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 …
Low access to debt capital remains one of the key barriers to achieving the Indian government’s target of 40GW of rooftop solar installations by 2022. Foreign capital can help bridge the gap in debt availability for rooftop solar, however, foreign currency debt exposes rooftop solar project sponsors to the risk …
The objective of this study is to analyse the most cost-effective public derisking measures to promote private sector investment in large-scale wind energy and solar photovoltaic (PV) in Tunisia. The study performs a quantitative, investment-risk informed modelling analysis. Modelling data has been obtained from structured interviews with private sector investors …
The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has appealed to Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy RK Singh to intervene to get private solar developers that have commissioned projects in Karnataka their payments. The projects, under National Solar Mission Phase-II Batch-III Tranche-V and with power purchase agreements …
In an attempt to sensitize the people on various environmental issues and to create awareness about environment conservation programmes, government organizations and private bodies have put up stalls in a week long Environmental Conclave in the State Capital, started from May 29. Environmental Conclave has made a great initiative to …
Impact Hub Kigali has launched a nationwide search for innovation in solar energy, aimed at identifying a company or individual with the most innovative solar solution or product that can inspire further innovation and adoption of renewable energy. The campaign is part of a pan-African programme that kicked off in …
A Kenyan student is the latest inventor of a solar powered automobile and his invention is making the rounds on the country’s social media space. Twitter posts said 30-year-old Samuel Karumbo, who is from Kitale polytechnic , has the car parked in Langas Eldoret Town. The two-seat four-wheeler has a …
IMPHAL: Manipur deputy chief minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh on Monday said use of renewable energy should be considered to meet energy requirements in the state. Speaking at the inaugural function of a grid-connected rooftop solar power plant in the Uripok area of Imphal, Joykumar said energy consumption level is rising …
The State government has decided to introduce solar-powered pump sets for farmers with which they would be able to use free power for irrigation and sell the surplus to discoms, Ajay Jain, prinicpal s ELURU: The State government has decided to introduce solar-powered pump sets for farmers with which they …
BENGALURU: Solar energy developers have protested to the ministry of new and renewable energy against the Karnataka government for delaying clearance of land acquisition and using that as a reason to deny them payments for power supplied. The developers are not being paid because they haven’t received clear titles to …
The African Development Bank, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Africa50 investment fund signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the Desert to Power programme on the sidelines of the Bank’s Annual Meetings, Busan, Korea. The Desert to Power programme, initiated by the Bank, aims to develop 10,000 …
A France-headquarted renewable energy firm has signed a power sale contract for a 50MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Kenya. Voltalia, a producer and seller of renewable power, will leverage the expertise of its teams based in Portugal for both the construction and operation of the plant. The 50MW …
Chinese firm Shenzhen JCN New Energy Technology said Tuesday it is seeking to introduce financial technology (fintech) in Africa that will boost solar power uptake by targeting low income households. Amdy Luo, the Sales Director, told Xinhua in Nairobi that the firm has developed proprietary technology that enables households to …
Africa50, Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are set to develop solar projects in the Sahel through the Desert to Power Programme. On the sidelines of the African Development Bank annual meetings, the heads of Africa50, GCF and AfDB signed an agreement to collaborate on the …
For Father Peter Smith, the choice of adding solar panels to his presbytery roof in inner-Sydney's Leichhardt wasn't just about cost savings but also protecting the environment. His 7.2-kilowatt system should repay the $8000 cost in five years but, more importantly, help him promote the "Caring for Creation through Solar" …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has appointed Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) as the nodal agency for setting up 2,500 MW of inter-state transmission system-connected (ISTS) power projects on a build, own, operate (BOO) basis across the country. The recent circular appointing SECI as the implementing agency, …
The SDMC today claimed that it has become the "first" civic body in the country to generate solar energy by installing panels over rooftops of its over 55 buildings and earn a huge income in three months by selling surplus power to a power distribution company. The SDMC today claimed …
India lauded for making headway Only four industries were on track in 2017 to meet long-term climate goals, the International Energy Agency has said. The Paris-based global body surveyed technologies or areas that need to go green, such as chemicals or aluminium industries, and found that only four passed muster …
New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) The SDMC today claimed that it has become the "first" civic body in the country to generate solar energy by installing panels over rooftops of its over 55 buildings and earn a huge income in three months by selling surplus power to a power distribution …
The India-led global solar-power grouping is struggling to gain legitimacy in the fraught world of energy politics Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Australia's Governor General Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lynne at the International Solar Alliance Founding Conference in New Delhi in March There is a list of 300-odd projects …
Gridco is now purchasing 138 Mw of solar to meet its requirement which includes 63 Mw installed within the state Aiming to establish its foothold in the country's renewable energy map, Odisha expects the addition of 270 Mw of solar power by September this year. “IBC Solar Ventures India with …
