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 …
Dream of 7,500 Mw of mega projects, conceived years before and officially still on agenda, finds no takers The mega-size solar energy projects planned at Ladakh, Leh and Kargil might be aborted, due to lack of takers from beneficiary states and no grid infrastructure to handle this capacity. In 2014, …
Bhopal: Realising that the power consumption will grow in the coming years, National Law Institute University (NLIU) has recently sent a proposal to use solar based electricity on the campus. A team of experts will be visiting the campus in the next couple of days. NLIU campus is spread over …
To see heightened M&A; activity, say sector players As the entire renewable energy sector is going through a consolidation phase, mergers and acquisitions are poised to accelerate, say sector players. The acquisition of Welspun Energy assets by Tata Power’s renewable arm, and the induction of China Light Power as a …
Team playing a key role in efforts to generate $15 billion in revenue from GE Digital by 2020 The 2,500-strong digital team of GE India Technology Centre is combining data and analytics with machines and systems to help customers solve real world problems like forecasting wind speed or increase efficiencies …
It has been established at a cost of Rs.4.85 crore on five acres of land Bharathidasan University is all set to commission the 500-KWp Ground Mounted Grid Interactive Solar PV Power Plant on its main campus. The plant has been established at an estimate of Rs.4.85 crore on five acres …
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 …
Rajasthan confirmed its position as the most attractive solar project destination in the country with the latest NTPC auction in the desert state, which saw the winning bids falling to Rs 4.35-4.36 per kwH. Of the 130 MW on offer, 50 MW was won by Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital and …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat high court on Wednesday sought explanation from the state government on what was the "limited tendering" process that it adopted in awarding contracts worth Rs 500 crore in Charanka solar power project. This was in response to a PIL filed by a social worker, Farsubhai Gokalani, objecting to …
NEW DELHI: The "smart" street lighting market in India is expected to grow at an annual rate of 42.2 per cent to reach USD 1,868.9 million by 2022 as adoption of LED and solar powered systems rises in the country, a report said. According to Infoholic Research, India's fast-developing public …
Latest quarterly electricy market analysis by EnAppSys finds sharp decline in coal power as renewables generation increases again The UK's reliance on coal power continued its downward trend, as solar PV generation overtook coal for the first time during May 2016, according to the latest update from energy analyst EnAppSys. …
The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for its penultimate stop as the solar-powered plane nears the end of its marathon tour around the world. After the two-day flight from Spain, just one final leg lies between it and its final destination, Abu Dhabi, where it started its …
A humming laboratory is birthing tiny solar cells -- the first such devices created on campus -- as Kennesaw State researchers strive to develop better photovoltaic technologies. Sandip Das, assistant professor of electrical engineering in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, along with a team of three …
Solar Impulse has begun what should be its penultimate flight, leaving Seville in Spain bound for Cairo in Egypt. It should take the zero-fuel aircraft somewhere between 48 and 72 hours, depending on the weather conditions encountered en route. Solar Impulse is now in the home straight of its bid …
The Solar Energy Corporation of India, along with the government of Karnataka, took a major step towards the off take of the tremendous amount of solar power expected to come online soon in the country. Five power distribution utilities in the southern state of Karnataka recently signed an agreement with …
Friends of the Earth groups are building a more just and sustainable Asia. The report "Transforming Asia; Scaling up the solutions" highlights some of the innovative and transformational solutions underway; from community forest management in Indonesia to building solar cooperatives in South Korea, and winning the legal right to food …
DAR-ES-SALAAM: India and Tanzania on Sunday agreed to work closely in combating the twin threats of terrorism and climate change. "Being neighbours across the Indian Ocean, (Tanzanian) President (John Magufuli) and I agreed to deepen our defence and security partnership, especially in the maritime domain," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said …
NEW DELHI: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is proposing to install photovoltaic solar panels on the rooftops of all protected monuments. According to sources, the proposal has initial clearance from the ministry of culture and will be implemented in phases. Officials said that depending on the area, 5MW to …
State governments have started encashing bank guarantees provided by SunEdison for various solar power projects as the world's largest renewable energy company's bankruptcy filing in the US has started to impact its projects in India. The Jharkhand government has decided to encash SunEdison's bank guarantee for a 150 MW solar …
PATNA: Raj Kumar Shah a resident of Siwan district exemplifies entrepreneurs whose businesses have grown over the past few months owing to the setting up of a Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) mini grid plant under the Smart Power for Rural Development (SPRD) programme. Raj Kumar owns a general store cum …
Lack of clarity on how the likely additional costs as input taxes in the upcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime would be allowed as a pass-through by the regulators has put the potential bidders for solar power projects in a bind. At stake are solar projects with combined capacity …
