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 …
Stresses the need to have a legislative framework for targets & monitoring system. NITI Aayog has proposed formulation of a new comprehensive national renewable energy policy that would set targets, provide roadmap for financial support and enable creation of an institution that would centrally procure renewable energy from developers to …
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has announced the launch of the Offshore Wind Policy and Market Assessment Outlook. This report is a crucial link to facilitating the development of a roadmap for offshore wind power in India. The report was developed as a part of the FOWIND (Facilitating Offshore …
The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday signed MOUs for generation of 4,000 MW wind power and 200 MW hybrid power on the sidelines of the Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet and Expo (Re-invest). Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who unveiled the state's wind power and solar power policy, invited investors …
Noting that there has been energy deficit in the country, Prime Minister narendra Modi on Sunday insisted on making renewable sources like solar and wind power affordable. He also asserted that the country’s push for green energy was not to impress the world. Mr Modi informed that India is working …
In a bid to boost generation of eco-friendly (NCE) power in Andhra Pradesh, the Naidu government has mooted ramping up the installed capacity of non-conventional energy generation sources to 1635MW during fiscal 2015-16 from 1085MW in the current fiscal, a jump of 550MW. The proposals have been submitted by the …
The Indian solar sector has the potential to generate around 1 million jobs if India achieves its targeted 100 GW of grid-connected solar power capacity by 2022 says this new analysis released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Increasing energy …
Andhra Pradesh government has released its new wind power policy, the new policy will be known as Andhra Pradesh Wind Power Policy 2015. It will replace the previous policy in the state. The policy has been revised to attract new investment in the state. NREDCAP will act as a Nodal …
Government of India through introduction of this Policy, envisions to work in close collaboration with the State Governments towards large scale deployment of wind power in the country so as achieve the target of 60,000 MW (cumulative) by 2022. The Government also recognize the importance of wind energy in achieving …
A total of 18 agreements signed but none has materialised so far Solar energy projects announced during the Global Investors’ Meet (GIM) in 2012 have remained non-starters. Of the 18 agreements signed for such projects at the meet, not one of them has materialised so far. According to the government …
Tata Power, an arm of Tata Group has showed its willingness to take up generation of 100 MW solar power plant in Telangana. The assurance came during interaction the Information Technology Minister K.T.Rama Rao had with the Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry and other top honchos of nine other Tata …
New official figures from the National Grid reveal that 14% of Britain's energy (4.1TWh) came from wind turbines last month. The weekly record was also broken with 1.119GWh generated, and the half-hourly record was exceeded on 2 January, when wind supplied 31% of the nation's energy demands. Commenting on these …
This report looks at the nature of Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) and the resulting challenges associated with the integration of VRE technologies into a power system. It provides an overview of the measures available to limit and manage these challenges. This report highlights the importance of increased flexibility when integrating …
The Gujarat project will be completed by June 2015 and the Rajasthan one by March 2016 Inox Wind Limited (IWL), a subsidiary of Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited, on Thursday said that the company has been awarded two wind-farm project contracts of 54 Mega Watt (Mw) and 118 MW in Gujarat and …
The UK could halve the amount of water used in energy generation by 2030, if it realises an ambitious renewable energy plan says the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The UK is projected to withdraw 20bn cubic metres of water for power generation in 2030, but this could be cut …
Installations of wind turbines in the U.S. more than quadrupled last year led by growth in Texas, as developers took advantage of an expiring federal tax credit, according to the American Wind Energy Association. Developers completed 4,850 megawatts of wind farms, up from 1,087 megawatts that went into service in …
The current low oil price is both good and bad for the renewable energy sector, United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres said on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Crude oil prices have fallen by around 60 percent since June, triggered by oversupply. Analysts expect prices to …
Installations of wind power in the U.S. surged sixfold last year, making it the largest market for the technology worldwide after China. The U.S. added 4.7 gigawatts of new onshore wind capacity in 2014 compared with 764 megawatts a year earlier, largely due to the extension of the Production Tax …
U.S. President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to India could clear the way for billions of dollars of U.S. investment in India’s fast-growing clean energy sector. The president and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week are expected to make a joint announcement on climate change, which will focus more on …
Under a proposed action plan, the ministry will strengthen grid infrastructure for wind power and identify high wind power potential zones The government is to introduce a ‘wind energy mission’ in the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPPC). Officials said formal induction awaited consent from the prime minister. The …
Europe could have saved itself $100 billion by installing solar power panels in sunnier countries and wind turbines in windier places, the World Economic Forum's "Future of Electricity" platform said in a report released on Tuesday. The report, written with consultancy Bain, added that another $40 billion could have been …
