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 endeavor to implement renewable energy technologies have been facilitated through dedicated credit lines from multilateral agencies such as World Bank through Energy Services Delivery Project (ESDP) which provided an initial support to the sector. This was followed by Renewable Energy for Rural Economic Development (RERED) which was with the …
The number of wind turbines built in European waters is lagging behind targets by nearly 1,000 megawatts (MW), the equivalent of around 330 turbines, an industry report showed on Sunday. A total of 4,994 MW of offshore wind capacity is currently producing electricity in Europe's waters, but European Union (EU) …
Wind energy major Suzlon on Thursday said its lenders, comprising 19 banks led by the SBI, have approved its proposal to rejig Rs 9,500 crore of domestic debt, providing a big relief to financially troubled company. "The empowered group of corporate debt restructuring (CDR) cell comprising 19 lenders today formally …
Ireland may start exporting excess green electricity, mostly wind power, to Britain in a few years after the governments sign a contract on Thursday to study the potential of cross-border renewable energy trading. The countries' energy ministers are to sign a memorandum of understanding in Dublin, agreeing to assess the …
BANGALORE: Harish Hande is in the business of spreading sunshine. When he set up his company in 1995, he wanted to dispel the myth that the poor cannot afford sustainable technologies and that social ventures cannot be run as commercial entities. Selco Solar shows it can be done. For 17 …
India will witness its weakest wind energy capacity addition in seven years, due to the double-whammy of high interest rates prevailing in financial year 2012-13, coupled with a rollback of incentives, sector players and experts said. The country may be able to add only 1,500 MW of new wind energy …
India’s ambitious capacity addition programme in wind power generation could get derailed as a slackening demand in renewable electricity threatens to turn off investors. Power distribution companies (discoms), which are supposed to anchor the demand for renewable power, are avoiding buying costly wind power because of their poor financial health. …
Environmental groups hailed President Barack Obama's warning about climate change, but said the president's words will soon be tested as he decides whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Obama pledged in his inaugural speech on Monday to respond to what he called …
The world must spend an extra $700 billion a year to curb its addiction to fossil fuels blamed for worsening floods and heat waves and rising sea levels, a study issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) showed on Monday. As government and business leaders prepare to meet at the …
The wind power potential in Andhra Pradesh is assessed to be at least 88,000 Mw from wastelands. Furthermore, there is a potential of around 12,000 Mw if 5 per cent of the state’s agricultural lands suitable for wind power were used. According to a study by the Centre for Study …
Sindh government is working on 40 different power projects in its wind corridor, with a total generation capacity of 2000 MW in next two years, said Mir Hussain Ali, provincial Secretary for Environment and Alternate Energy Department. This will also allow the electrification of about 120 schools in rural Sindh, …
In the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan has decided to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm to replace the crippled nuke plant. The country plans to build a total of 143 wind turbines on platforms 16 kilometres off the coast of Fukushima by 2020, which is …
London: In the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan has decided to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm to replace the crippled nuke plant. The country plans to build a total of 143 wind turbines on platforms 16 kilometre off the coast of Fukushima by 2020, which …
KARACHI, Jan 20: The Sindh government is working on 40 different power projects in its wind corridor with a total generation capacity of 2,000 megawatts in next two years, said the provincial secretary of environment and alternative energy department. The work would also allow the electrification of about 120 schools …
KARACHI – Sindh government is working on 40 different power projects in its wind corridor, with a total generation capacity of 2000 MW in next two years, said Mir Hussain Ali, provincial Secretary for Environment and Alternate Energy Department. This will also allow the electrification of about 120 schools in …
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has initiated a move to prepare a 'Feed-in-Tariff' (FIT) structure for renewable energy to promote its use in the country. FIT is a policy mechanism which is aimed at accelerating investment in renewable energy technologies. According to BERC officials, the regulatory body has successfully pursued …
Aluminium giant NALCO is setting up its second Wind Power Plant in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan with a capacity of 47.6 MW. The Rs 283 crore Wind Power Project will be executed at Ludarva in Jaisalmer district through M/s Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Ltd, which involves erection of 56 Wind …
Study states that 20,000 MW can be generated by using a minimum 5 pc of wind-rich land Wastelands in Karnataka can generate at least 50,000 MW of wind energy with turbines fitted at a height of 80 metres, according to a study by the Center for Study of Science, Technology …
Uncertainty over payment and short time frame keeps developers away In a rush and flurry, Tamil Nadu has pushed out the state's first solar tender for 1,000 MW, enough to give electricity to about 2 million people in the power-starved state. But prospective bidders have expressed interest for only 499 …
As many as 45 wind power projects of around 3200 MW capacity are under process and out of them 106MW projects are ready for commercial operation while another 150MW projects are under construction. Commencement of commercial operation of 56MW FFC Wind Farm was the beginning of exploiting the wind potential …
