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 …
Close on the heels of annulling a bidding for the procurement of 1,000-MW power from grid connected solar PV projects, the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has re-invited online bids for 500 MW solar power through tariff-based competitive bidding. The deadline to submit bids is August …
The imposition of the 25% safeguard duty on solar cell imports will raise power tariffs and have significant implications on the renewable capacity addition programme, a section of solar plant developers and domestic manufacturers have said. The step is seen to increase solar tariffs by 50 paise per unit, as …
Hend Farrouh, the manager of Small Solar Energy Projects Systems, said that a project related to the solar energy systems connected to the grid is currently under implementation, in order to support the use of solar cells smaller than 500 kW, especially decentralised generation plants installed on roofs of residential, …
India on Monday imposed safeguard duty on solar cells imports from China and Malaysia for two years to protect domestic players from steep rise in the inbound shipments of the product. This comes following recommendations by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the commerce ministry. As per the …
HYDERABAD: In a shot in the arm for India's National Solar Mission, Hyderabad-based international Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) has developed solar panels that are capable of cleaning themselves. The ARCI has used nanotechnology to make self-cleaning solar panels. The solar panels are coated with …
Gurugram-based solar rooftop developer Amplus Energy Solutions backed by I Squared Capital targets installing 400 MW solar capacity in Uttar Pradesh over the next three years with total investments of ₹2,000 core, the company said on Monday. In the first phase of investment, Amplus which works on opex model (where …
HUBBALLI: Karnataka has emerged as top state in installing renewable energy overtaking Tamil Nadu, which had long been India’s top renewable energy performer. Recent report of Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has revealed that Karnataka has been taking advantage of several positive renewable energy policies like open …
The twin solar parks at Leh and Kargil have seen no headway, even as the Centre has also restricted funding for the last two financial years. Considering the scope of state to harness immense solar power, the Centre sanctioned two solar parks each in Leh and Kargil years before. However, …
The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has been selected for the Champion of Earth Prize-2018, the highest environmental honour instituted by the United Nations. CIAL said in a statement that it was honoured for its successful execution of one of the revolutionary ideas of using solar energy which made CochinAirport …
NEW DELHI: India is using just 7% of the energy it could potentially generate using wind, solar, biomass and small hydro resources. But capacity is building up and with it the share of renewables in India’s energy mix. In December 2017, the cumulative renewable power installed capacity was 62.8 GW …
From a mile away, the roof of Mihingoni Primary School glitters in Kenya's midday sun. The effect, though, comes not from the roof but from what is on it: a sparkling array of solar panels. Mihingoni is one of eight mostly off-grid primary schools in the southeastern coastal county of …
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways on Tuesday unveiled the first non-AC coaches retrofitted with flexible solar photovoltaic panels on its roof to operate fans, lights and mobile charging points. The first set of coaches were inaugurated by Ravindra Gupta, member (rolling stock) of the railway board, as part of an initiative …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to the Mukhyamantri Kisan Aay Badhotri Solar Yojana, which will give farmers engaged in agricultural activities a chance to enhance their incomes by allowing the installation of solar panels on their farmland. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, chief minister …
The State reached 12.3 GW of total installed capacity as of March 2018 With 27% of its power generation coming from renewable energy, Karnataka has emerged the leading State for renewable energy in India this year, pipping Tamil Nadu. According to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics …
NEW DELHI: The solar farm scheme will serve two purposes: protect the green belt on the capital’s periphery as demarcated in Master Plan Delhi 2021 from being sold off as real estate and generate clean energy at the same time. Varsha Joshi, secretary (power), shared some highlights of the scheme …
The country’s largest single-location ultra mega solar park situated in Gujarat is all set to be a reality soon as the first tender for the 1,000-megawatt (MW) solar capacity is most likely to be issued in the coming month. The country’s largest single-location ultra mega solar park situated in Gujarat …
Plans to generate 2000 MW of solar energy by 2025 The government is working on preparing a comprehensive roadmap to encourage adoption of rooftop solar projects, especially by the city’s residential or domestic sector. The government aims to generate 2,000 mega watt (MW) of solar energy in the capital by …
The Delhi Government is laying out a comprehensive roadmap to encourage adoption of rooftop solar projects. With the move, more than 2,000 MW of solar energy will be generated in the national Capital by 2025. In order to achieve this goal, the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Management Centre (EE&REM;), …
NEW DELHI: Giving a big push to the Modi government’s Make-in-India programme, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has bought the technology for space solar cells from the US and will mass-produce them in the country with the help of the industry. Solar cells are needed to power a satellite in …
Aizawl: The Mizoram government will construct four solar plants and a solar park in different parts of the state, to generate 80MW solar power by 2021, officials of the state power and electricity department said. The Mizoram Solar Power Policy was adopted in 2017 to encourage, develop and promote solar …
