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 …
Taking Hiroshima Day as a platform, a group of citizens from the city, observed that Andhra Pradesh was inviting a nuclear disaster, by accepting the proposal to make the State a nuclear power hub, on Saturday. “We are extremely concerned about the State government’s recent proposal to develop 30,000 mw …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has complained to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) that some discoms are not fully evacuating the solar power available to them, resulting in losses for solar developers. Discoms have been arbitrarily shutting off power from solar projects, for varying lengths of …
HARARE, Aug 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Innovative ways to pay for solar power systems could make clean energy affordable for many of Zimbabwe's 1.5 million households that lack electricity, campaigners say. Zimbabwe produces only around 60 percent of the electricity it needs when demand is highest, and relies on …
Once completed, the project will help Chandigarh International Airport (CHIAL) generate 8.4 million units of power annually and offset over 8,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually. ReNew Power Signs PPA With Chandigarh International Airport (CHIAL) for Solar Installations. 5MW Capacity Plant to use Single Axis Tracker Technology for Improved Efficiency …
The country is set to add 5,200 MW solar capacity this fiscal with various states coming out with policies for the sector, CARE Ratings said. According to a study conducted by the ratings agency, out of total installed renewable energy capacity of 42,750 MW as on March 31, the share …
It will be given to farmers to operate irrigation pumpsets during daytime, says Shivakumar The government is trying to add 4,000 to 5,000 MW of solar power to the grid in the next 18 months, according to Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of solar power …
Under its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDCs), India has indicated that it will achieve about 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030 with the help of transfer of technology and low cost international finance including from Green Climate Fund (GCF). The contributions …
With increasing awareness among consumers, thrust from the government, and research by industries, more number of machinery and equipment that run on solar energy are entering the market. Industries and farmers can reduce their dependence on grid power by going in for stand-alone solar powered equipment or machinery apart from …
The Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has launched the work on constructing a 65-MW solar power plant at Block-1. An NLC press note said the new plant was part of a larger plan to establish 4,000 MW solar power projects in various states under green initiatives and also in line with …
The spread of grid curtailment is starting to threaten the credit worthiness of renewable energy projects and has the potential to impede capacity addition, says India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). The non-availability of the grid has majorly impaired the operational strength of some wind projects, given the sizable installed capacities. …
MACHAKOS, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Violet Mwikali's new television has not just brought entertainment to her home. It has ushered in peace, too. “The whining has stopped now. I was put on the spot for a while as my two children went to the neighbors’ to watch television,” Mwikali …
Promotion of competition in the electricity industry in India is one of the key objectives of the Electricity Act, 2003. Power purchase costs constitute the largest cost element for distribution licensees. Competitive procurement of electricity by the distribution licensees is expected to reduce the overall cost of procurement of power …
Lucknow: Taking its first green step towards becoming a smart city, the Lucknow Collectorate on Sunday became the first district collectorate in the state to be solar-empowered. Constructed at the cost of Rs 98 lakh, the 135 kilowatt (Kw) capacity plant is part of the smart city project and would …
As part of harvesting solar energy for critical utilities, the state government is in the process of completing work on 70 solar tube wells in Barmer district under the Mukhyamantri Solar Adharit Nalkoop Yojana (MSANY). The project is being implemented by Rajasthan Electronics and Instrumentation Ltd and the firm has …
728 MW of solar energy has been synchronised with the grid in Telangana state. Hyderabad: As much as 728 MW of solar energy has been synchronised with the grid in Telangana state, surpassing 5 per cent target given by the Centre. This is more than 10 per cent of the …
Today, in India, we face both an environment as well as a development crisis. On the one hand we are still struggling with the problems of inequality, poverty and improving the human development indicators. On the other hand, environmental pollution and ecological destruction is now a runaway problem. Both these …
Corpn fears hike in buying limit will eat into profits The Union Ministry of Power’s latest order on enhancing the growth trajectory of renewable purchase obligations (RPO) for solar and non-solar power has not gone down well with the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). The latter has decided to …
As per the agreement, Gamesa will supply 30 units of G97-2.0MW T104 turbine, which is scheduled to be commissioned by March 2017 Gamesa has received an order of 60 MW from ReNew Power Ventures Pvt Ltd, an independent power producer (IPP) company, under a turnkey arrangement. As per the agreement, …
Solar energy developer Azure Power has tied up with DLF to set up solar projects on rooftops of the builder's properties, mainly in Gurgaon, where the first smart grid is coming up. The green energy developer is aiming at commissioned capacity of more than 1,000 mw spread across 15 states …
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines informed that as per information received from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the quantum of electricity generated during 2015-16 through Wind and Solar sources was 33029.39 MU and 7447.92 MU respectively. He further said …
