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 …
Projects completed under Power Africa have brought electricity to more than 50 million people The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) announced it has committed $2.4 billion to date to the U.S. Power Africa initiative to harness the resources of the private sector to bring more electricity to Africa. OPIC's commitments …
Sembcorp Energy India Ltd (SEIL) has been awarded a 300 MW wind power project in the country’s third nationwide wind power auction conducted recently. This is the third consecutive bid win for the subsidiaries of Sembcorp Green Infra Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEIL. With this win SEIL has won …
The South African Wind Energy Association has asked the government to sign power purchase agreements to move ahead with approved projects that have been delayed for a third year.
The country aims to achieve the target of 175 GW (100 GW solar, 60 GW wind, remaining from small hydro and other sources) installed renewable power capacity by FY22. India’s global commitments to cut its carbon footprint, falling solar rates and unlocking of potential energy demand through ‘24X7’ power schemes …
Under a scheme of the SECI, all the other costs are waived off The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has allocated 50 Megawatt (Mw) wind power capacity to Odisha to meet the state’s Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) for promoting the renewable energy sector. “Wind flow in Odisha is not …
Visakhapatnam: Discussions around renewable energy took centre stage at the CII Partnership Summit on Sunday, as Andhra Pradesh signed MoUs worth over Rs 68,000 crore for a host of projects in this area. Speaking on the sidelines of the event, delegates stressed on the importance of this shift — from …
GANDHINAGAR: Aiming to reduce the dependence on coal and gas for power generation, the Gujarat government will begun working on a new hybrid energy policy under which it will provide greater focus on solar and wind-based power, and promote wind and power based units that share the same land and …
The government has extended the waiver of inter-state power transmission charges and losses for the solar and wind power projects commissioned till March 31, 2022, with a view to giving a boost to clean energy sources. Earlier, the waiver was available to solar and wind power projects commissioned till December …
Climate change is expected to drive demand for clean energy in the decades ahead, giving an edge to countries that invest in the manufacture and export of low-carbon technologies. Despite this, President Trump is pushing to slash spending on clean energy research, even as America’s chief economic rivals aim to …
For more than two decades, the European Union (EU) has been at the forefront of global renewable energy deployment. The adoption of long-term targets and supporting policy measures has resulted in strong growth in renewable energy deployment across the region, from a 9% share in gross final energy consumption in …
The global wind energy industry enjoyed another strong year in 2017, installing a total of 52,573 megawatts worth of new wind capacity, increasing the global cumulative installed capacity up to 539,581 megawatts (MW), as “dramatic price drops” exemplify the current state of play around the world. The Global Wind Energy …
India has the potential for a large-scale energy transition, i.e. the rapid transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy. The country has set for itself ambitious renewable energy targets, with government policy intending to achieve 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2022. It is about 59 …
Australia's love affair with clean energy and battery storage is only just beginning, with the nation on the verge of an energy storage boom, as the cost of lithium-ion batteries rapidly drops, a new report details. The 'Fully Charged: Renewables and Storage Powering Australia’ report shows that Australia is on …
There was reprieve for the US consortium of investors Cordisons International (K) limited and its rival Kenwind limited after the Environment and land court in Malindi set a date for ruling on a long standing case in Kiongwe, Lamu County. The two firms are locked in a suit for control …
Britain accounted for more than half of the new offshore wind power capacity built in Europe last year, as the sector broke installation records across the continent. The windfarms out in the North Sea and other shallow European waters are getting bigger in every sense. Soon turbines will almost be …
The decade-long fight between Enercon GmBH and its Indian arm, Wind World India, is proving to be a serious issue for the wind energy sector, as turbines with over 3,000 MW capacity have become near non-functional for want of servicing and lack of components, people close to the development told …
This paper analyzes the roles of policies and preferences in national adoption of solar and wind energy technologies. Use cross-sectional and panel regressions for both the European Union and a broader international sample. Find that countries that price carbon emissions have gone on to adopt more solar and wind energy. …
With prices falling at such a fast pace, financially beleaguered state-owned power distribution companies are reneging on contracts they had signed at higher tariffs As tariffs tumble to record lows in both solar and wind power, there is also increasing concern of states going back on power purchase agreements (PPAs) …
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy on Monday said it has won orders for 326 megawatt (Mw) of wind power capacity and expected this will help improve the company's operations in India. "Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the leading renewable energy player in India, has won multiple wind power orders for a total …
Tulsi Tanti, Chairman and Managing Director of wind turbine manufacturing company Suzlon Energy, is the new President of the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers’ Association. Tanti took over from Sarvesh Kumar, Chief Operating Officer of RRB Ltd, another wind turbine company, at a meeting of the association that was held here …
