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 Delhi Amid the controversy over cap on subsidised LPG cylinders, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the government recognises that some subsidy has to be given for rural poor for cooking gas and electricity as part of its endeavour to give access to energy to all. He talked …
Document contains the Press Release by Welspun Energy, winner of Asian Power Award. This award is recognition of Welspun’s commitment to innovation and continued focus on renewable energy projects. Their engineering and construction teams had been worked round the year to commission projects such as Anjar through several challenges and …
First Solar Inc, Mahindra Solar One Pvt. Ltd., and Kiran Energy Solar Power Pvt. Ltd., have signed an agreement for the supply of advanced, thin-film solar modules for two solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants of 50 MW to be set up in Rajasthan. The two adjacent projects, which together will …
New Delhi India plans to provide affordable power to all households in the next five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today. "The Government of India aims to provide 24x7 electricity to all households in the country and affordable access to electricity in the next 5 years," he said inaugurating …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the Government plans to offer affordable electricity to all households in the country in the next five years. "More than 1,00,000 villages in the country have been provided in recent years," Singh said while addressing a seminar on Energy Access organised by the …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said it would facilitate the installation of 45,000 square metres of solar collectors — panels that generate heat from the sun’s rays — by March 2017. (Only last month the Ministry had indicated a target of 15,000 sq m by 2016. …
The Andhra Pradesh Government has directed the New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of AP to complete registration process of solar projects within five days. The AP Transco and distribution companies have been mandated to clear the proposal for evacuation of power produced from solar projects within 21 days. The …
New Delhi: Soon, Tihar Jail will produce its own electricity. In a memorandum of understanding signed between the jail authorities and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc), a Nisargruna biogas plant based on biodegradable waste will be set up in sub-jail number 2. This will convert biodegradable kitchen waste into …
Coal mining forcing elephants to migrate from elephant corridors: activists. Despite her frail condition, there was no stopping Terasia Bai from vigorously collecting dry wood from the forest. She needed to light a fire around her mud house as a tusker had raided it on Friday last. It has been …
This is space utilisation at its best — using the terraces of residential and commercial buildings to generate solar power. In a novel initiative, Gujarat has commissioned two pilot projects in the state capital Gandhinagar, each generating 5 MW of solar power and is working towards extending this to five …
As per the decisions taken by DPCC in its Board meeting held on 06.10.2012, Restaurants, Eating Houses,Sweet Shops, Dhabas and Hotels [RESDH Sector] & Banquet Halls /Party Lawns are required to comply with the Effluent Standards, provide Effluent Treatment System and also comply with other requirements as set by DPCC.
Solar energy project launched at Central Prison, Poojappura If the State does not come up with alternative sources of power generation, it will face a severe power crisis by 2020, Minister for Electricity Aryadan Mohammed has said. He was speaking at the switch-on ceremony of a solar energy project set …
Project at Poojappura penal complex set up at a cost of Rs.7.9 crore Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan will inaugurate a solar-energy project and a new restroom for visitors at the Central Jail, Poojappura, here on Wednesday. A press release issued on Tuesday said the solar energy scheme would make the …
A year after the U.S. government raced to meet a deadline to finish loan agreements with dozens of clean energy companies, less than half the total money promised has been handed over. Technical questions and companies' own failures in hitting contractual milestones are behind some of the holdups. But government …
New Delhi The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has proposed tapping into the Clean Energy Fund proceeds to subsidise the capacity addition envisaged in the second phase of the national solar mission. The ministry has mooted the idea in view of the prevailing uncertainty about adequate availability of …
We analyze the economic competitiveness of grid-connected, distributed solar photovoltaic generation through small-scale rooftop installations in five Brazilian state-capitals. The locations represent a comprehensive set of the two essential parameters for the economic viability of PV—solar irradiation and local electricity tariffs. Levelized electricity costs (LEC) for PV generation and net …
This is compendium of 28 success stories different parts of India, of the zeal to bring about change, a determination to surpass barriers in access to energy, and a drive to adopt and promote renewable energy technologies to suit local requirements. India is home to several innovations and successful examples …
Power distribution company BYPL is installing renewable energy assisted pumps (REAP) to provide clean drinking water to thousands of students studying in government schools in East Delhi. The installation has already been carried out in four government schools -- the Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya (Seemapuri), Raja Ravi Verma Sarvodaya Baal/ anya …
14-hour power cut coupled with high cost of diesel takes a toll Unable to cope up with 14 hours of power cut a day and high cost of diesel to run generator sets, BHEL Small and Medium Industries’ Association (BHELSIA) has kept its options open on exploring alternative sources for …
SHILLONG: Despite having huge potentials of generating solar energy in the state, yet not even point one per cent has been exploited so far, claimed experts. “The potential of renewable energy source in the state is about 3669 MW”, Director of the Meghalaya Non-Conventional and Rural Energy Development Agency (MNREDA), …
