The power ministry launched a nation-wide distribution reform training programme in collaboration with United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The programme aims at enhancing
China's explosive economic growth has intensified its need for raw material. Energy resources, and foremost oil, are at the top of its shopping list. As other governments have found , however, the
The Group of 7 leading industrialized nations is not what it used to be. That was amply demonstrated during the energy scare last year, when the most powerful economies stood impotent in the face of
Power crisis continued in Delhi as one unit of government-run Gas Turbine and two units of Indraprastha power plant (IP) remained shut for over 10 days. IP was shutdown due to techinical failure and
French power giant Electricite de France (EDF) declined detailed comment on an official report criticising its preparation for billions of euros of future liabilities for dismantled nuclear power
Asia will add more than 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) of primary refining capacity this year, allowing China to just keep pace with demand growth while India boosts exports, a Reuters survey showed.
The US wind energy industry grew at a slower rate last year because of uncertainty that its tax credit would be renewed, according to an industry group. The federal tax credit expired at the
In an attempt to make gram panchayats self sustainable in power generation, the rural development and panchayat raj department is contemplating setting up bio-mass power generation units in selected
An MoU was inked between Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation and the Indian Oil Company for supply of five million tonnes of gas procured from gas fields in Iran to Gujarat.
Hydrogen has been identified as the best alternative energy carrier by scientists in the pursuit of clean energy sources. The challenges in converting this into practical mode include cost-effective
The country's first ambitious solid waste-based power plant set up in the Uttar Pradesh state capital, Lucknow, will be energised again. After a month-long stand-off, the Lucknow Municipal
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz expressed hope that the projected gas pipeline between Iran, Pakistan and India would help promote peace in the region and said he would be visiting Iran next
Oil prices held firm near $49 as concern over potential attacks on Iraqi oil infrastructure leading up to Sunday's elections countered signs from Opec that a fresh output cut was not imminent. US
Sam Bodman, President Bush's pick to be the next U.S. energy secretary, was approved Wednesday by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. His nomination now goes to the full Senate for
Crude oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill still lingers in Alaska's Prince William Sound and nearby areas, with parts of the environment still far from recovery, several scientists said at a
Oil consumers on both sides of the Atlantic outlined plans to secure energy supplies and reduce consumption amid growing concern over rising oil prices, potential terrorist threats and surging demand
The Delhi government's decision to enter into long-term agreements with private electricity companies to maintain all streetlights in the city is significant. Apart from better maintenance, the real
In a step ahead in oil diplomacy, India will be hosting a meet of Eurasian oil sellers and Asian buyers later this year besides attending a tripartite meeting of oil buyers. New Delhi has proposed to
The Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB), which has been unbundled into seven companies early this month, has firmed up a roadmap to tap investment potential of a record Rs 87,620 crore in generation,
How much is a barrel of oil worth? Market prices have yo-yoed from $10 a barrel in 1998 to $55last last year. Osama bin Laden, however, would say $144 based on calculations n a diatribe some years
