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: In violation of government norms, a single company, Lanco Infratech has allegedly cornered 40% of the contracts bid out for the first phase of the National Solar Mission, garnering projects with assured revenue of Rs 13,000 crore over the next 25 years, including a large subsidy that the …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today alleged that Lanco Infratech flouted rules in bagging projects under the National Solar Mission, a charge refuted by the diversified group. The Delhi-based NGO has alleged that Lanco created front companies and got about nine solar power projects having a total capacity …
Fears Germany will cap or cut green energy subsidies is boosting demand for solar panels, and uncertainty about the shape of the measures could give the country's battered solar sector an advantage against Chinese rivals. Installations of solar panels have boomed in Germany over the last two years due to …
Gangtok, Jan. 31: Seven government buildings, including the Raj Bhavan and the Sikkim Assembly, will be powered by solar energy from April this year. The project to install solar lights will be implemented under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission of the ministry of new and renewable energy. Officials said …
Coal-reliant Poland aims to increase support for biogas and solar generation through the end of the decade while cutting support for investment in wind and other renewable generation, a government official said on Tuesday. Deputy Economy Minister Mieczyslaw Kasprzak said a new draft bill calls for Poland to increase the …
For the Government of India the first phase of the national solar mission has been a grand success. It not only managed to attract industry to invest in the generation of an energy considered costly, but also dramatically drove down the cost of producing this energy. In its celebration, little …
India is well-placed to benefit from the successful development of the solar energy industry. It is hoped that this guidebook will encourage project developers and financiers in India and elsewhere to adopt industry best practices in the development, construction, operation and financing of solar projects. This guidebook is a best …
This report highlights promising examples of successful collaborations already under way, such as India’s National Solar Mission; Kenya’s efforts to design an investment-grade renewable energy strategy; the South Africa Water Partners Network; and the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania. These examples offer innovative financing mechanisms and new models for …
Citi Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citigroup, has launched a renewable energy project, 'Citi Solar Project for Rural Microenterprises'. Citibank, in collaboration with the Association of Underprivileged People (AUP), will manage the project, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, the bank said in a statement. Green Housing & Energy …
A U.S. solar industry group fighting a rival coalition's request for steep import duties on Chinese-made solar cells and modules warned in a report on Monday that more than 60,000 U.S. jobs could be lost if such duties were imposed. "We cannot allow one company's anti-China crusade to threaten the …
The California power grid wants to make sure it can keep electricity flowing as residents rely on a greater amount of wind and solar power and strict water rules force the shutdown of power plants along the coast in the next few years, the agency said. California has the most …
U.N. nuclear experts have endorsed stress tests designed to show that Japanese nuclear plants could withstand a repeat of last year's quake and tsunami, as the government campaigns to restart idled reactors and avoid a summer power crunch. The government, though, still faces an uphill battle to restore public trust …
New Delhi Enthused by the success of the first phase of the Prime Minister’s solar mission, the government has scaled up the second-phase (2013-17) target from 3,000 MW to 9,000 MW and is mulling fresh incentives for potential investors. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission will see investment of R1.08 …
The mandatory installation of solar water heater as a precondition to obtain power connection has been resented by people in Kodagu. The main reason being the non-feasibility of such a condition due to the climatic condition in the district. The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission, in its amendment to the various …
Govt agency charting sunshine hotspots to help cos set up solar energy plants. When India’s solar power developers want to choose a site for their project, they usually turn to NASA and its satellite images to identify the best locations. This is because even though India is endowed with abundant …
In sun-drenched India, the fledgling solar energy market is poised for a vertical take-off aided by falling solar panel prices, mirroring the now famous Indian telecom revolution, a senior Welspun Group official said in an interview. The Welspun Group is lining up ambitious plans to be among the top three …
BHUBANESWAR: Baunsipada is like any other village in remote Khairiput block of Malkangiri district inhabited by Bondas, the primitive tribal group (PTG). Home to just 26 Bonda families, all that the village has are some rows of neat mud houses. But, each of these houses is treading a success story …
In an eco-friendly initiative, Delhi's leading power discom BSES has come out with a solar-powered water pumping system, aimed at cutting down on consumption of electricity. The Renewal Energy Assisted Pump (REAP), claimed to be first of its kind in the country, has been developed by BSES Yamuna Power Ltd, …
Welspun Energy Ltd (WEL), part of the diversified $3-billion Welspun Group, has inked an agreement with New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP)), with a proposal to install 500 MW of wind energy capacity in the State. Apart from Welspun, Suzlon Energy and Mytrah Energy have entered …
