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 …
BHUBANESWAR: The State has the potential to generate 1,700 MW green power from wind but the Government has failed to tap the natural source. Once a power surplus State, Orissa is facing acute shortage of power due to massive hydro failure. Hydro power is the mainstay of the State and …
The quantum leap in wind power in Asia will come from India as all favourable conditions in terms of potential, technical and support facilities, policy and regulatory environment, a robust manufacturing base and investor confidence are available here. This was stated by Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy Farooq …
Vikas Sharma / Chandigarh June 22, 2010, 0:05 IST Steel plants in Punjab, which constitute a large small and medium enterprise (SME) cluster in northern India, have begun working for a cleaner and greener environment. A few industrialists from the region have set up wind turbine projects to provide cleaner …
The existing share of renewables in total electricity is around 3.9% in 2009-10. This has been achieved owing to continuous focus and support from the Government, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), Forum of Regulators (FOR), State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) and the other supporting bodies like MNRE and IREDA. The …
The Indian Wind Power Association, a representative body of wind energy generation companies, has approached the Andhra Pradesh Government with a request to hike the power tariff from Rs 3.50 to Rs 7 per unit. This would help attract more investments into the State. Even if such a hike made, …
SOLAR cell technology has claimed most scientific minds in the sector dedicated to alternative energy sources. Ever wondered why wind power does not kick up as much storm? It is free; no expensive technology is involved. Terrains inaccessible by the village
In 1833, German engineer John Etzler had dreamt of generating power from high-altitude wind. The dream may come true, almost two centuries later. Hermann Plauson, an Estonian engineer, had thought about producing power from
The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) today said, it was estimated that around 5,000 mega watt (Mw) of power can be generated through wind energy in Tamil Nadu. Of this, 4,889 Mw has already achieved in March. The agency also said wind-based power generation will be enhanced further and …
Noor Mohammad Hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL), the business operations of which were earlier limited to the Nathpa Jhakri hydropower station (NJHPS) in Himachal Pradesh, is rapidly expanding its footprint in other parts of India and in neighbouring countries like Nepal and Bhutan. The PSU has envisaged …
AFTER the world's first green legislative assembly, Tamil Nadu may soon witness a Green Special Economic Zone, say experts who have worked out a layout for setting up a green SEZ. "We have designed a layout of how a green SEZ can be made possible. We have forwarded it to …
This is also the reason why even wind-rich states such as Tamil Nadu and Karnataka suffer power shortage. And this is also why wind energy is often used only for captive uses of industries instead of being utilised for wide-scale distribution to average consumers. This is much the same in …
Kurnool, June 2: The managing director of Enercon India Private Limited, Mr Yogesh Mehra, said that the company would commission a wind energy plant with an outlay of Rs 600 crores under the Vaayu India Power Corporation Limited project in Kolimigandla mandal in Kurnool district. He was here to perform …
5 p.c. equity was to be provided in addition to market price for acquired land The norm which had put a ceiling on the maximum size of windmill to 50 MW has also been removed from the policy. BANGALORE: The State Government has amended the renewable energy policy to incorporate …
In the rush to find new sources of energy and reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, offshore wind farms are increasingly seen as an attractive solution, but their potential impact on marine biodiversity should not be overlooked. Greening blue energy, written in collaboration with E.ON and the Swedish International Development …
Small-scale wind power is getting a lot of attention nationally and internationally and is becoming increasingly popular. Even politicians now believe in the potential of wind generators. But these systems won't get established without mandatory quality standards.
In the context of generation of electricity from RE sources, there is wide divergence of potential of various RE sources in different states. Also, there is wide divergence in the tariff of different technologies being used for RE based electricity generation and its impact on the retail tariffs. Considering these, …
Q&A;: Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Pallavi Aiyar / May 21, 2010, 0:03 IST Tulsi TantiAfter a rough spell that saw company debt rise to a high of Rs 12,000 crore and stock valuation drop, the world
Anantapur , May 17: The drought-prone district is attracting many national and multinational companies (MNC) to set up non-conventional energy plants due to its unique topography and climate. More than 10 MNCs are making efforts to establish solar and wind energy plants across the district due to favourable conditions such …
ISLAMABAD (May 13 2010): Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Wednesday said that 6 megawatt electricity is being generated through windmills currently installed by Zorlu Energy Pakistan. While replying to the questions in the National Assembly, the Minster said that five installed windmill units are generating 1.2MW …
The city will uses geothermal resources for winter heating and summer cooling, as well as employing electric buses and taxis with zero pollutant for public transport a is Beijing, May 12: China is building its first model environment-friendly low carbon city in Turpan, a small town in the country
