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 Centre of Excellence for Geothermal Energy (CEGE) at the Gujarat-based Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), an industry-government initiative to create a talent pool for the energy field, has completed pre-feasibility studies in geothermal energy, becoming the only university in the country to foray into this renewable energy sector with …
Tata Power has a minority stake in Australia-based Geodynamics, a leading player in Enhanced Geothermal System technology Strengthening its overseas footprint, Tata Power along with Geodynamics have commissioned a 1 MW geothermal plant in Australia. Tata Power has a minority stake in Australia-based Geodynamics, a leading player in Enhanced Geothermal …
21 lakh renewable energy certificates lie unsold with project developers Renewable energy projects — once lucrative enough to attract even alcohol makers and farm traders — are feeling the heat as a key attraction, the market for green certificates issued to developers, has collapsed alarmingly, casting a shadow on India’s …
The Exim Bank today said it has signed an agreement for a 20-year €150 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support projects that contribute to climate change mitigation. The borrowings under the facility will enable Exim Bank to lend for energy projects, notably wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated …
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has intensified exploration of rare earth minerals such as platinum, gold and tungsten, said A Sundaramoorthy, Director General of GSI, here on Wednesday. Noting that there was a shortage of fertiliser minerals and geo-thermal energy sources, he said GSI was developing technologies to extract …
Jammu and Kashmir is seeking allocation of a coal block from the Union Ministry of Coal under government dispensation route for setting up of a Pit-Head Thermal Power Plant of 1000 MW capacity to meet the energy needs of the state. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on whose directions the State …
Initial exploration and drilling to be funded by Development Bank of Ethiopia as part of World Bank collaboration Ethiopia, like its fellow Great Rift Valley countries, has enormous geothermal energy potential. However, the costs involved and the need for skilled expertise have, until now, been major obstacles. In late January, …
MUMBAI: Tata Power BSE -1.13 % is in early-stage talks with IDFCBSE -1.87 % Private Equity Fund-owned Green Infra Ltd to merge the renewable energy assets of both companies, a person with direct knowledge of the development said. The transaction, if consummated, will create India's largest renewable power producer. IDFC …
With the Sri Lankan economy growing steadilyalong with revived economic activities in post war era, the demand for energy has increased significantly.Presently, Sri Lanka is proud to be the only South Asian nation to have an electrification percentage above 90% and it boasts of a national grid which penetrates to …
China announced Sunday that it aims at becoming a full member of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in 2013, a move which was widely welcomed. Currently, China has an observer status at the 148-member IRENA, which was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Abu Dhabi. The IRENA strives to increase …
The U.S. wind industry is powering up once again after Congress extended a critical tax credit that wind companies say will save tens of thousands of domestic jobs and allow more clean energy projects to ramp up this year. About half of the sector's 75,000 jobs in the United States …
Kenya’s heavy reliance on hydroelectricity production has made the country vulnerable to climate change impacts, such as drought and erratic rainfall patterns. Kenya needs to develop a more resilient and stable supply of electricity, while rapidly developing its base load of electricity production to meet growing demand. Although the path …
The central government is looking at stepping in to support the wind power producers who has been waiting for long to recover bills from some of the power distribution companies, said Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy. The Union minister also said said that the centre would …
In a major leap in the field of power generation, India will soon start a project to generate electricity through geothermal energy. The announcement was made by the Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah, at the inaugural session of a two-day Northern Regional Science Congress (NRSC) organised …
An analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Annual Global Power Generation Forecasts 2012, finds that during the current decade, gas will see the highest growth rate among the major fuels. Nuclear power, despite some delays after the Fukushima disaster, will also expand strongly due to the large number of nuclear plants …
Studies for locating geothermal reserves in India have been on for over 30 years State-owned NTPC is likely to sign an agreement with the Chhattisgarh government to prepare a study on geothermal reserves available in the mineral rich state and advanced talks are on in this regard. "Chhattisgarh government may …
Investments highest in solar power followed by wind energy New investments in renewable energy and fuels reached $257 billion worldwide last year, with India logging the sharpest surge and China attracting the largest amount at $52.2 billion, says a report. In 2010, the total global investment in renewable power and …
New Delhi The country's largest private power producer Tata Power is scouting for coal assets in the US and Colombia, among other countries, a senior company official said today. Currently, Tata Power has an installed capacity of 6,099 MW and is also developing the 4,000 MW imported coal-fired Mundra Ultra …
A proposal to make all higher education institutions in Tamil Nadu become solar energised by 2017 has been submitted to the Government of Tamil Nadu. P. Kandaswamy, Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, and Member, Programme Advisory Committee, Department of Science and Technology, has submitted a proposal on “Green …
Pilot Project To Be Taken Up In Cambay Surat: After wind and solar power, Gujarat is all set to tap another unconventional source of energy. The state government is planning to explore the feasibility of geothermal energy “We are meeting a delegation from Norwegian government to make a beginning of …
