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 …
NTPC is planning to sell rupee-denominated offshore green bonds to raise up to $250 million by the end of July as part of efforts by India's biggest power producer to enter renewable energy business. If this happens, the state-run company will break almost a year-long jinx to emerge as the …
· Joint venture to mark CLP India’s entry into the solar energy sector · The 100 MW project will be Suzlon’s first project in the solar energy sector · Part of 210 MW projects won by Suzlon through competitive bidding in Telangana Mumbai, 20th June 2016: CLP India, one of …
The United Kingdom Department for International Development has approved an additional £16.7 million for Solar Nigeria to help scale the market for solar home lighting and power in Nigeria through to 2020, enabling millions of Nigerian households to experience reliable power for the very first time. The pilot programmes in …
KSEB zeroes in on farm sites at Vithura, Chettachal The district panchayat’s farms at Vithura and Chettachal will soon become a source of solar power generation with the Kerala State Electricity Board submitting a detailed project report to the State Planning Board for generating 30 kilo watt of electricity. Sources …
The government’s draft policy for wind and solar hybrid plants, released for public comments recently, is a good step, but restrictive as it puts a cap on the size of such units. The policy, which is available on the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s website and is open for …
As solar power starts to win on prices over conventional energy, it has decided to give discoms a miss and buy electricity directly from solar plants in Madhya Pradesh If 60 per cent of Delhi Metro’s daytime requirement of power is met from as far as Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, …
The new solar pact as being focused on research projects around micro-grid systems for connectivity of remote areas. India and the UK today clinched two new key agreements on solar energy and nano technology as part of their wider science and technology cooperation. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister for Science and …
For this, it is imperative that the right policies are in place, the study said. The average cost of electricity generated by solar and wind energy could fall by up to 59% by 2025 if the right policies are in place, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) …
Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Exeter are one step closer to developing a new generation of low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells. The structure is one of the world's first examples of a tri-layer metasurface absorber using a carbon interlayer. The system, developed by Chenglong Wang a PhD student in …
High in the Usambara Mountains of northern Tanzania, a woman prepares to give birth in the pitch black. Her family clusters around her. With no electricity at the birthing clinic, someone shines a mobile phone above the midwife’s head. The baby is the last to be born in near darkness …
The average cost of electricity generated by solar and wind energy could fall by up to 59 percent by 2025 if the right policies are in place, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said on Wednesday. Since 2009, solar photovoltaic (PV) module prices have fallen by 80 …
CAIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As young people across the Middle East grapple with a lack of employment, a growing number of Egyptian entrepreneurs are learning that eco-friendly businesses can solve environmental problems and boost their bottom line. The region’s burst of innovation is driven partly by greater access to …
Is there a growing awareness among the people of Mysuru about the concepts of climate change and global warming consequent to drought and unprecedented heat in the recent past? Are people warming up to the idea of being environment-friendly and responsible in their life style? The answer is yes, according …
The New and Renewable Energy Ministry plans to set up grid-connected 1,000 MW wind energy projects which will supply power at price discovered through competitive bidding. The ministry today sanctioned a scheme for setting up 1,000 MW CTU-connected wind power projects, an official said. The ministry has invited public comments …
The government has sought for public comments for draft National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy which aims at providing a framework to promote large grid connected wind-solar PV system for optimal and efficient utilisation of transmission infrastructure among others. “Draft National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy has been prepared and being placed for comments/suggestions/views …
Increasing economies of scale, more competitive supply chains and further technological improvements will continue reducing the costs of solar and wind power. The same factors will also boost the availability of these key renewable power sources at night and in varying weather conditions. With the right policies in place, the …
Havells India, Havells Share price, Promptec Renewable Energy Solutions, promtec enterprises, promtec industrial products, In a separate filing, Havells said it is launching solar solutions including solar power generating systems, home lighting kits, solar pumps, solar street lights etc. (Website) Electrical equipment maker Havells India today said it will increase …
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has decided to use solar energy in its offices across the five zones and 14 sub-zones. In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between VMC and Renewable Energy Corporation of India (RECI). VMC is the first municipal corporation of the state …
Cities have a huge waste problem. Levels are expected to more than double (pdf) over the next 20 years in low and middle income countries as the population increases towards an estimated 8.6 billion by 2030. Ecube is one of a handful of startups trying to tackle the issue through …
Engineering firm ABB has commissioned five sub-stations to integrate 648 MW solar project at Kamuthi in Tamil Nadu to the national transmission grid. The project was awarded by independent power producer Adani Group in 2015 and completed on schedule, the company said in a BSE filing today. According to statement, …
