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 …
PANAJI: The state's first grid-connected 30kW rooftop solar power plant was inaugurated at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday by Goa governor Mridula Sinha. Grid connectivity ensures that surplus solar power generated by the plant is fed to the power grid, allowing the consumer to sell surplus solar power to the power …
PANAJI: In a bit to promote solar power generation in Goa, the state government urged industrial estates to adopt solar power technology, which would help bring down costs for industrialists. Speaking at the Verna industrial estate state secretary for power Sanjay Goyal presented the salient features of the Goa State …
Company also plans for customised products, green fund raising options As the country 's energy sector increases focus on renewable options, one of the main power finance companies, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), expects its lending to the industry to grow significantly in the current financial year. "More than 10 per …
This report presents a review of the experience of Sub-Saharan African countries in deploying concessions to increase both the level of electrification and the level of private investment in rural electrification from the 1990s until the present. The results have been mixed. In several cases, concessions have proven successful at …
"The cost of solar energy per unit has dropped to Rs 2.63 per unit and capital cost of wind energy too has dropped, which will help all ports cumulatively save Rs 600-700 crore annually,” Nitin Gadkari said. The ministry of shipping has constituted a panel to explore setting up of …
India might be playing a leadership role in bringing the world together for the International Solar Alliance, but it is struggling with the adoption of solar rooftops in its metro cities, a recent study has shown. Despite friendly policies and net metering guidelines in several states and a subsidy of …
Engie, the French power giant with a global installed capacity of 115.3 gigawatts across all forms of energy, expects to invest a minimum of $1 billion (about Rs 6,500 crore) in the solar segment in India over the next five years. “One billion dollars is the bare minimum,” chief executive …
Maharashtra govt will save Rs 6,000 crore, 1,000 MW; with solar policy, energy at Rs 3 per unit The state government on Tuesday unveiled its new energy conservation policy which promises to save Rs 6,000 crore and 1,000 mega watts of electricity. To achieve this target over the period of …
MUMBAI: The city will start saving about 2 MW conventional coal power and nearly 3 MLD drinking water within next two years. Thanks to Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) that will save on buying conventional power worth Rs 4 crore by adopting energy efficient gadgets and setting up its own solar …
India will levy a 5 per cent tax on all equipment required for generating solar power compared with nil duty now, a government official clarified, putting an end to confusion about the new taxation policy for the industry after its landmark tax reform. "All solar equipments and its parts would …
The United States has notified the other 163 members of the World Trade Organization that it is considering putting emergency "safeguard" tariffs on imported solar cells, according to a WTO filing published on Monday. The move raises the stakes in a global battle to dominate the solar power industry, which …
The Union Shipping Ministry, in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of 13 major public ports, is planning to set up solar power projects with up to 200 MW capacity. The Indian Ports Association (IPA) will do the project planning while the ports will finance the plants through internal …
Following a study revealing that renewable energy, particularly solar, is dominating rural Tanzania, there are now plans to open a training centre. The director of the Innovative Technology and Energy Centre (ITEC), Dr Herb Rhee, has announced plans to open a training centre for renewable energy technology in Arusha, Tanzania. …
Ramanathapuram emerges on top in green energy generation Adani Group’s 648 MW solar power plant at Kamudhi in the district, claimed to be the world’s largest solar plant at a single location, has generated the maximum of 630 MW during this summer as the backward district emerged on top in …
Rwanda National Police has connected 216 households in Nyarugenge and Bugesera districts with solar home systems as part of the ongoing social protection programmes to mark the force's 17th anniversary under the flagship of the Police Week. At least 108 homes were connected in Mpanga Village of Mageragere Sector in …
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has said the target of the federal government is to attain minimum of 30% renewable energy for the country by 2030. Fashola said this yesterday during the commissioning of the 125kVA (100kWp) renewable solar energy constructed by Protergia Ltd for …
GOVERNMENT has installed four solar-powered milling plants in Mwansabombwe, Luapula Province, out of the five allocated to the district. Mwansabombwe district commissioner Victor Kasuba said in an interview that the district has been allocated five solar milling plants, out of the 2,000 units to be installed countrywide. Mr Kasuba said …
In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 600 million people live without power. In 2015, UN countries signed up to a commitment to make electricity accessible to every household on earth by 2030. Switching the lights on across the world’s poorest continent, a report by the Netherlands government’s Environmental Assessment Agency said, …
Global energy system creating more jobs in renewables than in fossil-fuel technologies, says a new IRENA report. More than 9.8 million people were employed in the renewable energy sector in 2016, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review …
Abu Dhabi's government-owned power utility has closed a 3.2 billion dirham ($872 million) financing package for what will be the world's largest solar power plant, the utility's top official said on Wednesday. Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) raised $650 million in debt with the remaining $222 million raised …
