Bhubaneswar: In what can be seen as a relaxation in its ban on mining in 'no-go' areas, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Wednesday cleared six coal blocks, including five in such areas, for three major power plants in Odisha. All the six coal-blocks are part of the IB Valley coalfield and only one (Meenakshi-A) is presently in the 'go' area, the other five being in 'no go' area
New Delhi: The coal ministry has asked power plants with captive coal blocks to sell electricity through bidding process — rather than at negotiated tariffs — initiated by distribution utilities or lose
KSEB zeroes in on farm sites at Vithura, Chettachal The district panchayat’s farms at Vithura and Chettachal will soon become a source of solar power generation with the Kerala State Electricity Board
In a move to increase the State's green energy imprint, five State-owned Electricity supply companies(ESCOMS) signed an agreement with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on Wednesday to purchase wind power. A 100-Mega Watt (MW) wind energy project proposed at Guledagudda in Bagalkot district will supply power to ESCOMS at Bangalore (Bescom), Mangalore (Mescom), Hubli (Hescom), Gescom(Gul
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday cleared six coal blocks, including five in ‘no go' areas, in Orissa. This was the second time in a week that the environment ministry has shown a softening in stance about coal blocks caught in green hurdles. Of the six blocks, three (Meenakshi-A, B and Dipside) were allotted to the 3,960 Mw/4000 Mw ultra mega power plant (UMPP) in Orissa.
The World Bank plans to limit the financing it provides for coal-fired power plants to “rare circumstances” as part of the global financial body's efforts to address the impact of climate change. The move was detailed in a 39-page strategy document seen by Reuters. It came a day after US President Barack Obama — as part of a sweeping package of climate measures — said the US would stop investing in coal projects overseas and called on multilateral banks to do the same.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some 5.8 million homes and businesses in Florida and nearby states still had no power on Tuesday after the pummeling from Hurricane Irma, as utility companies scrambled to get the
As airlines struggle to find cleaner ways to power jets and with an industry-wide meeting on CO2 emissions just months away, scientists are busy growing algae in vast open tanks at an Airbus site at Ottobrun,
Barring an unexpected turnaround, Japan this weekend will become a nuclear-free nation for the first time in more than four decades, at least temporarily. Japan’s leaders have made increasingly desperate
Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) said a broken pipe is leaking ash-basin water from a closed North Carolina coal-fired power plant into the Dan River. The release began yesterday afternoon and Duke is still
Greenpeace India on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to roll back the hike in power tariff ordered by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Authority (DERC) and accelerate work on the solar vision
WASHINGTON/OSLO (Reuters) - Devastation from Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean will sharpen the demands from small island nations that top fossil-fuel consumers help them cope with damage attributable to
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Air pollution caused by coal-fired winter heating has slashed life expectancy in northern China by more than three years compared with the south, according to a new study, underlining
On top of the world, by a fjord in western Greenland, a remote hydro power plant is buzzing with extra water from the melt of ancient glaciers. This island at ground zero of global warming is seeking to
Gujarat becomes the fastest state to distribute over 30 lakh LED bulbs under the Government of India's Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme. This scheme was launched in Gujarat on May
Boosting renewable energy in Australia from the current trajectory of 34% of total energy by 2030 to 50% would double the number of new jobs created, according to modelling by Ernst & Young and the Climate
Remote tribal areas facing low voltage and frequent power cuts can look forward to reliable power supply as HIMURJA has prepared plans for the phase-II of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, envisaging
<p>Vide Notification G.S.R. 02 (E), dated January 02, 2014, Ministry of Environment and Forests has amended rules in respect of use of washed/blended or beneficiated coal with ash content not exceeding
Leading power companies, including Larsen & Turbo, Reliance Energy, Tata Power, Nagarjuna Construction, GVK Infrastructure and Sterlite Industries have expressed interest in taking up the construction of Rajpura thermal and Talwandi Sabo mega power projects in Punjab. The projects are proposed to be awarded to developers on build, own and operate (BOO) basis, through tariff-based international competitive bidding (ICB). For both the projects, Power Finance Corporation has been appointed as the consultant resulting in such a tremendous response.
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned aside the latest effort by a group of states led by Michigan to block Obama administration environmental regulations limiting power plant emissions of
