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 …
The government is planning to electrify 400 villages through solar power as the country is blessed with a huge solar potential of more than 5-6 KWH/mý/day of irradiation in many areas. Launching Economic Survey 2011-12, the minister said the potential of solar energy is feasible for both Solar PV and …
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has played a significant role in helping the private sector achieve a low-carbon growth path through key investments in the renewable energy and sustainability segments. In the past four years, IFC has made over $700 million climate friendly investments in South Asia, which is expected …
Grid-connected concentrating solar power (CSP) plants face the operational limitation of not being functional at night. In addition, unpredictable weather conditions and intermittent sunlight availability impact such projects' generation output and, therefore, their cost effectiveness. In this context, the installation of grid-scale storage solutions at CSP plants becomes important to …
Bihar has an estimated renewable energy potential of 12 GW to 18 GW. To harness this potential , the state government announced the Bihar Policy for Promotion of New and Renewable Energy Sources, 2011 in June 2011, which will remain in effect till June 2016.
A growing number of renewables based off-grid solution providers in Bihar area working with villagers who have inadequate grid access and with commercial and industrial consumers facing poor grid reliability. Some of these consumers, who resorted to the use of expensive diesel generator (DG) sets, now report that renewable-based-off-grid solutions …
The India solar handbook report is a primary but extensive examination of India's solar market and includes insightful analysis on solar policy roadmaps, state-by-state demand drivers, as well as domestic manufacturing and technology positioning. In addition, the report pinpoints the opportunities, timeframe and obstacles for industry leaders looking to monetize …
India is running one of the largest SPV programme among the developing countries. Storage batteries are being the most critical component of any SPV system in view of cyclic availability of the sun in 24h domain and the intermittent nature of available radiation. Since there is no systematic study on …
Concentrating Solar Thermal power (CST) has a tremendous potential for scaling up renewable energy at the utility level, diversifying the generation portfolio mix, powering development, and mitigating climate change. This report: analyzes and draws lessons from the efforts of some developed countries and adapts them to the characteristics of developing …
Dibrugarh: A solar PV power plant has been established at Jeypore in Dibrugarh district by OIL, making it OIL’s major entry into the renewable energy sector. OIL also commissioned its maiden wind energy project at Lodurva in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. The 100 KW power grid interactive solar PV power …
The study found that subsidising geothermal technology initially would help to bring down costs rapidly as UK sites were developed The UK could meet a fifth of its power needs – the equivalent of nine nuclear power stations – by exploiting geothermal power, a new report into the technology has …
Chinese manufacturers of towers for wind turbines received unfair subsidies and must now pay duties of 13.7 to 26 percent, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday in a preliminary decision in a case brought by four American manufacturers of the towers. The decision, the third trade case decided this year …
Navaratna company, Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC), is planning to add 15,000 Mw of power with an investment of around Rs 90,000 crore, of which 30 per cent will be infused as equity. AR Ansari, chairman and managing director of NLC, said that the proposed addition will be completed before …
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah today inaugurated 18 KW Solar Power Plant at Sub-District Hospital Charar-i-Sharief. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has approved 69 solar power plants for the State to be installed in as many health …
BHUBANESWAR: The ‘Solar City’ project, proposed by the Centre in late 2011, will progress to the next step if the master plan is ready by the end of this month. The project was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to enable the cities tap more renewable …
Punjab government has recommended Rs 300 million allocations during financial year 2012-13 for installation of solar water pumps on farmer fields and research on solar power system. The recommendations were finalised by a high level committee constituted by the Chief Minister Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif here at Lahore on Tuesday. Punjab …
Calling for a “socially responsible attitude” of the nation in the prevailing energy crisis, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that “electricity should not be used as a luxury but to fulfil the country’s optimal requirements”. “Simply switching off the electric gadgets from standby mode and using less …
Greenhouse gas emissions for the European Union increased in 2010, despite the economic recession and policies intended to tackle climate change. The increase of 2.4% takes Europe further away from its international commitments to cut carbon dioxide by 2020, and runs counter to advice from climate scientists, who agree that …
The blazing blue skies that Germany baked under last weekend added a fresh gleam to the nation's renewable energy revolution: a new world record for solar power generation, equivalent to 20 nuclear power stations. It is the battle between nuclear, fossil fuels and renewables, and between the big utilities and …
Various schemes for J&K; in pipeline: Farooq SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Monday highlighted the importance of harnessing new and renewable energy potential of the State to accommodate the electricity needs in remote and far-flung areas emphasizing on installation of adequate Transmission System (TS) to extract and distribute power. …
While even the urban areas that have power connection feel the pinch of the absence of electric supply when there is a power shutdown, one can imagine the plight of the villagers who do not have power connection at all. There are several tribal hill villages in Vellore district which …
