Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhuwan Chandra Bhatt Vs Member Secretary, Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board & Others dated 13/02/2025. The application, based on a letter petition, a resident of village Kunidhar, tehsil Bhikiasen, Almora had made a complaint about indiscriminate felling of Chir and Banj …
The Government of Tamil Nadu has launched the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012 to promote solar energy. It has been envisioned to add about 3000 MW by the year 2015 under the Policy. The Electricity Act, 2003, mandates the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions to promote generation of electricity from …
The Government of Haryana has formulated Haryana Solar Power Policy 2014 to promote the generation of power from solar energy. The objective of this policy is to create conditions conducive for the involvement of private sector or public private sector participation in setting up and promoting Biomass, Cogeneration, Small Hydro, …
The development of mini-grids based on renewable energy sources such as solar PV, biogas and small hydro has been a successful venture in India. The new report from the GNESD project, Renewable energy-based rural electrification: The mini-grid experience from India, authoured by Debajit Palit and Gopal K Sarangi, provides a …
This report presents an approach to quantify the power generation potentials for solar and wind energy resources in Africa, as well as an estimation of the bioenergy potential from selected first-generation biofuel crops. The analysis is based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data and has the aim to present a …
This report assesses the business case for the deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) in island tourism. A systemic approach is adopted for the analysis of the challenges and opportunities in the energy and tourism sectors, with consideration of the potential synergies that renewable energy deployment strategies can create with …
Under Batch-II, Solar PV projects with a total capacity of 1500 MW capacity are proposed to be selected under the scheme of Bundling with Thermal power as in Phase-I, to be implemented through NVVN. The present Guidelines lay down the framework for implementation of this scheme. The scope of these …
PUNE: Components of solar-powered products will become cheaper by at least 5-7%, thanks to finance minister Arun Jaitley's announcement to boost the solar sector. Jaideep Malaviya, CEO, Malaviya Solar Consultancy, said a company setting up a 100 MW solar plant would now be able to save around Rs 50 lakh …
Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Goa and Union Territories (UT) on 4th July 2014 has released a draft Regulation of Solar Tariff applicable to Ground Mounted Grid Connected & Rooftop Solar with Net Metering. The regulation shall be applicable to all grid connected Solar PV (including rooftop PV) and …
Capacity planners in developing countries frequently use screening curves and other system-independent metrics such as levelized cost of energy to guide investment decisions. This can lead to spurious conclusions when evaluating intermittent power sources such as solar and wind. Use a system-level model for Kenya to evaluate the potential of …
Distributed solar photovoltaics (PV) is expected to witness significant growth in India owing to increasing economic viability and a facilitating policy-regulatory framework in most states. Distributed Generation (DG) can provide various system benefits in terms of improved grid reliability and power quality, deferring grid investments, reduction in T&D; losses, etc. …
Researchers have developed a new manufacturing method which could bring down the cost of making a type of solar cell. A team at Liverpool University has found a way of replacing the toxic element in the process with a material found in bath salts. The scientists say that this could …
Renewable energy (RE) trade among developing countries is growing faster than global and north-south RE trade as developing countries, led by China, take advantage of decreasing manufacturing costs, increased investment, and the falling costs of renewables, says a new report released during the first United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). Solar …
Favouring imposition of anti-dumping duty on solar cells, the Commerce Ministry, on Wednesday, said it would boost manufacturing in the country and attract foreign investments in the sector. This assumes significance as Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and solar power producers are strongly opposing …
. 7.5 a unit by 2020 if indigenous solar cells are used Say cost of solar power could fall & remain at ` Domestic manufacturers of solar cells have said that use of indigenous products can help keep cost of solar power low, countering the government's claim that it will …
The BJP leader has business interest in bio-mass based power generation and sugar industry Union road transport, highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari’s departments might not have anything to do with solar power generation, but he has written to Nirmala Sitharaman, minister for commerce and industry, opposing the levy of …
The Indian government may strangle Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to reap more electricity from the sun should it impose duties on solar panel imports proposed by the nation’s previous administration. Only a quarter of the 1.6 gigawatts of solar capacity in the works now will be finished if the …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is opposing the Commerce Ministry's recommendation to slap an anti-dumping duty on imported solar cells, saying "it is not the right time" to impose the levy. Last week, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry recommended imposing a restrictive duty in the range of …
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy released the operational guidelines for implementation of off-grid and decentralised solar applications sub scheme "Off-Grid And Decentralised Solar Pv Applications" during 12th plan period. The Scheme would continue to be implemented through multiple implementing agencies for rapid up-scaling in an inclusive mode. These agencies …
Government of Karnataka revises the existing Solar policy and publishes the Karnataka Solar Policy 2014-2021. The new solar policy which encourages households to generate solar power on their roof-tops and sell the surplus energy to the state grid. The new policy is expected to give a major boost to solar …
