Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The next addition of solar capacity could come at Ahmedabad or Mysore Bearing manufacturer SKF India has set up a 1-MW roof-top solar plant at its Pune facility and is expected to generate 1.5GwH units every year. It is part of company's ongoing solar mission across its facilities in India. …
Indian Industry, which will play an important role in meeting the goals set by India's INDCs, will need to meet obligations even as they capitalise on new business opportunities. Mr Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, said, it is equally a question …
As part of efforts to boost the solar sector, the government will soon come out with a new policy for setting up solar zones in the country to give a fillip to renewable energy projects and manufacturing of equipment. Each solar zone will be spread over 100 sq kms and …
In 2006, the Centre had approved the National Tariff Policy under the provisions of the Electricity Act 2003. Indicating that the policy will focus on clean energy, Mr Goyal had recently said: “Now that we have a challenge to add 1.75 lakh MW of renewable energy, we are also bringing …
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday approved a 'viability gap funding' (VGF) of Rs 5,050 crore for setting up over 5,000 MW of grid linked solar power projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. "The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for setting up over 5,000 …
But government benchmarking of solar tariff at Rs 4.43 per unit restricts players in Maharashtra Rajasthan witnesses solar bids spiraling down to Rs 4.3/unit In the bidding for solar projects totalling 420 megawatt (Mw) in Rajasthan, under the National Solar Mission, the winning bid touched a new low of Rs …
We also have plans to make Mysuru a ‘Green City’: Mayor Byrappa The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) would soon make it a prerequisite for all new and already existing houses in the city to install solar units and avoid dependence on Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) for power requirement for …
India’s grid-connected solar power generation capacity has crossed the 5,000 MW mark, with Rajasthan on top with 1,264.35 MW capacity followed by Gujarat. As of today, the total grid-connected solar power generation capacity in the country is 5,129.81 MW, a statement by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said. …
For many years, the biggest argument against solar power was the high cost of generation. Solar is not viable without government subsidies was the popular argument. That narrative change dramatically in 2015. Now, at the turn of a new year, there is a new question on many minds: have solar …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved an increase in the budget for implementation of grid-connected solar rooftop systems to Rs.5,000 crore from Rs.600 crore up to the financial year 2019-2020. This will support installation of 4,200 MW solar rooftop systems in the country in next five years, …
Delhi-based solar power producer Azure Power said it has won a contract to build solar power plants of a total 100 MW capacity from state-run NTPCBSE 0.22 % Ltd. NTPC had recently auctioned 150 MW of solar power capacity to be built at the Andhra Pradesh Solar Park It has …
India is running the largest renewable capacity expansion programme in the world. The government is aiming to increase share of clean energy through massive thrust in renewables. The year started with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's statement "India is graduating from Megawatts to Gigawatts in Renewable Energy production. The quote …
According to a CAG report that was tabled in the parliament on December 8, five years since the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government leased almost 3,404 acres of land - mostly in Jaisalmer, at preferential rates to various developers for solar thermal plants remain unused for its intended purpose. According to …
PUNE: The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) plans to ramp up its investment in solar energy over the next few years, as it prepares to be included in the Smart Cantonment programme. The programme has borrowed and incorporated most of the criteria that must be fulfilled by a city to be …
Changing technology is slashing the cost of generating solar power, but it is still unclear if these projects are feasible at such low prices Non-performing assets (NPAs) in the power sector made their appearance in 2007, when a number of companies announced big power projects. Most of these projects are …
Ranchi: Come March 2016 and the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), Ranchi will become the first state-run hospital to operate on green energy. The state-run-medical college hospital, which also happens to be the Jharkhand's largest tertiary healthcare institution, will switch to solar energy to manage its wards, emergency and …
Year-to-date, solar installations in India stand at 1,652 MW, with cumulative solar installations in the country totaling 4,816 MW. India’s solar installation capacity would reach approximately 2,150 MW in 2015 and touch 3,645 MW in 2016, says a quarterly update on the Indian solar market, compiled by global clean energy …
In line with the Centre’s aim to boost renewable energy generation, India is likely to see its solar power capacity go up by 3,645 MW in 2016, clean energy consultant Mercom Capital Group said on Tuesday. India is targeting 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022. “Mercom forecasts about …
PANJIM: The Goa government has a major challenge of generating 150 MW of grid-connected solar power capacity by 2022, of which it has to produce at least one MW by the end of the current financial year, under the National Solar Mission launched by the Union Ministry for New and …
Tariffs for solar power could fall to as low as Rs 4.80 per unit compared with the average bids of Rs 5.50-6 per unit in the lest few tenders, reports Sumit Jha in New Delhi. The latest bid is for NTPC tenders under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) …
