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 …
Solar electricity in Indonesia could grow markedly in the next few years, through the use of FiTs. Indomesia-Bali-shutterstock_347774750-600x400As reported by SolarServer, the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources (ESDM) has issued a Government Decree to provide support mechanisms for utility-scale solar photovoltaic systems, exhibition and management services. The driving support …
CHENNAI: The first phase of the rooftop solar power project has become operational in the Chennai airport. In an event held on Thursday, Airport Authority of India (AAI) chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra inaugurated the 1.5 MW plant. Chennai airport director Deepak Shastri said the solar plant, built at cost of Rs …
Essel Green Energy, an arm of Subhash Chandra's Essel Group, has won the bulk of the 270 MW tender floated by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for projects in Odisha. SECI officials confirmed that Essel has been awarded 240 MW, while Jyoti Infrastructure has got 10 MW and …
India's total installed solar capacity has grown by over 80% in the last 12 months to reach 8.1 GW. Out of the 3.6 GW capacity added in this period, 2.7 GW has come from four southern states with Tamil Nadu alone adding over 1.2 GW. These six states account for …
GUWAHATI , India is battling with a two-pronged problem of environment as well as energy crisis.Together with its prolonged struggle to remove the evils of inequality, poverty and improvement of the human development indicators, a constant degradation of environment and ecological destruction has become a runaway problem, leaving a large …
The Japanese Government, through its agency, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has donated solar power worth $9.7 million to the Federal Government to boost electricity in the country. The Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Mr Sadanobu Kusaoke, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during the inauguration of the project. Kusaoke …
Targets have been met for various components, and various projects under Centre and state policies, PMO statement said. The cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy has crossed 44 GigaWatts and “phenomenal progress” has been made in other key infrastructure sectors like aviation and railways, a meeting chaired by Prime Minister …
Tamil Nadu has now reached Number One position in solar power capacity addition. India’s total installed solar capacity has grown by over 80 per cent in the last 12 months to reach 8,100 MW. “Out of the 3,600 MW capacity added during this period, 2,700 MW has come from four …
Once completed, it will eliminate the need for consumers to hire a consultant to determine the potential of a rooftop plant in their homes A small aircraft will soon be going around Bengaluru to map the rooftop area available for generation of solar energy. The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) …
Three-day national workshop on industrial automation begins Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (NPDCL) Superintending Engineer S. Ranga Rao formally inaugurated the three-day national workshop on ‘Industrial automation with PLC, SCADA and drive’ organised by Electric and Electronics Department of Jyothismathi Institute of Technology and Sciences (JITS). Speaking on …
Residents in Kidal in northern Mali are finding it easier to work and study into the night thanks to a solar lighting project recently introduced to the area. About 1,500 households are now able to switch on their lights thanks to a 50,000 US dollar project funded by the U.N. …
A strong national commitment to nuclear energy goes hand in hand with weak performance on climate change targets, researchers at the University of Sussex and the Vienna School of International Studies have found. A new study of European countries, published in the journal Climate Policy, shows that the most progress …
Researchers at the Australian National University deliver thermal efficiency of 97 per cent Scientists at the Australian National University have created the world's most efficient solar thermal installation, achieving conversion rates of 97 per cent using a new receiver deployed on a specially designed solar concentrator dish. The new system …
This report presents an overview of the power scenario in the southern India, and discusses future challenges to be addressed along with the opportunities for the industries and the role of various stakeholders. In the context of current power scenario in India, a lot of efforts are being taken by …
As lithium-ion batteries take centre-stage in the global pursuit for efficient energy storage systems, India has quietly readied a plan aimed at creating systems that can store up to 10,000 mw of intermittentlygenerated renewable power at a fraction of the cost the West will bear. The about Rs 80,000-crore plan …
The official said the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), which is the nodal agency for implementing the scheme, would float tenders next month for setting up wind projects with cumulative capacity of 1,000 MW to supply power to non-windy states. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has invited stakeholders …
Non-solar states oppose mandatory solar purchase; final order under review Minister of state for coal, power, renewable energy and mines, Piyush Goyal The Union government is likely to revisit the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets for state-owned power distribution companies. This is following confusion among industry players about the order …
Central University of Karnataka (CUK) is saving lakhs of rupees every month by tapping into solar energy to meet the power requirements of the university campus at Kadaganchi in Aland taluk. “We have been saving lakhs of rupees every month since the start of power production from the solar power …
MUMBAI: A CAG report has pointed out that Maharashtra has a huge potential for the development of solar energy, given that it gets 250 to 300 days of clear sun. However, despite the potential of 64,320MW assessed by the ministry of new and renewable energy, the state government had not …
As part of a broader energy efficiency upgrade, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to install a solar power system at Asia's largest water treatment plant in Bhandup. According to information, a state-of-art solar unit will be set at the plant by October, which will generate around 2.5MW of …
