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 …
Bhopal : National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited will set up its biggest solar (green) power station of 50 megawatts in the electricity-starved Madhya Pradesh. “We are setting up our biggest solar power project at an estimated cost of around Rs 700 crore in Rajgarh district. NTPC will sell the …
The growth registered by Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh in the 11 years since their birth has not translated into human development. UTTARAKHAND CHIEF MINISTER B.C. Khanduri (right) coming out of the Assembly building along with former Chief Minister B.S. Koshiyari. UTTARAKHAND, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, the three small States that redrew the …
Singapore/Hong Kong The solar industry’s rapidly growing demand for silver could hit a wall next year, as the rising price of the precious metal forces solar cell makers to cut use of the metal in their battle against overcapacity and a near halving of product prices. Silver consumption by solar …
Calling for a redoubling of efforts to ramp up the domestic energy supplies, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said that the country needs to rapidly increase energy consumption in order to achieve the 9 per cent growth target set for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-17). “We have set for …
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd will set up its biggest solar (green) power station of 50 MW in the electricity-starved Madhya Pradesh. “We are setting up our biggest solar power project at an estimated cost of around Rs 700 crore in Rajgarh district. NTPC will sell the entire power …
Taking forward the energy conservation measures, the divisional railway authorities have decided to install a 10 kilowatt solar power panel at the divisional railway office here and a solar water heater at the new running room in Villupuram Junction. Costing Rs.20 lakh, the solar panel will convert solar energy into …
State-owned power major NTPC is going to set up its biggest solar (green) power station of 50 megawatts next year at an estimated cost of around Rs 700 crore in the electricity-starved state of Madhya Pradesh. "We are setting up our biggest solar power project at an estimated cost of …
Countries protect their renewable energy equipment. Exporting nations see it as trade barrier. The world is witnessing an increase in trade disputes in the renewable energy sector. Countries are trying to strengthen their renewable energy base by preferring indigenous products over imports. This is an obvious dampener for countries with …
Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI) has brought together diverse opinions and expertise from multidisciplinary fields, environmental and development NGOs, industry and civil society organizations from around the globe on the topic of solar radiation management governance. The report, Solar radiation management: the governance of research, summarizes the opinions gathered …
Country's largest private power company, Tata Power on Tuesday announced that it had completed signing of financing agreement for its 25 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power project at Mithapur, Gujarat. Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Power, has successfully tied up the entire debt requirement through a …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working on a special policy for roof-top solar units, Mr Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, MNRE, said today. Speaking at Intersolar India, a conference of the solar industry here, and also at a press conference later, Mr Kapoor said that the government is …
For the first time, a wildlife area in the state will have solar power units. A proposal of Rs 3.10 crore has been sent by the Tourism department to the Central Government for the development of the Dudhwa Tourism Complex and Compound Wall. DG, Tourism, Manoj Singh confirmed that for …
India needs to rapidly increase energy consumption to achieve the ambitious target of 9 per cent economic growth in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17), Prime Minister Mr Manmohan Singh today said. “We have set for ourselves an ambitious target of 9 per cent annual growth in GDP in the 12th …
Tata Power today said it has tied up funds for its 25-MW solar project in Gujarat, which is to see an investment of about Rs 365 crore. The solar photovoltaic (PV) power project at Mithapur will be funded through a debt equity mix of 70:30. The plant is expected to …
The Government's roll-out strategy for sources of renewable energy are misguided, according to a highly critical report released today by the Adam Smith Institute and the Scientific Alliance. The UK’s plans for renewables are unrealistic, and these technologies cannot provide the secure energy supply the country needs, the report suggests …
The United States has raised concerns about the provisions on domestic content in the policy guidelines for selection of grid-connected solar power projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, the Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, said. The Minister was responding to a question on whether …
Tata Power has tied up funds for its 25-MW solar project in Gujarat, which is to see an investment of about Rs 365 crore. The solar photovoltaic (PV) power project at Mithapur will be funded through a debt equity mix of 70:30. The plant is expected to start power generation …
S. Ratnakumar, energy expert and research scholar attached to the Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, said that with the country preparing itself to observe yet another Energy Conservation Day on December 14, it is vital that comprehensive strategies to tap alternative energy sources to the maximum are evolved. Talking to The …
The second round of National Solar Mission, which has seen the lowest of the low tariffs, could soon face financing hurdles. The 350 megawatts of solar power saw bids as low as little less than Rs 8 a unit. That is around 33 per cent lower than the current average …
KOLKATA, 8 DEC: In view of the growing concern over rising carbon footprint, Metro Railway, Kolkata, is setting up two solar power plants for meeting its energy requirements. This is the first such initiative being taken up by a railway establishment in the entire Eastern zone. The plants are being …
