PRESS RELEASE
CLIMATE ACTION MONTH 2025 - INAUGURAL EVENT
Date and Venue: 1st July, 2025, A.M.Jain College
GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr. S. Sankar, Professor & Head of the Department,
Environmental Health Engineering at Sri Ramachandra Institute of
Higher Education and Research
CAG has submitted comments to the Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for the draft notification on guidelines for storage and handling of waste solar Photo-Voltaic modules or panels or cells.
CAG has submitted comments to the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the Draft Notification on Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity Targets (2025).
RTI data from TNGECL on rooftop installations regarding the number and capacity of rooftop solar installations in Tamil Nadu, categorised by service connection type.
Highlights
Plus Publications/Regulations:
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Media Capacity Workshop - Report
Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), in association with Poovulagin Nanbargal and Asar Social Impact Advisors organised a media capacity workshop at the Raintree Hotel, Alwarpet on 15th May 2025. The workshop saw the participation of 30 media representatives, including reporters and radio representatives from various media houses in Chennai. The participants were provided with IEC materials.
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"Tamil Nadu's Solar Energy Policy and Regulations: A Consumer’s Guide" provides a clear and accessible overview of the state’s key solar policies and regulatory frameworks, with a focus on the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2019 and the 2021 Grid Interactive Solar PV Energy Generating Systems Regulations. The guide explains grid integration mechanisms such as Net Metering, Net Billing (Feed-in), and Gross Metering, outlining their eligibility criteria, capacity limits, billing methods, and available incentives.
"Residential Rooftop Solar PV Systems Technical Guide" offers in-depth technical guidance for consumers on the installation and operation of grid-connected rooftop solar PV systems. The guide explains how solar PV systems work and details key components such as solar panels (including advanced cell technologies like Mono PERC and TOPCon), inverters, AC/DC distribution boxes, cabling, earthing, lightning protection, and module mounting structures.