In a first, a thermal power plant decides to use DSI technology to curb SO2 emission

NTPC’s power plant in Dadri is the first in the country to decide on adopting DSI that is expected to lower SO2 emission and eliminate high …

NPAs in power sector: Banks looking at bad loans worth Rs 1.75 lakh crore

As many as 34 private power plants with a combined capacity of slightly over 40,000 MW have become stressed assets

Satellite data can help track exact air pollution from power plants

Air pollution is responsible for five million early deaths and 147 million years of healthy life lost, every year, worldwide 

Why we need better policy on reusing discontinued power plant site

Once a closure decision of power station is made, the land remains unutilised for six to 10 years

Delhi takes back Supreme Court plea to shut down 10 thermal power plants

Delhi govt wanted polluting electricity plants to first fit in pollution-curbing technology

NGT sends notices to THDC, pollution control board on coal-fired power plant in Uttar Pradesh

Questions have been raised over procedural irregularities in granting environmental clearance

Renewable Generation Obligation notification will enrol coal players in clean energy transition

Notifications by the ministry are attempts to enhance ‘supply-side’ management for renewable energy & reduce dependence on coal

Maharashtra, Gujarat top sulphur dioxide polluters in India

India is the world's largest emitter of SO2. Of the 45 hotspots in India, emissions at 43 are due to coal-based electricity generation, while …

Aditya Thackeray turns focus on coal power: What Maharashtra should keep in mind

CSE lays down 4 steps for the state that may face biggest challenge to meet central emission norms    

Talwandi thermal power plant order needs corrections

The dismissal by Punjab power commission will not only stall implementation of pollution control norms at the plant but also set a wrong example …

Karnataka’s Pavagada shows a way amid criticism for solar power at UNCCD COP14

Solar most land-hungry among green power sources, claims report released at Delhi event to fight desertification

How the Nanar anti-refinery protests in Maharashtra clicked

The protestors used diverse social, legal and political activism strategies and drove a hard bargain with the local politicians to convey the …

Public hearings on Kaiga nuclear plant expansion, but what are the risks?

Proposed expansion of two units raises concerns, throws light on previous mishaps and health impacts

Incentives needed for cleaner energy from thermal power sources

The Electricity Act, 2003 needs to address the issue of incentivising adoption of cleaner fuels to generate power

With regulations in place, solar sector will look to use drones to improve productivity

Ensuring safe usage of drones is essential for fully exploiting their potential in renewable sector

Highest-ever solar capacity added in 2016, claims report

Around 70 gigawatt of solar power was added in 2016, taking the total global power capacity from solar sector to nearly 300 gigawatt

India emits the most sulphur dioxide in the world

Five of the top 10 SO2 emission hotspots from coal/power generation industry across the world are in India, finds a Greenpeace study

Burden of relief: The cost of letting captive plants off green power grid

The Union government’s decision to exempt captive power plants from meeting renewable energy targets will upset India’s climate …

CSE welcomes much-awaited Delhi government notification on approved fuel list

Notification mandates use of only cleaner fuels and bars all toxic and polluting fuels from being used in the city

Explosion at nuclear plant in northern France injures at least five

The explosion took place in the engine room of the plant owned by a French energy giant Électricité de France

No new coal by 2021: Zimbabwe, South Africa may become outliers, flags report

The two southern African countries have new coal projects in the pipeline amid clamour to move away from coal to cleaner fuel

Switching to renewables will save cost for operators while saving the environment : Study

Around 162 GW or 62% of total renewable power capacity added last year had lower costs than the cheapest new fossil fuel option.  

Biomass co-firing: NTPC retrofits 13 power stations. Will other companies be able to follow suit?

Companies cite several constraints in adopting technology, experts call for government support

‘No country can control the entire critical mineral value chain’

India needs to act fast on exploration, excavation and setting up critical material value chains through adequate downstream investments

Why coal-fired power stations need to shut on health grounds

While pollution and its health hazards are greatest near power plants, particulates, with attached sulphur dioxide, can travel 100km or more