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 United Nation Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has launched the 2017 Transformational Energy Access report on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and underscored the need for expanding access to adequate, reliable and affordable sources of modern energy to support world's poorest nations to get out of poverty. According to …
The proposed auction to procure 500 MW wind power in Gujarat, which was expected to be conducted this week, has been deferred further. The proposed auction to procure 500 MW wind power in Gujarat, which was expected to be conducted this week, has been deferred further. No future timeline has …
Wind power developers in Karnataka with commissioned capacity of 270 MW are hit as the state’s energy department and electricity regulator engaged in a tiff over tariff rates. Wind power developers in Karnataka with commissioned capacity of 270 MW are hit as the state’s energy department and electricity regulator engaged …
At ₹12 per unit, there could be no takers: industry expert While Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are seen as having tremendous potential for offshore wind energy, the falling onshore wind tariff has led to questions on the viability of offshore wind, whose tariff is high. “Offshore wind projects have higher …
Despite significant economic growth in Asia in recent decades, millions of people in rural Asia still lack access to electricity. In response, the Asian Development Bank is working to foster universal access to energy by developing small hybrid renewable energy systems in rural Asian areas. This publication highlights the experiences …
‘Says scope exists for evacuating 500 MW with minimal grid upgradation’ A study conducted by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has revealed that 500 MW of offshore wind power can be evacuated in Tamil Nadu by 2021-22 with minimal grid upgradation. The study was conducted on behalf …
The recent tariff-based auctions for wind power capacity, which threw up a surprise low tariff of Rs. 2.64 a kWhr, is all fine, but make sure that the projects do come up, say world energy bodies. Commenting on the auctions, in an e-mailed response to BusinessLine, Fatih Birol, Executive Director, …
Ministry unveils draft regulation for private participation in exploration The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has unveiled draft guidelines on private participation in studies for exploring and identifying offshore wind power blocks. In October 2015, the Centre had introduced an offshore wind power policy aimed at tapping India’s …
The FOWIND Consortium launched a new report: “Grid Integration Study for Offshore Wind Farm Development in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu”. This DNV-GL led study is a significant step forward in preparing a roadmap for the offshore wind sector in India by the GWEC led FOWIND consortium. The four-year project aims …
Installations of new wind power capacity in the first half worked out to 421 MW, compared with 1,305 MW in the corresponding period of last year, a trend that indicates that wind power capacity addition in the current year is likely to be far less than the record 5,400 MW …
The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with PRNewswire. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same). Orange Renewable Awarded 200 MW Wind Project in the State of Tamil Nadu NEW DELHI, October 16, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- Orange Renewable, a 100% subsidiary of Singapore-based AT Holdings Pte. Ltd, …
MNRE in August told seven wind energy producing states that wind power projects, which have already signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) and were commissioned before March 31, should not face problems in selling power due to lack of regulatory consent. Karnataka’s electricity regulator has refused to approve the power purchase …
Buoyed by the success of 2 tariff-based bidding for wind power projects, government will go ahead with 2-3 more such auctions for around 3 GW capacity, which may stagger to 2018, a senior official said. The tariff-based competitive bidding for 1 GW wind projects brought down the tariff to a …
45% of the financing target under RE-Invest met till yet: MNRE The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is also in the final stages of drafting separate bidding guidelines for future projects The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is looking to auction close to 3 GW of wind …
The previous low was Rs 3.46 per unit during an auction held in February. Hyderabad: The tariff for wind power touched the lowest level of Rs 2.64 per unit on Wednesday. This was the price discovered at an auction conducted by the The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on …
To set up plants totalling 3,440 MW in Neyveli, Thoothukudi; draws up ambitious plan for renewable energy NLC India Limited (NLCIL), which has shelved the seven-year-old 3,960 MW Sirkazhi thermal power project in Nagapattinam district, has assured the government that it will implement a couple of thermal power projects of …
Buoyed by record production of wind energy compared to last year Tamil Nadu’s share of renewable energy (wind, solar, biomass and small hydro) in its total energy mix hit 20% in the first five months (April-August) of fiscal 2017, according to a report by research firm Elara Capital. The share …
Wind power tariffs have plummeted to ₹2.64 a kWhr in the second auctions held by State-owned SECI. The initial price bids were opened on Wednesday and the bidding went on till the wee hours of Thursday. SECI, which had put 1,000 MW of wind capacity on the table, received 12 …
Renewable energy sources in the United States grew by another 10% in the first half of 2017, according to new figures published by the country’s Energy Information Administration and highlighted by Ken Bossong’s Sun Day Campaign. US Energy Consumption by Source Source 1st Half 2017 1st Half 2016 1st Half …
The forecast – a significant upwards revision of the IEA’s renewables projections last year – is largely driven by increasing expansion of solar energy in China and India, says the Paris-based organisation. The global dynamics of renewables expansion will also shift over this five-year period, with capacity growth in India …
