respect. This was stated by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in a meeting with a Turkish energy delegation here on Tuesday. “The government is …
Around 25 clubs in the city including Chelmsford Club and India Habitat Centre have been issued notices by Delhi government's environment department for flouting " green norms" including "failure" to set up waste water treatment plants. Top officials in the Environment department said a number of restaurants in India Habitat …
The Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator, Shivraj V Patil, has suggested that the schools and colleges in the city should have solar power plants on their rooftops. Also, he said that Chandigarh Housing Board should install Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants on houses already constructed under the slum rehabilitation scheme …
Says the solar mission seeks to develop 20,000 Mw by the end of the 13th Five Year Plan Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) to not only take lead in solar energy generation but also in the development of solar power technology in India. The …
There has, of late, been talk of solar power tariffs falling and the imminence of ‘grid parity’. But in Madhya Pradesh, some solar power plants are selling electricity at tariffs below those of conventional electricity. These plants, located in two solar parks created by the BSE-listed M and B Switchgears …
Solar power generating firms in Madhya Pradesh are on a mission to reduce poisonous carbon dioxide through their ongoing projects. The 25 MW grid connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power project by Welspun Energy Ltd (WEL), which is under implementation in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh, is expected to avoid emissions …
They came looking for ideas which could enhance their project work and take them to South Africa. Eight students from the Manipal Institute of Technology landed at the SolarCon exhibition, trying to figure out what technology is best for their SolarMobil, a commercial solar-powered car. They were part of a …
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday allocated Rs 1,260 crore for constructing 60,000 green houses with solar powered lights for the poor in rural areas during the current financial year. She hiked the unit cost for each house from Rs 1.80 lakh to Rs 2.10 lakh, considering the increase in …
Solar and wind continue to dominate investment in new renewable capacity. Global use of solar and wind energy grew significantly in 2012. Solar power consumption increased by 58 percent, to 93 terrawatt-hours (TWh), while wind power increased by 18.1 percent, to 521.3 TWh. Global investment in solar energy in 2012 …
The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 1,260 crore for the construction of 60,000 solar-powered green houses under phase three of a programme meant to provide houses to underprivileged people. According to an official release, chief minister J Jayalalithaa has allocated the sum for the current fiscal year. The programme …
Leading Telugu daily Eenadu and other publications of the Ramoji Group will be powered by a 6.5 mw solar photovoltaic system to be set up by Photon Energy System Limited. REC, a leading global provider of solar electricity solutions, will supply 25,720 solar panels aggregating to 6.5 MW to power …
The Government of Tamil Nadu has launched the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012 to promote harnessing of this renewable source to the maximum extent in order to ease the power situation in the State. It has been envisioned to add about 3000MW by the year 2015 under the Policy. …
The policy aims to utilize the existing roof space of buildings for the roof-top SPV systems to replace DG gensets installed for minimum load requirement for operation during load shedding. Also harness the available potential for generating solar power using unutilized space and Promoting green and clean power using solar …
Four Rajasthan villages get microgrid solar power using an innovative pre-paid meter that detects theft Solar power is stored in batteries and distributed among consumers (Photographs: Ankur Paliwal)It looks no different from the regular electricity meter, but its innovative version is changing the way people use electricity and pay for …
After the successful allocation of 250 MW capacity solar power projects, the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has decided to issue tenders inviting bids for allocation of 300 MW capacity bio mass projects. The state's Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy had recently allocated solar power projects worth Rs 2,500 crore to …
Dr. Basharat Hasan Bashir, CEO Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has recently issued an LOI for a 10 MW solar energy project to be launched in Gharo, Sindh. Dr. Basharat, who assumed the charge of CEO AEDB w.e.f. June 12, 2013, is encouraging alternate energy projects with particular emphasis on …
Guidance aims to help local authorities weigh up renewable energy projects against other environmental concerns The renewable energy industry has welcomed new planning guidance designed to help local authorities weigh up the need for renewable energy projects against other environmental concerns. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) today …
With conventional power not available in remote areas, the government is preparing to implement solar energy-based pipe water supply scheme, a government of India-assisted scheme, in 18 of Integrated Action Plan (IAP) districts. In the current fiscal, 3,217 habitations have been identified under the scheme which has been designed in …
The company is already operating a 40 MW solar PV project in Rajasthan Reliance Power today said its 45-MW wind power project at Vashpet in Maharashtra has commenced operations. The Anil Ambani-led company is already operating a 40 MW solar PV project in Rajasthan and with the commissioning of the …
Tata Power, the utility business of India’s largest conglomerate, the Tata Group, is ramping up its clean energy portfolio as it seeks to reduce its carbon footprint generated from fossil fuels as well as help the firm raise funds. The company’s clean energy portfolio has solar, hydro, wind, waste gas …
