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 aim of the programme is to promote the use of renewable energy in urban areas.a Hyderabad: The Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh governments have failed in submitting the detail project reports on solar cities to the Centre. The Centre had identified Mahbubnagar in Telangana state and Vijayawada, Narsapur and …
After the advent of solar plants and open access system, the distribution companies in the state have lost 1,000 MW in sales. Hyderabad: Telangana State stands fourth in the country behind Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu in terms of solar power generation. According to the Union power ministry, the …
KOLKATA: State-owned power producer NLC India is investing heavily in renewable energy as producing only lignite and generating power from it may not be sustainable for long, chairman and managing director S K Acharya told ET. Earlier known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation, the company recently won a 709 MW solar …
Falling costs improve demand, but they affect cost competitiveness of pre-existing projects Even as policy support and improving cost competitiveness provide strong outlooks for renewable energy in India, the sector continues to face regulatory challenges and viability concerns over falling tariffs, rating agency Icra said in a report on Tuesday. …
It is likely to produce 33,000 units of electricity annually A village cooperative society in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan has set up the first-ever solar power plant to serve its own needs and supply surplus electricity to the power grid. The initiative has been hailed as a major step for …
Emphasizing on the need of electricity to scale up development in the state, the UP government on Tuesday reiterated it would ensure 24-hour power supply to all electrified areas by October 2018. Making the point on the floor of the house during the budget session, finance minister Rajesh Agarwal said …
Climate and energy efficiency solutions company Danfoss India has been conferred with the ‘Golden Peacock Award’ for Environment Management. The award was presented here during the 19th World Congress on Environment Management’ in the presence of Supreme Court Justice Kurien Joseph. Acknowledging its commitment towards the environment, the company has …
Solar energy storage manufacturers have sought lowering the Goods and Services Tax levy on batteries. In a letter to Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy, and Mines, Piyush Goyal, the India Energy Storage Alliance said, “We believe the rates currently proposed for these components …
Tata Steel's Noamundi mine became the country's first iron-ore mine to have solar plant for reducing carbon footprint. "With due consideration towards Tata Steel s initiatives towards reducing carbon footprint, a three MW solar photovoltaic(PV) power plant has been commissioned at Noamundi and this is the first solar power plant …
The state electricity board of Gujarat has extended the deadline to receive bids to develop solar and wind projects of 500 MW each. The state electricity board of Gujarat has extended the deadline to receive bids to develop solar and wind projects of 500 MW each. The decision was taken …
NEW DELHI: Following a steep fall in solar tariffs in the last two years, Uttar Pradesh is pressuring solar power project developers to cut rates of electricity agreed upon in earlier contracts even though the pacts were signed when equipment prices were high. Winners of an auction conducted in September …
Installations of police stations, colonies or police lines will be illuminated with the electricity produced by solar energy system very soon as the Lt Governor, Anil Baijal, has given his nod to the proposal in this regard. Therefore, Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited will install the solar energy system on …
India is on a path to reduce its carbon emission intensity with a major thrust on increasing the grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity. However, the carbon footprint in agriculture is on the rise. Heavy subsidies for electricity and diesel to pump groundwater for irrigated agriculture, combined with lack of regulations on …
Four Indian renewable power producers are planning to raise up to $2.5 billion via dollar bonds offshore because of caution among domestic lenders, banking sources said. Four Indian renewable power producers are planning to raise up to $2.5 billion via dollar bonds offshore because of caution among domestic lenders, banking …
CHENNAI: Sixteen solar power companies which bid for 1,500MW in TN have accepted Rs 3.47 as tariff per unit. When the price bids were opened on June 30, the lowest bid was from Bengaluru-based Raasi Green Earth Energy at Rs 3.47 per unit. On Thursday, other companies which had bid …
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government has decided to install reverse osmosis (RO) water purification systems in all the government schools across the state from next year. In addition, a decision has also been taken to install solar panels on the rooftops of all government schools. Solar energy produced by these panels …
Centre plans to set up 100 GW plants across country by 2022. Hyderabad: The Union ministry of new and renewable energy has cleared two solar power projects to be set up in Telangana state and five in AP. AP had sent in 11 applications for solar projects and TS six. …
Morocco is set to construct the Midelt Phase I CSP Project, which will generate solar power through an innovative hybrid concentrated solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) solution. This is after the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank each approved finance of $25 million for the project. The …
The environment we live in is influencing the quality of our lives in very real and tangible ways. Sustainability is no longer a catchy phrase for corporates to fulfil their CSR requirements. Climate change is real. It’s happening. The world as we knew it is changing. And changing rapidly. Potable …
PANJIM: The Government of Goa has invited suggestions, views and comments from the general public on the draft prepared by the Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) for its solar energy policy which aims to generate almost 150mw power by the year 2022. The draft prepared by GEDA for its solar …
