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 …
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam today launched the Madhya Pradesh government’s Atal Jyoti Abhiyan aimed at providing round-the-clock quality power supply in the district. Launching the scheme, which is already in force in six other districts, the former President said, “I am happy to note the scheme has …
About 1500 houses were electrified under the provincial government solar energy project Besides An MoU has been inked between the Balochistan government and Korea company for installing of 300 MW solar power plant near the provincial capital. Talking to APP Balochistan Secretary Energy Fawad Hashim Rabbani said that provincial government …
Australia's main electricity market could source all of its electricity from renewable energy with the help of a carbon price of as low as $50 a tonne, according to research at the University of NSW. The researchers found currently available renewable energy technologies such as wind and concentrated solar thermal …
New Delhi: Greenpeace India on Monday staged a protest outside the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, asking CM Sheila Dikshit to move from coal-based power to renewable energy sources. The team from Greenpeace held up a caricature of the CM in which she was shown assuring uninterrupted power supply to Delhi this …
To be implemented on a public-private partnership mode The Erode Corporation will soon replace conventional fluorescent lamps with energy-efficient LED lamps for street lighting in the district. According to sources, the process of selecting the contractor is nearing completion. The civic body has come up with the plan as its …
Romania's government will cut its support scheme for wind, solar and small hydro renewable energy projects to avoid overcompensating investors, energy regulator ANRE said on Friday. Elsewhere in the European Union, countries such as Germany, Britain and Spain have either cut or plan to reduce incentives for renewable energy after …
Gandhinagar: India’s major roads may double up as solar highways, if an innovative proposal by some scientists gets the government's approval. The proposal is the brainchild of scientists at the Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) in the state capital. In a paper just published in the International Journal …
In exercise of power conferred by Clause 9.1 of "Renewable Energy Delivery Policy, 2013" approved by Financial and Infrastructure Committee of the Council of Ministers of Nepal dated 2069/10/14 (January 27, 2013), the Ministry has framed this mechanism. This mechanism shall come into effect from the date of approval from …
A 5 MW solar photo-voltaic (PV) plant at NTPC Ltd's Dadri thermal station has started commercial generation, marking the state-owned power major's first step towards renewable power generation. NTPC plans to add 20 MW solar PV capacity during the next fiscal. With an estimated annual generation of 7.26 million units, …
An overview of the state of Solar PV installation in the Sri Lankan hotel industry was carried out recently by the SWITCH-Asia Greening Sri Lanka Hotels programme project team. While doing this study, the project team also analysed the impact of the proposed electricity increases on domestic Solar PV installations …
Firm has already set-up 5 Mw and 33 Mw projects under the tariff-based bidding as a part of National Solar Mission Mahindra group's three-year-old foray into the solar power sector is in the midst of takeoff. The company says that it could set-up as much as 500 megawatts of solar …
Andhra govt's solar power policy did not envisage any investment subsidy from the govt or the power utilities. Solar power projects with a combined capacity of over 750 Mw have been stranded in the state due to lack of clarity in the government's policy, according to the Federation of Andhra …
The budget of Alappuzha Municipality for 2013-14, presented by vice-chairman B. Ansari on Tuesday failed to address the region’s pressing drinking water problem. However, it provided some succour to fishermen who are facing various challenges. Mr. Ansari said the budget would provide Rs.10 lakh to fishermen, inland and sea, to …
Panasonic, the Japanese electronics maker forecasting an annual loss, said its solar-panel operation will probably remain profitable amid growing demand from Japanese homeowners, the head of the business said. Shipments in February reached a record level as Japan's feed-in-tariff system for electricity triggered demand for rooftop systems, Kazuhiro Yoshida, who …
Despite the local procurement conditions stipulated for solar power projects that are set up under the National Solar Mission, 70 per cent of them have used imported modules or cells. According to information provided by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, in the last three years 148 grid-connected solar …
Apple Inc now runs its largest U.S. data center entirely on renewable energy, with a majority of the power generated on-site from solar panels and fuel cells, the company's chief financial officer, Peter Oppenheimer, said on Thursday. The data center in Maiden, North Carolina, which supports Internet storage and Apple's …
There's a wizened figure hunched over a chulha in rural Uttar Pradesh. She stokes the fiery coals, coughs intermittently, and her eyes stream with the exertion of cooking over coal night after night. The same image is replicated across most parts of India with minor alterations. According to a 2012 …
Wind, power project face hurdles in getting bank finance With huge investments targets for renewable energy projects including solar and wind power, the government wants the public sector banks to consider separate limits to improve fund flow to this sector. Bank loans to power sector have shown consistent growth. But …
The Corporation will soon entrust ICLEI South Asia, a consultancy agency, to prepare the detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed Solar City project. The proposal to award the DPR preparation to ICLEI will be presented at the first Council meeting after the Corporation Budget session on Saturday. Once the …
Eminent American and global bodies ask US that the move will not only undercut New Delhi's effort to cut poverty, but also detrimental to developing a solar energy industry A dozen-odd eminent American and international organisations have asked the US to reconsider its decision to drag India to the World …
