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: Brushing off the discord of the past couple of months, India displayed robust participation at the BRICS meeting in the Chinese port city of Xiamen, with PM Narendra Modi saying the group contributes "stability and growth in a world drifting towards uncertainty". Making his intervention at the BRICS …
The installed power capacity is 3,30,153 MW, of which thermal power comprises 1,94,432 MW and renewable energy 58,303 MW. Hyderabad: No new coal-based power plants will be allowed by the Centre, apart from the ones already under construction. This has been included in the national electricity plan. According to a …
Dust deposited on solar panels impair conversion of energy Air pollution is diminishing India's capacity to harness power from the sun, experts say, undermining billions being invested in renewables as the energy-hungry giant emerges as a solar superpower. New research has found the smog and dust that sickens millions across …
A technical team was established in May this year to help the Department of Energy (DoE) to resolve the impasse on the signing of the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) between Independent Power Producers for Bid Window 3.5 and Bid Window 4 and Eskom, the Minister explained. “The technical team met …
The single most important factor driving the installation of more solar panels worldwide is cost. As solar panels get cheaper, the decision to build solar power plants instead of conventional coal, natural gas, or nuclear power plants gets easier. Perovskites — a class of materials whose structure is similar to …
Johannesburg - The department of energy’s solution to the crippling impasse in the renewable energy programme will probably end up with the government being sued, and will certainly kill some of the projects. On Friday, Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced that the existing preferred bidders in the Renewable Energy Independent …
They are to come up in Ramagundam, Mandamarri areas The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decided to enter the renewable/green energy sector by setting up two solar power generation plants with 50 MW capacity each in Ramagundam and Mandamarri areas and also to explore the possibilities of other areas …
MNRE has enlisted six standards for different types of equipment used in solar power project With the domestic solar industry facing the heat from cheap imports and steeply falling tariffs, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has drafted a new set of norms and standards for all solar …
ACME Solar has been granted, through international competitive bidding, a 250-megawatt (Mw) solar power project within the 750-Mwac Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park (solar park) in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh. IFC plans to invest up to $50 million in the company, besides helping it mobilise $100 million. The …
As solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems become increasingly competitive, continued market growth depends on assurances of performance and durability. Quality assurance protects and accelerates future PV investments, lowers capital costs, improves performance, extends module lifespans and lowers the resulting electricity costs. From less than 10 gigawatts (GW) worldwide in 2006, …
Renewable resources are at the center of the discussion on how to move towards a clean and reliable energy system around the world and are seen as a key instrument in combatting greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Brazil especially holds potential for advancing its level of solar energy through …
In spite of the growth in short term open access (OA), the existing OA framework has not been implemented in the same spirit as envisaged in the Act and is thus is yet to realize its full potential, mainly on account of the resistance from DISCOMs. Given the rapidly falling …
Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit, along with the Minister for Science and Technology Keshab Mahanta, inaugurated a 30-KW grid interactive solar power plant under Renewable Energy Project in Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. Inaugurating the solar power plant, the Governor said that solar energy is considered to be the best option for …
ABB India has achieved the 5 gigawatt milestone for solar inverters. From schools to airports, canal tops and mega solar plants, ABB's solar inverters power solar installations across the country. According to market reports, India is set to become the third largest solar market in 2017, and is expected to …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has banned camp fires, loud music and plastic in resorts, homestays and hotels located near eco-sensitive zones. The state's forest, ecology and environment department has issued guidelines for private resorts, homestays, hotels, institutions and entities operating around wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and protected areas. The department …
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), issued a new report concluding that distributed solar energy can play a major role in bridging India’s massive gap in delivering rural healthcare services, both as a primary and backup source of power. Currently, 1 in 2 rural Primary Health Centers (PHCs) …
Falling tariffs in the renewable energy sector are resulting in power purchasers looking to renegotiate earlier agreements they had committed to at higher tariffs, putting Rs 48,000 crore worth of projects at risk, according to Crisil. “In all, about 7 GW of solar projects tendered or awarded at tariffs of …
The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a $897,192 (Ksh89.7 million) grant for a feasibility study to evaluate the development of three small hydroelectric plants in Kenya. Virunga Power Kenya Ltd will use the grant to evaluate viability of sites for power generation and propose the best …
States and territories are the driving force behind Australia’s transition to clean, affordable and efficient renewable energy and storage technology, a new report has found. The ‘Renewables Ready: States Leading the Charge,’ report shows South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory are all leading the renewables race, while the …
