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 …
Farmers in Mpeketoni, Lamu County have pledged their support for the Sh21 billion wind power plant to be set up in Baharini. The wind power project is sponsored by a Kenyan firm Kenwind Holdings in partnership with a Belgian firm Electrawinds and the World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation. …
Gujarat has been defaulting on its renewable purchase obligation (RPO) for four years now Revenue loss of Rs 2,040 cr in Tamil Nadu due to backing down of wind power, says CAG Once the flag-bearer of renewable energy in India, Gujarat has been defaulting on its renewable purchase obligation (RPO) …
The localised climatic effect of wind farms has been unknown and subject to speculation - until now In the first study of its kind, scientists have been able to measure the climatic effect of a wind farm on the local environment. The team said its experiment showed that there was …
The Denmark-based company has invested roughly 25 mn euros in its Gujarat facility While the country has been attracting capex in renewable energy, the Indian government should ease rule for import of technology equipment in order to meet the 100 Gigawatt (Gw), said Denmark-based LM Wind Power that inaugurated its …
The wind energy segment could see a decline in fresh capacity addition from 3.3 GW in FY2016 to around 2.5 GW in FY2017 estimates ICRA. The rating firm says that the reasons for fall in wind energy capacity addition include substantial reduction in preferential tariff - from Rs 5.92 per …
Global wind energy capacity will nearly double in the next five years, largely led by further market growth in China, but also as a stronger industry emerges in the United States, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said on Tuesday. In its annual report on the status of the global …
Wind-power projects around the world accounted for almost half of the new electrical generating capacity installed in 2015, as the cost of turbines fell and pressure mounted to cut greenhouse gas emissions. After last year’s building spree, wind power now makes up about 4 per cent of the global supply …
Poland’s thriving wind energy industry has warned that it faces bankruptcies, rapid divestment and an end to growth under a bill that threatens executives with prison. The wind power sector in Poland installed the largest amount of turbine capacity in the EU last year after Germany, taking total industry investment …
French renewables lobby SER said on Thursday it plans to argue for a major boost to offshore wind power targets at a review of government energy policy on Friday. On Friday the French government will submit a renewable energy investment plan to the Conseil Superieur de l'Energie (CSE), a consultative …
This report examines the availability of capital for renewable energy, the cost-effectiveness of different mixes of capital and investors used in meeting Germany’s medium and long-term deployment goals, and the potential impact of policies on this mix of investment. The relationship between finance and policy stands at the centre of …
With these first orders to Inox Wind ltd, Adani has entered into the wind energy segment. Inox Wind Limited on Tuesday said it has bagged two wind energy projects totaling 70 MW from Adani Green Energy Ltd an arm of Adani Enterprises Limited. "Inox Wind inked two contracts for a …
There is a need for course correction if wind power is to sustain the momentum of the past The wind sector has been facing some headwinds of late and the future may not be as bright as the past unless some course correction takes place. Though the wind sector has …
Suzlon Group has announced it has bagged a maiden order of 105 MW from Greenko Group to be executed in Andhra Pradesh. The wind energy company in a statement has announced that the 105 MW order entails setting up of a S97 120 m 2100 kW Wind Turbine Generator with …
Government of India has decided to provide 24 x 7 power to all in the country. The Government has a great mission of exploiting the Renewable Energy Sources in the country to an optimum level. In line with this mission it has multifaceted plans to tap the huge potential of …
Ambit of small projects to be increased from 25 Mw to 100 Mw After setting the power distribution segment on a reform road, the Union government is planning to rescue the languishing hydro power sector, with a three-pronged approach. The first move would be to increase the ambit of small …
Inadequate electricity services pose a major impediment to reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Simply put, Africa does not have enough power. Despite the abundant low-carbon and low-cost energy resources available to Sub-Saharan Africa, the region’s entire installed electricity capacity, at a little over 80 GW, …
MUMBAI: Tata Cleantech Capital, a joint venture between Tata Capital and IFC Washington, has partnered with Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to fund green energy projects as the government looks to enhance power capacity through renewable methods like sunlight and wind. The collaboration is to share opportunities, distribute risks …
France plans to launch a tender for turbines for a third offshore wind farm, the country's energy minister said on Monday, to be built off the northern harbour of Dunkirk. Unlike Britain, Germany and Denmark, France has not yet installed any offshore wind turbines, though it has awarded two tenders …
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive renewable energy statistics on a range of topics. This publication presents renewable power generation capacity statistics for the last decade (2006-2015). Renewable power generation capacity is measured as the maximum net generating capacity of power plants and other installations that use renewable …
Issues with grid integration of wind energy has led to curtailment of wind power, delay in interconnection for commissioned wind projects and/or denial of generation permit. This report describes the impact of wind power on the grid, methods to analyze the impact and approaches to mitigate the impact. Countries like …
