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 …
NEW DELHI: Infosys, India's second largest software services firm, saw over 43 per cent of its electricity requirements being met through renewable energy sources during 2017-18, a report said on Tuesday. As per Infosys' 11th Annual Sustainability Report, 43.7 per cent of the company's electricity requirements -- equating to more …
COIMBATORE: Wind power is likely to be sustainable at around Rs 2.9-3 per unit in fiscal 2019 (2018-19) because of reduction in payment and offtake risks, lower capital cost per generated unit and conducive debt financing, ratings agency Crisil has said. “Such tariffs, despite being 28% lower than the lowest …
Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) plans to conduct reverse auction for its first large solar project of over 1,000 MW capacity by July end. Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) plans to conduct reverse auction for its first large solar project of over …
In a bid to ensure optimal use of land and transmission infrastructure, the Gujarat government announced a policy to promote setting up of wind as well as solar power projects at one location. The 'Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy-2018' will remain in force for five years. Projects approved under this policy …
Jamshedpur: Tatanagar is set to become a green station. The A1-category railway station under Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway (SER), has set up solar panels worth over Rs 50 lakh to light up the five platforms, offices, waiting hall, retiring rooms and dormitories. Sources said a Gurgaon-based Renew Solar …
LUDHIANA: In a move which will annually save crores of rupees of the railway authorities, the Ludhiana railway station is all set to get a solar power system for generating 2 megawatt of power to fulfil its massive power requirement. Presently, the electricity demand of the station is being fulfilled …
BENGALURU: The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has set itself an ambitious target of running Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) completely on solar power by 2020. Currently, power demand at KIA is 11MW per day and airport authorities estimate it to increase to about 20MW after completion of the second terminal. …
Patna: The grid connected rooftop project, which entails production of solar energy on rooftops of individual households and institutions, looks set for a promising start in the state. Around 12MW of solar energy would be produced from rooftops of individual households and at least 40MW would be produced from government …
HYDERABAD: Osmania University which pays more than 90 lakhs a month as its campus power bill has drawn up a plan to set up solar power plants so that it generates 5 MW for its needs. OU vice-chancellor Prof S Ramachandram told TOI here on Wednesday that it would cost …
A total of 600 MW solar power projects, set up with investment of Rs 2,500 crore under the open access scheme, in Karnataka have come under severe stress after the state electricity regulator last month increased wheeling and transmission charges retrospectively. As per the new order from the Karnataka SERC, …
The solar thermal industry in India is miffed as it believes that the ministry of new and renewable energy is ignoring its contribution in the renewable energy space. The solar thermal industry in India is miffed as it believes that the ministry of new and renewable energy is ignoring its …
The Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects have been notified under the provisions of Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003 vide resolution No. 23/27/2017-R&R; published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) (Part I—Section 1) on 3rd August, …
‘Will prevent evaporation from lakes’ To harness the power of solar energy and to prevent evaporation from lakes, the government will set up floating solar power stations in the State, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said. Making the announcement through a suo motu statement in the State Assembly on Tuesday, …
Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a part of Tata Power operating in solar space as manufacture and EPC player, has signed up with General Electric (GE) to provide solar rooftop solutions for GE’s six manufacturing and services sites in India. The projects will be executed on Build-Own-Operate basis, it added. …
The World Bank has approved 125 million U.S. dollars in financing support to two solar power projects in Morocco, local media reported Tuesday. The two projects, Noor-Midelt I and II plants, will have a total capacity of 600 and 800 megawatts, respectively, the financial daily L'Economiste reported. This financing includes …
A US-based company has launched a new solar "water from air" device in Cape Town to alleviate some of the pressure placed on municipal and groundwater supply. Speaking at the launch, US consul general in Cape Town Virginia Blaser explained that the device, dubbed SOURCE, uses sunlight and air to …
MUMBAI: Tata Power on Monday said it has bagged the contract for setting up a 150-MW solar project in the state from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL). The company's subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) has bagged the contract and will sign a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) …
Faced with land acquisition hassles, the Maharashtra government has finally come up with a policy to let private players set up floating solar plants on water bodies like rivers and dams in the state. In the first phase, six companies, including Tata Power and other smaller players, have won the …
Reducing power sector water consumption intensity can be achieved by adding more solar PV and wind power projects into the co At a time when the country is facing a severe water crisis, experts believe that if the Centre achieves its renewable energy targets India could reduce its water consumption …
ALAPPUZHA: Thampakachuvadu Government UP School in Alappuzha has become the first school in the state to run on solar power. Power minister M M Mani will make a declaration in this regard in the last week of June. The 56-year-old school in Mannancherry grama panchayat, with 975 students and 31 …
