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Rooftop Solar Awareness Workshop - Kambar Colony Welfare Association 

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), in collaboration with Kambar Colony Residents’ Welfare Association, organised a Rooftop Solar awareness workshop on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Kambar Colony Playground Indoor Stadium, Anna Nagar. The event took place from 06:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and was attended by 40 residents from Kambar Colony. 

Workshop Overview  

Rooftop Solar Awareness Workshop, Our Lady of Perpetual Health Church, Dhandeeswaran Nagar, Velachery

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) organised a Rooftop Solar PV Awareness Workshop on Sunday, 08 June, 2025, at Our Lady of Perpetual Health Church, Dhandeeswaran Nagar,Velachery. The event, held from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM, saw the participation of 30 residents from Velachery. 

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Rooftop Solar PV Awareness Workshop : St. Louis Church, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) organised a Rooftop Solar Awareness Workshop on Sunday, 8th June, at St. Louis Church, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar. Thirty residents from Adyar attended the event that took place from 08:30 AM to 10:30 AM. 

Workshop Overview

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.

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. 

"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.