Natural Gas

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a tyre pyrolysis plant, village Sakauti, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, 28/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …

Proposed Dam Presents Economic and Environmental Challenges in Alaska

The Alaska Energy Authority is planning to build a 735-foot, $5.2 billion structure on the Susitna River in a largely empty south-central part of the state, which is watered by runoff from the arc of the Alaska Range. The dam, designed to generate up to 600 megawatts of electricity, would …

UK to give Afghanistan £10m to fund mining programme

Afghanistan has vast mineral deposits which on paper are worth trillions of dollars The UK is to fund a £10m programme to help Afghanistan exploit its huge natural resources, the prime minister has revealed. Estimates of what lies underground in Afghanistan range from $1-3tn worth of gold, gems, iron ore, …

India proposes hydrocarbon pipeline from Kazakhstan

Five-nation line may pass through Afghanistan and Pakistan India has broached the idea of a hydrocarbon pipeline with Kazakhstan that would bring fuel through a five-nation route. India unveiled the concept of the pipeline, which in future could be extended to Russia, during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Salman …

Petroleum ministry insists: ‘Phase out CNG from transport’

After failing to get the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) do its bidding, the Petroleum Ministry has approached the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to close down the CNG stations in the country that have completed their mandated 15 years. In its pursuit of phasing out the use of CNG …

Cabinet Picks Could Take On Climate Policy

President Obama on Monday named two people to his cabinet who will be charged with making good on his threat to use the powers of the executive branch to tackle climate change and energy policy if Congress does not act quickly. Mr. Obama nominated Gina McCarthy, a tough-talking native of …

Energy statistics 2013

This publication titled “Energy Statistics” is brought out every year by Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the present one is the 20th in the series. The publication contains the latest data available from the concerned line Ministries of the Government of India, in respect of different energy sources and a …

Economic Survey 2013: Dark picture for power, coal a shrinking pile

NEW DELHI: The government's report card on the economy paints a rather dark picture of the power scenario by saying the supply gap is likely to widen over the next several years as growth in demand would outpace additions in generation capacity. The growth in generation would also be hamstrung …

Farmers of seven districts rally against gas pipeline project

Farmers of seven districts rally against gas pipeline project Vehicles proceeding towards Omalur Main Road diverted for three hours Farmers from seven districts gathered in protest against the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) gas pipeline cutting through their farmlands on Tuesday. They assembled near the Five Road Junction and …

SC dismisses plea on gas pricing

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking quashing of a government pricing policy that allegedly gives cheaper natural gas to industry as compared to domestic consumers. A bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam dismissed the plea of Manohar Lal Sharma, a lawyer who had presented his own calculation …

Budget 2013: Treat natural gas on par with crude oil for tax exemptions

NEW DELHI: The oil and gas industry is hopeful that the budget may treat natural gas on a par with crude oil for tax exemption, which could revive investors' interest in future auction of oil blocks, but it does not see any strong commitment from the government on this matter. …

Cabinet approves shale gas policy

The Federal Cabinet approved on Wednesday a policy framework for exploitation of Shale Gas deposits, roughly estimated at 51 trillion cubic feet (TCF) and constituted a committee, led by law minister Farooq H. Naik, to prevail upon the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra). Presided over by Prime Minister Raja …

Diesel subsidy for 2013-14 could be capped at Rs 6/litre

Banking on the phased deregulation of diesel pricing, the government proposes to cap subsidy on this fuel at R6 per litre in 2013-14 to insulate itself from volatility in global crude oil prices which could potentially upset its fiscal math. The average under-recovery on diesel this fiscal is estimated to …

Haryana revises norms for change of land use

The Haryana Government has revised the norms, guidelines and parameters for grant of permission for Change of Land Use (CLU) for development of retail outlets and fuel filling stations other than CNG (compressed natural gas) or PNG (piped natural gas). Stating this here on Tuesday, a spokesman of the Town …

Farmers stage demonstration in protest against laying of gas pipeline

‘The project will affect the livelihood of farming community’ More than 200 farmers and women staged a demonstration at a village in Chennimalai block of Erode district on Tuesday protesting against the Gas Authority of India Limited's (GAIL) move to lay the gas pipeline through farm lands. Farmers and women …

Power industry to raise fuel crunch issue with Scindia today

Cyrus Mistry, Anil Ambani and Chanda Kochhar on the 22-member advisory panel Power sector heavyweights including, Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry and ADAG Chairman Anil Ambani, along with top bankers, will meet power minister Jyotiraditya Scindia tomorrow to discuss issues hurting fresh investment running into lakhs of crore in the …

Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline of GAIL goes on stream

Signs gas transmission pact with Karnataka Power Corporation GAIL (India) commenced delivery of gas through its 1,000 km-long Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline on Monday. The first recipient of the gas was Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts, which will utilise the fuel for its captive 6.5 MW power plant. The company has installed a …

Economics of Coal Power Shifting

During the presidential campaign last fall, a single message was repeated endlessly in Appalachian coal country: President Barack Obama and his Environmental Protection Agency, critics said, had declared a "war on coal" that was shuttering U.S. coal-fired power plants and putting coal miners out of work. Not so, according to …

Govt inks deal with Italian company for 100MW power based on solid waste

The government on Monday signed an agreement with an Italian company to purchase 100 megawatts (MW) power based on solid waste for the national grid, reports BSS. Management Environment Finance SRL Ltd, an Italian company will set up two separate power plants for generating 100MW electricity based on Solid Waste …

Deal signed with Italian co for power from waste

The government on Monday signed a 20-year deal with Environment Finance SRL-Italy for a project to produce diesel, fertiliser and 300mw of electricity from waste in Dhaka city. Under the project, two power plants will be set up – one at Matuail sanitary landfill under Dhaka South City Corporation and …

GSPC to merge distribution arm with Gujarat Gas

This would help GSPC create India's largest city gas distribution company Five months after it acquired 65% stake in Gujarat Gas Company Ltd (GGCL), GSPC or Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation is planning to merge its city gas distribution entity, GSPC Gas Company Ltd with Gujarat Gas Corporation Limited (GGCL). Persons …

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