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 …
State's FM says those willing to sell power at govt determined price are welcome to submit their proposals within 30 days In December last year, the government had announced a solar power development policy with a commitment to purchase 1,000 Megawatt from solar power The Andhra Pradesh government has fixed …
Andhra Pradesh government today fixed the benchmark price for purchase of solar power at Rs 6.49 per unit. The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Power fixed the benchmark price at its meeting today. The state government has invited bids from interested parties for generating solar power in view of the unprecedented electricity …
India has aggressive renewable energy targets and industry energy efficiency policies. But it faces significant infrastructure challenges which may derail otherwise good policy. This is mentioned in a report on the country’s national climate policy by Climate Policy Initiative, a US-based global policy effectiveness analysis and advisory organisation. The report …
Greenpeace on Monday called for revision of the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) mechanism based on equity principle. The RPO framework, in its present form, has failed to deliver its mandate and many powerful states including Delhi have made a mockery of the present framework, it said in a report. The …
JIPMER goes on tree-plantation drive in campus Introducing solar power on the campus and planting trees are all part of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research’s plans to green their campus. The campaign was started on Monday, which was observed as Earth Day. On Monday, saplings were …
When it comes to meeting renewable energy targets, the capital is among the worst performers. A report released by Greenpeace and Infraline Energy on Monday — which compares the strides made by 29 states to increase the share of renewable power in the total supply — shows Delhi’s lack of …
Power situation likely to ease after six months: Annadurai At a time when the State is reeling under acute power crisis, industrial units can make use of solar energy wherever possible for their electricity requirements that would not only help in cutting down their power tariff bills but also help …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposes to fix a tariff of Rs 5.45 per kWhr for solar power projects that would be awarded under the Phase II of the National Solar Mission, according to ‘Draft Guidelines’ released by the Ministry today. Those who want to put up solar …
290 MW of solar photo voltaic capacity has been commissioned as of April 15 out of the 340 MW of projects awarded under the second batch of the first phase of the National Solar Mission. In total, i.e., between both the batches of the first phase of the National Solar …
As you drive on Vaijapur road near Aurangabad, don't be surprised if you spot huge solar panels near petrol pumps. Harrowed by constant load shedding, owners of petrol pumps in the region, especially those in rural areas, are switching to solar power. Four petrol pumps located on the outskirts of …
Oil-rich Gulf countries have announced some of the world’s most ambitious renewable energy plans but analysts say the next year marks a big test to show whether these pledges will turn into contracts. Both Saudi Arabia, which has announced a $109bn spending drive into solar energy, and Qatar, which aims …
The use of solar panels gained momentum in the recent years, revealed a study of the state-owned Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). The BIDS said 1.7 million Solar Home Systems (SHSs) had been sold since the inception. Of them, about 78 per cent were sold only in the last …
Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor, has become a role model by switching over to non-conventional energy to meet most of its energy requirements. Thanks to the proactive role played by Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, the sprawling 21-acre premises is now harnessing solar energy to meet over 70 per …
The government was all for creating a viable and competitive domestic production base and incentivise use of clean energy in the country, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said at the fourth Clean Energy Ministerial here on Wednesday. Efforts were on to encourage domestic production and usage. …
Goal for stabilising global temperatures nowhere in sight, he laments India had launched a new initiative to double the renewable energy capacity to 55,000 MW by 2017 by exploiting non-conventional energy sources such as solar, wind power and energy from biomass, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Wednesday. Delivering …
Jaipur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reiterated that the Central government plans to increase the installed capacity of solar power by an additional 10,000 MW by 2017. Of this, 40% is likely to come from Rajasthan. While speaking at the inauguration of the Fourth Clean Energy Ministerial in New …
This is the draft guidelines for setting up of 750 MW Grid Solar PV power projects with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Phase-II, Batch-I. The objectives of these guidelines are: To enable scaling up of size of projects thereby leading to economics of scale …
Voicing concern over “painfully slow” progress in climate talks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the goal of stabilising global temperatures was “nowhere in sight” and pitched for individual countries to take action to increase energy efficiency. Dr. Singh also made it clear that rich nations, who were responsible …
Taking a worthwhile step forward, the recently-floated Solar Energy Association of Tamil Nadu (SEAT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese firm to set up a model 5 MW solar power plant in the hinterlands of Tirupur. The SEAT was floated by a group of industrialists from …
Nagaland People's Front MLA and new and renewable energy (NRE) department adviser KhriehuLiezietsu on Friday said the department would set up mega solar projects in the state and has begun discussions with various developers. Addressing the Kohima district-level National Science Day celebrations here on Friday, the legislator said steps have …
