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 …
An auction to award 500 MW of wind power contracts in Maharashtra on Tuesday saw tariffs firming up, breaking a streak of plummeting prices for electricity generated from the renewable energy source. Adani Green Energy and KCT Renewable Energy offered to supply electricity at Rs 2.85 per unit in their …
Scatec Solar, KLP Norfund Investments and Electricidade de Mozambique (EDM) have closed debt financing and initiated construction of a 40MW solar plant located close to the city of Mocuba in the Zambézia Province. "EDM is very pleased that the Mocuba Solar IPP project has reached financial close through a well-structured …
India targets 40 gigawatt solar capacity from rooftops by 2022 Rakshith Kunder is adding more solar panels to the roofs of his warehouses. He isn’t seeking to save the planet, it’s pure economics. “Solar power costs us just a third of grid power and has also reduced our diesel backup …
Sends helicopter to collect data on the solar energy potential of its rooftops On a hot Tuesday, a helicopter hovering over the rooftops of the city had a singular mission: to help people make hay while the sun shines. It was mapping the solar potential of rooftops. This data, which …
The programme would help develop the market for solar rooftop financing to meet the government of India’s ambitious target of 40 GW of rooftop solar power by 2022. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Wednesday approved the proposal submitted by Nabard for the ‘line of credit for solar rooftop segment …
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) would sign 25-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the winning bidders and sell the power to electricity distribution utilities (discoms). In what turns out to be a surge in solar tenders, the central government has invited bids for 3,000 MW of solar power …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If things pan out, the installed capacity of solar power generation in the state will touch 1,870 megawatts (MW) by 2022. The present capacity is around 120 MW, but it is growing with multiple agencies, including the Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT), the Kerala State Electricity …
The National Green Tribunal today appointed an expert committee to study the harmful effects of antimony on environment after a plea sought a ban on the manufacture, use and import of solar panels containing the heavy metal. A bench of Justices Jawad Rahim and R S Rathore constituted a three-member …
The East Africa Data Centre has announced a partnership with Distributed Power Africa - an African renewable energy solutions company - to instal solar panels on its premises. This will ensure 100 per cent use of renewable energy which will result in Sh4.5 million savings a year. The subsidiary of …
At the time of state formation on June 2, 2014, solar power generation was just 100 MW and now reached 3,400 MW. Hyderabad: In just three and half years, Telangana State is leading the country in solar power generation surpassing all major states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. …
NGT constitutes 3-member committee Following a plea seeking ban on manufacture, import and use of solar panels containing heavy metals, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday appointed an expert committee to study the harmful effects of antimony on the environment. A Bench of judicial members Jawad Rahim and R. …
Under a scheme of the SECI, all the other costs are waived off The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has allocated 50 Megawatt (Mw) wind power capacity to Odisha to meet the state’s Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) for promoting the renewable energy sector. “Wind flow in Odisha is not …
LUCKNOW: Along with the All India Solar Summit-2018 (AISS-2018) one day National Solar Conclave was organized by Indian Industries Association at IIA Bhawan, VIbhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar Lucknow on February 24. The conclave was addressed by the representatives of several Government and non-government organizations such as MNRE, SIDBI, Goldi Green, …
Avaada says it is looking at 5,000 Mw in solar and wind energy, both in India and abroad Vineet Mittal's Avaada group plans to raise dollar-denominated bonds for its solar energy business abroad. The Mumbai-based entity is looking at eight countries, including Vietnam and some in Africa. Deals for two …
Members from a total of 400 households along with staff and patients of Nyarurama Health Center in Nyarurama village, Ntongwe sector in Ruhango District on Friday 23 were celebrating as they all got connected to the national power grid by the Rwanda Energy Group (REG). For so long, the health …
After becoming the world’s first airport to be fully powered by solar energy, Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in India is set to help Ghana take this clean energy path as well. According to reports published earlier this month, CIAL will help set up 1.5 megawatts of solar power projects …
Ranks high in the installed capacity for rooftop solar energy in India Tamil Nadu has the most number of solar projects with a capacity of over 2,000 MW lined up for the calendar year 2018, according to the latest data from Mercom Capital Group. Tamil Nadu had solar installations with …
Visakhapatnam: Discussions around renewable energy took centre stage at the CII Partnership Summit on Sunday, as Andhra Pradesh signed MoUs worth over Rs 68,000 crore for a host of projects in this area. Speaking on the sidelines of the event, delegates stressed on the importance of this shift — from …
Avaada Power, a clean energy company, today said it will invest Rs 10,000 crore in setting up 1,600 MW solar projects in Uttar Pradesh. The firm signed an MoU with the UP government during Investors Summit 2018, here. "The projects will be developed across Mirzapur, Badaun, Gorakhpur and Bundelkhand districts," …
Anil Kakodkar, a former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, today pitched for subsidising nuclear energy so that it competes with low-cost solar power. "Nuclear is also carbon-free, it is sustainable. I think nuclear should also be eligible for that kind of subsidy (enjoyed by solar and wind) as it …
