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 …
Fenix International, a San Francisco startup making solar-power systems for people with no access to electricity grids, is expanding in Africa through a partnership with the continent’s largest wireless carrier. The company is extending its partnership with MTN Group Ltd. to Zambia, targeting close to 1 million new users in …
Rabat – Greenpeace Mediterranean has launched Youth Solar, a project aiming to promote solar energy in Morocco through youth education. In a statement released July 31, the international environmental advocacy group said the initiative aims to create a “network of solar ambassadors” to catalyze “the deployment of decentralized solar energy …
Power grids operators around the world have been experiencing challenges in operating the grid with increasing penetration of Variable Generation (VG) sources like Solar PV and Wind. Variability in one form of generation must always be compensated with other forms of generation at all times to ensure grid stability. This …
In recent years, the Indian Renewable Energy (RE) sector has witnessed high grow rate – driven by the Government of India (GOI) commitment to increase RE capacity to 175 GW in 2022 and the assurance to increase the proportion of non-fossil fuel in India’s fuel mix to 40 percent by …
A sustainable reduction in the cost of capital for renewable energy projects will take a multi-pronged approach, which could herald a range of broader changes to institutional investor/asset manager relations across a range of timescales. The most effective catalyst will depend on the market. In many developing markets, the key …
Rundu-AgriBusDev managing director Petrus Uugwanga, who oversees the green scheme operations, says government green schemes will soon do away with NORED’s high energy tariffs, as they plan to install solar power at all irrigation projects. The idea was first mooted by Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry John Mutorwa, who …
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy has rapped the government for its ‘dismal performance’ in setting up solar energy systems at defence establishments. These observations were made in the 28th report of the committee titled National Solar Mission – An Appraisal. The committee noted that as on date 357.5 MW …
With an aim to promote the use of energy efficient measures and encourage rooftop solar power generation, Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) on Thursday organised a workshop for its consumers from the education sector. The workshop was attended by 50 Delhi schools and institutes. The key agenda for the …
VIJAYAWADA: In a first-of-its kind initiative in the State, the AP Tourism Department is going to introduce eco-friendly solar boats at Venkatapuram Cheruvu, Tirupati, AP Tourism CEO and managing director Himanshu Shukla has said. The Tourism Department signed a MoU with Dolphin Recreation, manufacturer and importers of the eco-friendly boats …
The board of executive directors of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved an investment of $635 million that will help construct, operate and maintain up to 11 solar power plants in Egypt. Part of Egypt's landmark solar Feed-In Tariff (FIT) programme, the $730 million project in Benban near Aswan, …
CHENNAI: As states compete with each other to lower solar power tariff, companies have begun expressing doubts about the viability of solar power projects. Many renewable power companies gathered at a two-day green energy conference organised by CII in the city on Tuesday to discuss the issue. "Capacity addition in …
Indore: Nine crossroads of the city will soon get a new look as officials of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) have decided to install solar powered traffic signal system . The move came after clashes between IMC and police department over payment of conventional traffic signals' power bills. In the first …
Tata Power Solar on Tuesday announced the commissioning of 2.67 MW solar carport at Cochin International Airport. The project comprised of putting together 8472 solar panels on 27 carports spread over 20289.9 square meters of area. The entire solar plant is aimed towards reducing 1868 tonnes of Carbon dioxide (CO2) …
As of 2011, Gurgaon had a population of about 9 lakh, witnessing rapid urbanisation. The city has emerged as a leading financial and industrial hub, with the third-highest per capita income in India. Based on its growth, Gurgaon’s demand for electricity has increased and the government has taken certain steps …
Power distribution utilities in Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan are reported to be delaying payments to generators of wind and solar power by 6-12 months, which is putting the cash flow of most of the smaller renewable firms under severe stress The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s aggressive …
NEW DELHI: In the next two years, solar power will be cheaper than the electricity grid in the residential sector, says solar energy provider SunSource Energy which on Monday successfully implemented the first two phases of a 100 MW solar project in South East Asia. Stating that while the solar …
The Indian Railways spends a huge amount of money on diesel to power its trains each year which, apart from the monetary impact, also takes an environmental toll. To address the issue, the Railways is looking seriously at solar and flagged off a solar DEMU rake recently. The Indian Railways’ …
UP government on Monday issued notice to six private companies, including Adani Green Energy, for delay in setting up solar power plants in UP. The decision was taken after the companies did not set up solar power plants, despite entering into an agreement for it, two years ago. UP Power …
At present, California’s Mojave Desert is the top producer of solar energy with 1,000 MW capacity. Anantapur: The world’s biggest solar power generation unit is gearing up for inauguration in the Rayalaseema region. The NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Park is being established in around 7,000 acres in Anantapur and …
Region 2017’ – estimates that all tabled and existing development projects require an estimated $200 billion investment. According to the study, the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) has around 67GW of clean energy projects at various stages of the design and study stage, and this is expected to increase …
