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 …
Energy minister G Jagadishwar Reddy said that Telangana is set to become the biggest solar power generating state in the country by the end of this year. Currently, Rajasthan, which generates 1,300 MW solar power, tops the list. As of now, Telangana expects to have an installed capacity of 1,456 …
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala state electricity regulatory commission (KSERC) has rejected an application submitted by Kerala irrigation infrastructure development corporation (KIIDC) to determine tariff for the proposed floating solar PV project planned at Chulliyar dam in Palakkad. The commission disposed of the application by citing several discrepancies and unrealistic claims presented …
Amid widespread talk of falling solar tariffs, a recent study has thrown up a contrary conclusion. "Adjusted for changes in capital costs and other parameters, bids in India have not trended down in the last 18 months," Bridge to India, a consultancy, said in a report that analysed price trends …
Solar panels on the rooftop that produce a kilowatt of power are no longer beyond the reach of ordinary citizens. Such a project will cost around Rs 60,000, even less if the central government's 30% subsidy is factored in. In fact, generating the energy to run two fans and two …
Wind and solar PV have become among the cheapest options for meeting power demand in a growing number of countries globally. As these variable renewable energy (VRE) technologies differ from conventional generation technologies, power systems will need to adapt in line with their ongoing build-out. But the need for change …
Better technology will improve the economics of solar Solar energy has become an important source of renewable energy and a rapidly growing industry. The country’s solar grid has a cumulative capacity of 9.01GW and is aiming to produce 100 GW of solar energy including 40 GW’s directly from rooftop solar …
In a bid to boost renewal energy, the federal government may consider the option of sourcing solar energy locally to empower nine universities to enhance the Green Bond Initiative in the country. The Minister of State, Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibril stated this when paying a working visit to National Agency …
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya plans to enforce a solar water heating law in order to mitigate the negative effects of climate change, the energy regulator said on Thursday. Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Acting Director General Robert Pavez Oimeke told an energy forum in Nairobi that all the regulations have already …
In efforts to assist farmers in Tanzania to improve profitability, Energy 4 Impact is offering business advisory services to Simusolar, a firm providing and financing solar powered irrigation technologies in Tanzania. Energy 4 Impact and Simusolar recently conducted an assessment of farmers in the Lake Zone that encompasses Mara and …
The Chair of the Africa Progress Panel and former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, have called on African governments and their partners to do everything possible to close the continent’s huge energy gap. They made the call on Monday, March 13, …
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable and relatively cheap to produce. It’s using natural light to generate hydrogen from biomass. One of the challenges facing modern society is what it does …
Increased off-grid and mini-grid investments could solve Africa’s electricity crisis, says Annan report. African governments and their partners need to move faster to bridge the continent’s huge energy gap. That means adopting every available solution, on and off the grid, according to a new report from Kofi Annan’s Africa Progress …
Solar power generation costs are set to dip further during third and fourth quarter of 2017-18, helped by expected softening of interest rates and a drop in solar panel prices due to a supply glut in the international market, analysts say. Solar power costs had hit a low of Rs …
The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), in an effort to ratchet up solar power generation, will take steps to make net meters easily available in the city. Sudhir Chabbra, chief engineer (commercial), has directed all subdivision officials to ensure a hassle-free procedure is followed to get net meters installed …
People’s movement essential to enhance rooftop solar installations in India Globally, rooftop installation has picked up or is picking up, as there is pressure on the availability of land. The government has set an ambitious target to develop 175 gigawatt (GW) renewable energy by 2022, comprising 100GW solar, 60GW wind, …
LUDHIANA: With the first of it's kind Canal Top solar project on Sidhwan canal getting ready by the month end, people can expect better facilities, including solar power. Members of the Lets Clean Ludhiana Foundation (LCLF) visited the project site near Rajgarh to review work done so far. The project, …
A committee chaired by Mayoni MCA Libinus Oduor in its report recommended that the county works closely with the assembly members to help in identifying areas where streetlights are needed MCAs have adopted a report on the implementation of county street lighting project amid descending voices from some members. A …
Solar systems to be deployed at 50 Amazon facilities worldwide in the next three years Amazon is to install solar panels at its warehouses and distribution centres around the world. The online retail giant said it was planning to install large-scale solar systems on the rooftops of over 15 “fulfilment” …
PTC India today said it will be the nodal entity for purchase and supply of electricity from wind power projects of 1000 MW auctioned by government. "PTC India is the nodal entity for supplying power to utilities after entering into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with successful bidders," PTC India …
Johannesburg-based Vukile Property Fund has stated that through dedicated energy efficiency projects, it has saved nearly 3 million kWh of electricity, equivalent to over ZAR3 million ($231,000) in costs. The Property Fund owns a direct retail-focused portfolio in South Africa and an indirect portfolio of Real Estate Investment Trust. CEO …
