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 …
EZULWINI – The Southern African region has identified challenges that are hindering the implementation of energy projects in the region and has come up with recommendations to tackle these energy barriers. Statistics have revealed that access to electricity in some SADC member states is below 20 percent and approximately 190 …
At a time when most domestic solar manufacturers are struggling with idle capacity in the face of cheap solar cells and modules being imported from China, Noida-based Jakson Group is setting up a greenfield solar plant in a seemingly contrarian decision. It is investing Rs 650-700 crore in a new …
Under the “net-metering” policy of the state government, a solar power plant will soon be installed at Sutlej Club here. Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Aggarwal said a 60-KW plant will be installed at the club. Anupam Nanda, District Manager, Punjab Energy Development Agency, said the club could save the power bills …
The study at Simhadri and Dadri power plants will help in flexible power generation and thus maintain grid frequency. Hyderabad: The Union power ministry has chosen the Simhadri thermal power station in Vishakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, and the Dadri power plant in Uttar Pradesh, to study the impact and …
JAIPUR: With a roadmap to harness 75% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2050, Dubai is reaching out to investors, consultants, equipment suppliers and developers in India, which has emerged as one of the top leading solar markets in the world. In a three-city road show in India …
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is all set to "go green" by using solar energy and will reduce its electricity bill by 50 per cent in the coming years. DTC has joined hands with C&S; Electric to set up solar power generation units at its bus depots. Grid-connected rooftop solar …
A recent Morgan Stanley report has downgraded the Indian utilities industry. It highlighted that renewable energy is becoming so cheap that thermal power, mostly coal, is uncompetitive. This is a highly significant market signal which will likely be accompanied by growth in the already impressive list of high calibre international …
Group in advanced talks to rope in foreign major Sajjan Jindal’s $11 billion JSW Group plans to set up 200-250 MW land-based solar project at Salboni in West Bengal to meet captive requirements. The group is in advanced level of discussions to rope in a foreign solar major for the …
Himachal Pradesh Government was promoting alternative sources of energy like solar and wind energy for consumers of tribal and far flung areas of the State, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said in Sundernagar on Tuesday. An agreement was signed between Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL), Solar Energy Corporation of India …
Over 1,000 Delhi residents have shown interest in installing solar panels on their rooftops, Greenpeace India claimed today, after a month-long campaign to create awareness about it. Over 1,000 Delhi residents have shown interest in installing solar panels on their rooftops, Greenpeace India claimed today, after a month-long campaign to …
Earlier, the power ministry said that the waiver of these charges will applicable on plants set up before June 30, 20 Hyderabad: Industries setting up solar units will be able to avail waiver on interstate transmission charges and losses due to transmission of power generated from such units till December …
There are around 1,200 projects under the REC mechanism, with a total capacity of 5,383 MW The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed trading of renewable energy certificates (RECs) on the appeal of Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA). However, the order is restricted to non-solar RECs and would have to comply …
Toeing the line of electricity distribution companies in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka-based discom Bescom has cancelled the power purchase agreements (PPAs) of 75.6 MW wind power projects commissioned before March 31. In a notice, seen by FE, Bescom invoked a letter from the state’s energy department in April …
The growth of renewable power, including wind and solar, has not harmed the reliability of the U.S. electricity grid, according to a draft U.S. Department of Energy study, echoing the findings of grid operators across the country. The conclusion of the draft, dated July and viewed by Reuters, could ease …
A team from Toyota Tsusho Corporation will this month visit Zambia to undertake feasibility studies for the establishment of an off-grid energy solution pilot project. Toyota Tsusho Corporation Chief Division Officer, TAKASHI HATTORI says his company will travel to Zambia this month to access the prospects for establishment of the …
Not that long ago, the world wondered whether clean energy could survive without lavish government support. Now the question is how far it can spread. The number of electric vehicles, which breached 1m in 2015, last year reached 2m; countries like France and firms like Volvo are looking ahead to …
A widely read cover story on the impact of global warming in this week’s New York magazine starts ominously: “It is, I promise, worse than you think.” It goes on to predict temperatures in New York hotter than present-day Bahrain, unprecedented droughts wherever today’s food is produced, the release of …
New projects not to have local sourcing clause, on which WTO had raised objections India is hopeful of adhering to the World Trade Organisation’s year-end deadline for removing the compulsory domestic-sourcing clause in its national solar energy generation programme, as all ongoing projects are likely to be complete by then, …
India had a rooftop solar capacity of 1,396 MW at the end March 2017, of which almost half was added in the previous financial year, according to a research report. Tamil Nadu had the highest rooftop solar capacity with 163 MW, followed by Maharashtra with 137 MW and Rajasthan with …
Panaji: To promote solar energy, the state electricity department and Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) have conducted a study to set up roof top solar plants across the state on government buildings, said officials from the power ministry. While solar power is generated at five government bodies, there are plans …
