Solar Energy

Reply filed by the state of Odisha regarding increasing instances of high energy swell waves, May 1, 2025

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 …

Solar rooftop project set to begin soon

Nashik: The work of installing solar panels for all buildings of Nashik Municipal Corporation under the Smart City Scheme will begin in few days. Tender for solar panels have been approved. The letter of award has been issued to the contractor. In a few days, the work order will be …

100MW solar plant for Mizoram

Aizawl: An initiative under the New Economic Development Policy (NEDP), called the Magnetic Mizoram Investors Summit, organised by the Mizoram government in collaboration with its official state partners Innovations India in April, has began to yield results. The initiative aimed at enabling a large number of business houses to kickstart …

At 'America First Energy Conference', solar power is dumb, climate change is fake

Pumping carbon dioxide into the air makes the planet greener; the United Nations puts out fake science about climate change to control the global energy market; and wind and solar energy are simply “dumb”. These are among the messages that flowed from the America First Energy Conference in New Orleans …

Palestinians turn to the sun to reduce their power shortfall

From orderly rows of solar panels in a field in the West Bank to the chaotic rooftops of Gaza, Palestinians are hoping that harnessing the energy of the sun can reduce their dependence on Israel for electricity. The West Bank only gets around three-quarters of the power its 3 million …

With 4 years to go, India yet to install 94% of targeted solar rooftops

India has installed just about 2,538 megawatt (MW) of the targeted 40,000 megawatt (MW) of rooftop solar power capacity by 2022 With less than four years left to meet its target of installing 40,000 megawatt (MW) of rooftop solar power capacity by 2022, India has installed just about 2,538 MW …

SEZ solar units hit by blind spot in safeguard duty

NEW DELHI: Lack of clarity on whether the 25% safeguard duty (SGD) on imported cells and modules will apply to solar manufacturing plants in special economic zones (SEZs), which account for 70% of domestic capacity, have got major domestic players worried over the future of their investments in such units. …

Solar energy benefits must reach farmers, says PM Narendra Modi

Benefits of solar power, the generation capacity of which increased 10 times in the last four years, must reach farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told officials while appraising the performance of the government's energy infrastructure projects on Tuesday. Benefits of solar power, the generation capacity of which increased 10 times …

Govt to bid out 25 GW solar capacities in Ladakh

The government will come out with a single bid for setting up 25 GW of solar capacity in Ladakh, Power Minister RK Singh said today, and asserted that renewable energy is a must for sustainable development. He also said that India will achieve the target of having 175 GW of …

Newest Solar Tenders In Egypt Come In Under 3 Cents Per kWh

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company has received six bids for the Kom Ombo project in Egypt, according to PV Magazine. The lowest bid came from Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, a solar developer with headquarters in Spain. It is part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, which is based in the United Arab …

Sunsure makes debut in top 3 rooftop solar EPC companies in India

Sunsure Energy has been recognized as the third largest rooftop solar EPC company in India as per leading renewable energy consultancy firm Bridge to India's annual publication - India Rooftop Solar Report 2018. Having commissioned over 20 MW of Rooftop Solar Power Plants for India's leading Industries in the year, …

Tunisia extends deadline for solar tender by two months

Tunisia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has extended the deadline for project proposals for a 70MW solar tender by two months, from 15 August to 18 October 2018. The tender was initially announced at the end of May and concerns six projects of 10MW capacity and another 10 of 1MW, …

Gujarat leads India in approved capacity at solar parks

AHEMEDABAD: Gujarat has emerged has as the top state in terms of approved power generation capacity in various solar parks. Out of the total 26,449MW capacity approved in 45 solar parks in 22 states, Gujarat has received the nod from the Union ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) for …

Multiple hybrid solar power plants to be developed in Gabon

French multinational electric utility company, ENGIE, has signed an agreement with financial institution CDC to deploy eight hybrid solar power plants in Gabon, representing a combined capacity of 2.2MW. The implemented solution will be developed by ENGIE’s subsidiary, Ausar Energy in collaboration with CDC, the Gabonese Ministry of Energy, and …

How solar energy is powering off-grid areas in East Africa and lighting up lives

Kenyans can expect to pay less for electricity upon the inauguration of the region’s largest solar plant next month, in the northeastern part of the country. The 55MW Garissa plant comes as East Africa is increasingly feeding solar into the national grid, and two years after the launch of Uganda’s …

‘Solar duty may do more harm than good’

Safeguard duty on solar panels from China, Malaysia not only offers little to domestic makers, but may also hurt existing projects While the government’s decision to impose a safeguard duty on the import of solar cells from China and Malaysia could benefit domestic manufacturers, it will do a lot of …

Karnataka beats world leaders in renewable energy capacity

Karnataka added 5 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity in the last year alone, becoming the leading Indian state in green power. It overtook global leaders like Denmark and the Netherlands. Karnataka achieved this feat on the back of rising cost of coal that pushed the state towards alternative energy sources. …

Notification to impose safeguard duty on imported solar panels to raise tariffs: Research body

The Finance Ministry's notification to impose safeguard duty on imported solar panels would raise tariffs of future projects in India and impact the competitiveness of the power sector, a research institute said. The Energy and Resources Institute said the move was also likely to result in higher Average Power Purchase …

Law school switches on sunny nights

Ranchi: National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), in Kanke on Wednesday became India's first law university to extensively use solar power on campus, with its students celebrating their freedom from blackouts. The solar power system at the law school was formally inaugurated on Wednesday evening by chief …

Solar-powered streetlights for BDA project

Bareilly: Streetlights in Bareilly Development Authority’s residential project, Ramganga Nagar Awasiya Yojana, will soon be powered with solar energy. For this purpose, the BDA is planning to set up a solar panel having a capacity of around 50 KW at the Ramganga Nagar Awasiya Yojana. Speaking with TOI, development authority …

Centre imposes 25% safeguard duty on import of solar cells

New tariff applicable to shipments from China, Malaysia; effective till July 29, 2019 The Centre on Monday issued a notification putting into effect a safeguard duty of 25% on import of solar cells from China and Malaysia between July 30, 2018, and July 29, 2019. The duty reduces to 20% …

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