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 …
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has inked an MoU with the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) to launch Solar for Healthcare, an initiative focusing on supply of solar power in government medical institutions, said an official statement. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has inked …
In India, 400 million people live without adequate electricity access in India and yet the solar lighting market remains nascent with penetration well below five percent. To discuss this issue, India's largest CSR management company NextGen, in partnership with International Finance Corporation (IFC) and ET CSR, hosted a workshop on …
Tata Power Solar on Wednesday commissioned a 100 kilowatt (kW) rooftop solar plant at Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Ltd. at Bidadi on the city's outskirts, the solar firm said on Wednesday. "The rooftop plant was installed in a record 21 days on the top of the administrative building of the …
A new twist on the use of renewable energy is saving children's lives in Africa. The innovation--a solar powered oxygen delivery system--is providing concentrated oxygen in hospital for children suffering from severe pneumonia. The device created by Dr. Michael Hawkes, an assistant professor in the University of Alberta's Division of …
Gurgaon: Gurgaon has crossed its installed solar energy capacity target for summer, which was set at 5MW. Officials of the Haryana Renewable Energy Department (HAREDA) said the district's installed solar power capacity has crossed 12 MW (as of last week) and they are all set to achieve the 20 MW …
The Uttarakhand government has decided to set up a solar power plant on 1,048 hectares of land to meet the growing demand of electricity in the hill state. The plant will be set up by Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Authority (UREDA). The decision to allocate the land for the solar …
Leading by example, Punjab Naatshala has adopted green and clean energy by switching over to solar power for its energy consumption needs. The centre for theatre and culture experience on GT Road has recently installed a 20 kw solar-power panel that has cut down on 75 per cent of its …
The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal of energy department under Chief Minister's New and Renewable Energy Scheme for installation of 3,000 solar pumps and one kilowatt offgrid power plants on residential and commercial buildings. Principal secretary (cabinet secretariat) Brajesh Mehrotra said the cabinet OK'd a grant of Rs …
State-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is planning to invest around Rs 3,000 crore over the next five years to set up solar and wind projects across the country. The company is looking at opportunities in states like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, among others. "After …
Barack Obama, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Peña Nieto will commit to a new regional clean power goal at a summit this week in Ottawa, the White House has said. The leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico, meeting on Wednesday at the so-called “Three Amigos” summit, will pledge to have …
GlobalData report predicts compound annual growth rate of over 13 per cent for global solar PV market over the next decade Global solar capacity will almost treble over the next decade, reaching over 271GW of cumulative installed capacity by 2025, according to new research from analysts GlobalData. The company's latest …
More foreign investors are being attracted to the emerging renewable energy markets in Africa. Private equity company Denham Capital and renewable energy company GreenWish Partners have signed an agreement to finance and develop renewable energy projects across Africa. The cumulative capacity of these projects will be 600 MW. The two …
A new report commissioned by IHS Towers, the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, has disclosed that Africa must deliver a renewable power revolution as happened with telecommunications, to reach its ambitious targets. According to the report themed, “Power Up, Delivering Renewable Energy in …
Scaling up renewable energy calls for mobilising a massive investment increase. Renewables bring far reaching benefits in terms of human health, energy access, environmental protection and the response to climate change, along with the potential to create new jobs around the world. Amid rapidly falling technology costs, meanwhile, renewable energy …
CHENNAI: Greater Chennai Corporation will install solar panels on the rooftops of 130 buildings as part of phase-two expansion of the project to tap renewable energy to power the local body's offices. The civic body had identified 836 buildings suitable to execute the project, after a feasibility study. Subsequently, 77 …
Winning bids for solar projects in Gujarat remained stuck at Rs 4.43 per unit, the reserve price set for most of the recent auctions in India, suggesting that prices may have bottomed out. The contracts were awarded on the basis of the least subsidy sought. The auction conducted by the …
How installation of solar panels can help users save on electricity bills The heat of the sun this summer may leave you high and dry. But it can soothe your purse strings if you have a solar roof top project to harness the sun’s energy. India receives a total of …
The company is already carrying out the feasibility and financial viability study for the project Shadow over SunEdison India's solar projects State-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is planning to set up a 600-MW solar power project at the Koyna hydel power complex in Maharashtra as part of an initiative …
Kolkata: People of Bagnan will now have access to affordable energy solutions. ONergy, a multiple award-winning solar enterprise, through its 18th Renewable Energy Centre inauguration is bringing innovative solar energy solutions that's lighting a path toward economic empowerment. ONergy's innovative solar power solutions are providing energy to meet India's development …
NEW DELHI: Hyderabad-based Cygni Energy has won the distinction of being the first company to avail of the benefits offered by the government under Start-up India Action Plan. However, it remains the only company to do so since the plan was kicked off in January, signalling a tepid start to …
