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 …
The national water utility agency has embarked on a Rwf80-million solar-powered borehole project that will serve as a quick and temporary intervention to save people living along the Nyabarongo River in Mageragere Sector, Nyarugenge District, from deadly crocodiles. This comes as reports indicate that the reptiles haD killed at least …
India recently initiated an investigation into dumping of solar panels from China, Malaysia, Taiwan With the Indian government taking a strong stand against imports in the renewable sector, Finnish energy major Fortum believes that power developers should be protected against any impact. “I am sure both the proponents of those …
For the first time in history, India added more renewable capacity than thermal power in FY17, but the latter regained the top slot in the first quarter of the current fiscal. For the first time in history, India added more renewable capacity than thermal power in FY17, but the latter …
Focus will be to tap solar energy in big way, develop small hydel projects: Sajad Lone J&K; government is all set to establish Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) to harness solar energy in a “big way” and focus on tapping other renewable forms of energy in the state, which is known …
LAST year California Solar Systems (CSS), a small installer of residential solar panels, decided to “Buy American”. It turned to Suniva, a Chinese-owned firm that makes photovoltaic panels in Georgia and Michigan, rather than use cheap imports. But according to CSS’s boss, Bastel Wardak, Suniva was unable to deliver what …
KOLKATA: Come October and a post-graduate course in solar energy will be launched here, as Amity University and the NB Institute for Rural Development (NBIRT) signed an MoU on Wednesday. "The one-year course with Amity University, thanks to Prof Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay, vice-chancellor, Amity University, will go long way in creating …
“The Centre will fund only those solar parks with a minimum capacity of 500 MW. But such a huge project requires a big stretch of land ... at least 2,000 acres. It is difficult to get such huge plots as we have fragmented land," said said Shovan Deb Chattopadhyay. The …
Spanish multinational corporation, Abengoa has achieved practical completion for Xina Solar One, its third solar thermal plant in South Africa. The innovative technology solutions company has developed the 100MW Xina Solar One, which uses parabolic trough technology to generate renewable and dispatchable power from the sun. The power plant also …
For the past few years, Piauí, Brazil, has focused on generating jobs and generating renewable energy hand in hand. Piaui is captivated by the win-win-win-win of wind and solar power projects. (There are four wins since, aside from jobs and energy, renewables cut air pollution and global warming emissions.) Setting …
Developers eye dollar denominated bonds It’s not entirely good news that bids for solar projects are falling because they may leave developers with little financial buffer to face challenges such as cost overruns and counter-party delays. Grid curtailment risk, which may be temporary, is also a concern as renewable energy …
The green light has been given for what will be Scotland's largest solar farm. Moray Council has granted Elgin Energy planning permission for a 20MW project near Urquhart, which could see about 80,000 solar panels installed. The farm will be constructed on the 47-hectare Speyslaw site - the equivalent of …
Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) has won the prestigious solar innovation and excellence award 2017 under innovative project rooftop scale category. The company has been awarded for taking innovative and positive steps to promote sustainable development of rooftop solar projects in Delhi. The award ceremony was organised by ‘Mission …
In light of the fact that developers who were granted connectivity in existing sub-stations earlier did not go on to win any capacity in recent auctions, the renewable energy ministry in a missive to the CERC has made a pitch that winning players be accorded priority for getting grid connectivity. …
Mauritius' leading leisure destination group, LUX Resorts & Hotels, has implemented 130 solar panels and batteries to fully substitute diesel-based power generation for the needs of its Ile des Deux Cocos island resort. A company statement explained that the 20kWp project’s state-of-the-art design and storage solution will allow for 11 …
Rwandan-based energy company, Ignite Power, is confident to have been able to change the energy paradigm in Africa as it is offering a price plan for home solar products. Ignite's chief executive, Yariv Cohen, said: "We [have] completed phase 2 of 'Ignite Rwanda' project. With a network of 1,600 installers, …
It is early evening in Ndabibi village in Naivasha, and there are threatening clouds overhead. Kenneth Njoroge quickly parks his motorcyle by the mud structure that serves as his kitchen and rushes into the main house before the rain starts pounding. Until recently, Njoroge's home northwest of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, …
Analysts believe IRRs in the solar sector have fallen to 10-13 per cent now, compared with 15-16 per cent or more previously. The dearth of new solar auctions could drive the prices of solar power further down, below the all-time low of ₹2.44, with developers backed by private equity funds …
Power sector experts believe that the country restored immense possibilities in the field of utilisation of renewable energy which could work wonders in especially in states like Jharkhand. However, most of them also believe that the political will-power and government’s extra-mile approach needed to take things forward. In an All …
Panaji: Taking part in promoting solar power in the state, National Centre for Antarctica and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONCG) have decided to set up rooftop solar plants in Goa, which will generate three megawatts of power. NCAOR, MPT and ONGC …
In Southern Africa, NEO I SPV, a subsidiary of OnePower Lesotho has secured a $695,500 grant to facilitate preparations of a bankable business case for the development of the Lesotho 20MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant. Once developed, the PV plant is said to be the country’s first utility-scale solar PV …
