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 …
Project is spread over four different locations within the town A 130 MW solar power plant was commissioned by NLC India Ltd at 33/110 KV pooling substation in Neyveli near here on Monday as part of NLCIL’s commitment to green energy initiatives of the Centre. Susheel Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of …
JAIPUR: After surviving without power for ages, light finally shone on this Rajasthan village this New Year, that too powered by solar energy. Neglected by the government and administration, it finally took a group of medical students from the SMS Medical College in Jaipur to bring electricity to Rajghat village …
Changes in human behavior in response to climate change, such as installing solar panels or insulating homes, alter greenhouse gas emissions. A new study for the first time measures the effects of these "behaviorally adjusted emissions" on the climate. Credit: CC0 1.0 Universal Humans may be the dominant cause of …
LUDHIANA: As 'The Times of India's 'Let's Save Sidhwan' campaign put the focus on the water body in the city, a solar power plant was commissioned in the middle of the canal near Rajgarh village in 2017. The project is already generating power. "The project became functional on March 27, …
State regulator Tamil Nadu Electricity and Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has issued draft guidelines which make scheduling and forecasting of wind and solar energy mandatory for connecting to grid and levy of penalty for deviation. The move follows similar regulation in states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan and is as …
CHANDIGARH: If all goes according to the plans of the ministry of new and renewal energy (MNRE), City Beautiful will be on green energy by the end of 2018. After the selection of Chandigarh for development as a model solar city, MNRE directed Chandigarh administration to make the city 100% …
The disheartening status of solar photovoltaic modules in Malawi, southern Africa Although access to solar and other renewable energy technologies is changing the way we create and consume electricity, it seems that not everyone is getting the same level of opportunity. In Malawi, and other places in Africa, the renewable …
NEW DELHI: State-owned gas utility GAIL has commissioned the country's second-largest rooftop solar power plant with a capacity of 5.76 MWp (mega watt peak) at its Pata petrochemicals complex in UP. GAIL chairman B C Tripathi said the solar plant will reduce the company’s carbon footprint and reduce carbon emissions …
Renewable energy has emerged as an increasingly competitive way to meet new power generation needs. This comprehensive cost report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights the latest trends for each of the main renewable power technologies, based on the latest cost and auction price data from projects around …
Massive flows of finance are needed to accelerate renewable energy investments. More investment in renewables would reduce energy-related carbon emissions, a key element in efforts to limit global warming. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) have produced a concise, accessible summary of finance flows to …
For more than two decades, the European Union (EU) has been at the forefront of global renewable energy deployment. This preview for policy makers outlines the EU’s potential to meet increasingly ambitious renewable energy targets. The forthcoming REmap study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), prepared in co-operation with …
This study showcases an integrated resource planning exercise for the power sector integrating renewable energy resources with the current power sector planning framework. It proposes strategies that can be implemented by the Central Government and State Governments to optimize power sector plans and minimize the cost of renewable energy integration …
This guidebook documents the experiences and lessons learned from developing 12 pilot mini-grid systems for off-grid energy access in Myanmar. Unelectrified rural communities typically located 10 kilometers from the national grid and without prospects of being connected to the grid in the next 5 to 10 years have been chosen …
India has started a probe to determine imposition of safeguard duty on surging imports of solar cells with a view to protecting domestic manufacturers. Domestic manufacturers have approached the Directorate General of Safeguards (DGS) with a complaint that their market share has remained stagnant despite rapid expansion in demand for …
Commission to wait till court orders The Tamil Nadu Electricity Commission (TNERC) has adjourned the case relating to backdown (unplugging of solar power from State grid) by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) till the disposal of the writ petitions filed by solar developers in the Madras High Court. …
KOCHI: A team from Cochin university of science and technology (Cusat) proposes green energy generation for offshore platforms like oil rigs using piezoelectric crystals. The findings were presented at the international conference on ships and offshore technology held at the IIT Kharagpur in association with Royal Institute of Naval Architects …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Sudhir Dahiya Vs. M/s. J.M. Housing Ltd. & Others dated 22/12/2017 regarding violation of environment clearance (EC) conditions by J.M. Housing Ltd., Uttar Pradesh. Court issues notice to MoEF, UPPCB and lists the matter on 13/02/2018.
Renewable energy has become a hot area of trade friction India has failed to comply with a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on solar power, the United States will tell the WTO's dispute settlement body (DSB) next month, triggering a fresh round of litigation, according to an agenda issued on …
As part of its wider mandate under the New Deal on Energy for Africa, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on December 15, 2017, approved an investment of US $20 million in the Evolution II Fund −a Pan-African clean and sustainable energy private equity fund. According to …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is considering financing solar energy projects west of the Nile with a capacity of 600 MW. The bank’s representative, Khaled El-Askari, told Daily News Egypt that two international companies have requested to obtain funding to finance part of the tender offered by the Egyptian Electricity …
