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 …
Emerging economies are increasingly taking the lead in shifting the world onto a cleaner development path, a senior World Bank official said on Wednesday, pointing to the role of China and India in pushing down the cost of producing solar power. In India, for example, recent auctions to construct and …
Commercial and residential building owners have won a reprieve after the energy regulator extended the period for complying with solar water heating panels. The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it would give the property owners six more months to enable them arrange for financing and fitting their buildings with solar …
India has taken the lead in the renewable energy sector in the world with solar power at the centre of its renewable policy framework. The country is aiming to expand its renewable energy capacities to a record level making it the world's largest green energy producer nation. Union Minister of …
Madrid and Windhoek, Namibia — The new plant is being developed by Nampower, the country's state-owned electricity company, which also holds a stake, and will be one of the biggest in Sub-Saharan Africa with capacity of 45.5 MWp (37 MWac) The project has started the financial closure and implementation planning …
Obscured somewhat by developments in the solar space, wind energy in India has experienced steady development in the last 7-8 years as the government plans a major 'green corridor' project to transport surplus renewable energy to deficient states, a top official has said. "In fact, wind has had a faster …
Installation of solar rooftop panels has been dismal in the leading metros, a study by Greenpeace India said. This, despite the policies and net-metering guidelines in place across several states. The study 'Indian cities slacking on rooftop solar' highlights how even the subsidy by the union ministry has not helped …
In West Africa, the Regional Maritime University (RMU) based in Accra, Ghana, has entered into a seven year contract with REDAVIA for the supply of five rental solar power containers at its campus. The academic institution selected the rental solar power solutions provider to implement a state-of-the-art solution supplementing the …
A UK design consultancy has teamed up with a giant Chinese manufacturer to produce what they say is the world's most affordable solar lamp. Manchester-based firm Inventid designed the SM100 solar light, which retails for $5 (£3.85) in African countries. It was developed in collaboration with China's Yingli and charity …
Power Africa launched a five-year project titled, Southern African Energy Programme, designed to increase the supply of and access to electricity in Southern Africa at the African Utility Week last week. The USAID-funded project consists of a consortium led by Deloitte and includes McKinsey, Another Option, CrossBoundary, and Worley Parsons, …
Five more African nations — Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Somalia, Ghana and Djibouti — have committed to sign the Solar Alliance pact. The world’s smallest republic, the tiny island nation of Nauru — has become the sixth country to ratify the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework pact initiated by the Indian …
Sector could see issue around debt financing, refinancing, financial closure due to changes Most power project developers source generating units from engineering, construction and procurement (EPC) contractors who build the system by sourcing various equipment. All the cost is factored in the final bill The new Goods and Services Tax …
Four African nations Djibouti, Cote d?Ivoire, Somalia and Ghana have joined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA) whereas another African country Comoros is expected to join on Tuesday. Djibouti, Cote d?Ivoire, Somalia and Ghana signed the ISA framework agreement on Monday to join the International Solar Alliance, …
The Modi government’s decision to ramp up generation of nuclear power with indigenous reactors is pragmatic and sensible but it has come after six years of wild goose chase in which we went after foreign reactors which proved to be of no avail. In retrospect, the Manmohan-George Bush partnership in …
The City of Windhoek has announced it will commence implementing net metering rules with effect from 1 July 2017. According to local media the New ERA, this development follows after the gazetting of the net metering rules in November 2016. Net metering is a billing mechanism that credits solar energy …
WORLD Vision Zambia, in partnership with Davis and Shirtliff, has donated a solar-powered water supply system to Kankumba community in Rufunsa district built at a cost of K150,000. World Vision grants manager Dimuna Mwanza said the facility is expected to supply water to over 11, 000 people in Kankumba and …
We are executing a three megawatt rooftop solar project for eastern railway at a cost of Rs 21 crore which will probably be the largest rooftop solar project in the Indian Railways: RaysExpert director Howrah railway station is set to go green with the installation of three megawatt rooftop solar …
12,000 MW of solar power generation under mandatory domestic sourcing Despite facing flak at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for the domestic content requirement clause in the National Solar Mission, the government is still looking at means to aid the solar equipment manufacturing industry. Towards this end, the NTPC may …
JAIPUR: With solar energy rates crashing below that of the coal-fired thermal power, states even with land constraints and lower irradiance are now warming up to the renewable energy. In a first in the country, the Uttar Pradesh government is setting up 750 megawatt solar plant at Badhla, near Jodhpur …
- India fails to reach even half of target, blame on Centre's policies Faulty policies prevented India from achieving even half its solar energy target during the last fiscal year, experts say, despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's projections of the country as a future global leader in the sector. Many …
What does climate change look like? For many people, the first – or perhaps only – image that comes to mind is of smokestacks, or polar bears perched on ice floes. "If you go to Google and click on climate change images, you have to go a long way before …
