With some US$100bn of existing and proposed thermal power plants in financial distress, and low cost but variable renewable energy capacity best able to meet the ambitious targets set by government, India
<p>The National Green Tribunal’s eastern zone bench on 13 July, 2015 issued a cause notice to Bakreshwar thermal power plant, asking why it should not be penalised for dumping fly-ash and polluting Chandrabhaga and Bakreshwar rivers in West Bengal</p>
The use of sewage water to meet cooling needs of coal-based power plants will not resolve the conflict over water between thermal projects, farmers and urban communities, a Greenpeace India report said
After suffering from polluted air for years, especially during winter, the citizens of Delhi may just be able to breathe cleaner air this time. Delhi may get respite from smoggy mornings this winter.
To prepare blueprint for creek’s restoration within next three months CHENNAI: With the ecologically-sensitive Ennore Creek remaining in a state of neglect due to continuing industrial pollution, National
The Kolkata bench of national green tribunal (NGT) headed by Justice Pratap Kumar Roy rejected the proposal to set up a thermal power station in Nayachar island as it violated the coastal regulations zone
Chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday laid the foundation for a supercritical thermal power project at Ennore near Chennai. The contract to construct the 660MW thermal plant at a cost of Rs 4,956
Boiler of the first unit of 4×270 MW power project lighted-up on Monday The 4×270 MW (1,080) Bhadradri Thermal Power Station (BTPS), the second power project taken up after the formation of Telangana
NEW DELHI: Preparing a key proposal for the new government, the Union environment ministry has decided to “re-engineer” its existing environment impact assessment (EIA) notification and bring a completely
The govt. notified norms for sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions in December 2015, but these have not been implemented, says expert Clusters of thermal power plants in Northern India were
<p>Global coal use is set to rise by 1.2% in 2022, surpassing 8 billion tonnes in a single year for the first time and eclipsing the previous record set in 2013, according to this report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).</p>
The number of coal-fired power plants being developed around the world has collapsed in the last three years, according to a report. The number of plants on which construction has begun each year has
NEW DELHI: The Badarpur thermal power plant which stopped operations last winter will again close down from mid-October to keep air pollution levels under control in winter. Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro- Legal Action (ICELA) Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 12/07/2017 regarding
Additionally, the provision of penalty for gratuitous loadsheddings in the tariff policy would also push discoms to have adequate PPAs tied up. The Gujarat government is likely to conduct reverse auction
BGR Energy Systems has bagged Rs 2,788.60 crore order from NLC India Ltd for its 1,980 MW thermal power plant in Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh. "On November 21, 2016 Letter of Award (LoA) was issued to BGR
With three days to go for the official paddy sowing season to start, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has ensured 13,000 MW of power generation to meet an expected demand of 12,500 MW
India is also a very price sensitive market where the lowest tariff matters more than any other criteria. Kolkata: The domestic solar power capacity addition is expected to be nearly 7-7.5 GW (including
Visakhapatnam: In an initiative aimed at conservation of Olive Ridley turtles along the coast, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has joined hands with the state forest department to protect
In a setback for coal-fired power generation and a victory for the renewable energy lobby, Standard Bank will not provide funding for two new independent coal-fired power stations. This follows similar
