Wants Waste Plant To Go, Pledges Terraces For Solar Panels

Department for Transport argues that proposal will delay agreement on 2015 and 2020 targets

Greenpeace organised a renewable energy community fair ‘Switch on the Sun’ in association with the Sukhdev Vihar (Pocket B) Residents’ Welfare Association here on Sunday to address the energy crisis in Delhi. The NGO slammed the Delhi Government for not developing alternative sources of energy.

“Delhi has more than 320 days of sunshine in a year and has a huge potential for solar energy that gives people the freedom to generate and use their own electricity as well as sell whatever extra is generated.

Twenty two out of 29 states in India have failed to meet their Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets which lead to loss of more than 25% electricity that was expected to be generated from renewable energy sources in 2012, said the recently released report ‘Moving Ahead with Renewables: Leaders and Laggards,’ prepared by Greenpeace with its research partner Infraline Energy.

The national capital, Delhi, has stood out as worst state in this respect as it has virtually no renewable energy in it supply chain. Other states which are at the bottom are Maharashtra, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

In the backdrop of a persistent power crisis and raging debate on lack of coal linkages, Greenpeace has released its assessment report on Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) titled Powering Ahead o

When it comes to meeting renewable energy targets, the capital is among the worst performers.

Greenpeace has released its assessment report on Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) titled "Powering Ahead on Renewables: Leaders and Laggards", which ranks performance of all the states on renewa

Greenpeace on Monday called for revision of the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) mechanism based on equity principle.

Greenpeace India on Monday said 22 States in India failed to meet their Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets.