The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy aiming to achieve a green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum by 2030. The policy proposes extending incentives under the existing “Punjab Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022” to new green hydrogen and …
President Bush's declared intention to lift the country's capability for the production of electrical power will be beneficial to the companies building the generating plants : a report.
A wave of energy liberalisation across Europe is injecting new growth into the power generation equipment market. For the past five years, sales in Europe have been uninspiring, with demand pegged at around 18GW a year. But industry analysts believe orders for turbines will increase by 3 per cent in …
California officials want two key electricity suppliers-Williams Cos and AES Corp.-stripped of the ability to sell power from generating plants at whatever price that market will bear. Instead they say the companies should be forced to sell power from California plants they jointly control at prices based on production costs, …
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is understood to have asked power minister Suresh Prabhu to pursue the sale of power to deficit states as part of the efforts to help Enron-promoted Dabhol Power Company (DPC).
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is understood to have asked Power Minister Suresh Prabhu to pursue the sale of power to deficit states as part of the efforts to help Enron-promoted Dabhol Power Company.
India is looking forward to signing an MoU with Brazil for starting blending of ethanol (extracted from sugarcane) with petrol for use as transport fuel. Union petroleum minister Ram Naik, who led a delegation of members of Parliament, sugar technologists and members of the oil industry to Brazil, said as …
While the Delhi'ites are on tenterhooks, the Delhi government is more content in blaming the Centre for inadequate gas supplies, overlooking the important issue of retrofitment. There are about 4,200 buses booked for retrofitment, and its success would determine the number of CNG run vehicles on the road--determining in a …
Twelve of some of the most toxics chemicals in the world have been slated for ultimate elimination from the world in a United Nations treaty adopted in Stockholm on May 23, 2001. A total of 91 countries and the European Commission signed the Stockholm Convention.
The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) has asked the Dabhol Power Company (DPC) to shut down its plant as it has decided to stop buying power from the company. This comes despite the ongoing negotations between the two fighting parties.
Rajasthan -- the only State to start commercial power generation from Wind energy--has bagged the national award for its commendable work in the field. The Union Minister of state for Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Mr. M. Kannapam, presented the award and a citation to the Director of Rajasthan Energy Development Agency …
Haryana has been awarded the first national award for its excellent performance under the solar photovoltaic programme for 1999-2000. Mr M. Kannappa, Union Minister of State for Non-Conventional Energy sources, presented this award to Mr S K Joshi, Joint Secretary, Non-Conventional Energy sources, Haryana here today.
Pakistan's Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf has said that the economic revival plan announced by his government in 1999 places prime importance on the rapid development of indigenous energy resources " as we believe this sector has the potential of reviving the economic fortunes of Pakistan." He was speaking as …
The Dabhol Power Company has proposed a split-tariff proposal to the Centre. According to a senior government official, DPC has suggested RSV 3.50 per unit for the power generated in phase I to be billed to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, and a slightly lower tariff of RSV 3.30 per …
The Centre is working out an "acceptable-to-all" package to resolve the standoff between the Dabhol Power Company (DPC) and the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) over the payment of outstanding bills and cost of power, Mr A V Gokak, the Centre's representative in the negotiating committee, said on Friday.
India is planning to electrify 1,800 far-flung villages by 2012 through renewable energy sources. The alternative energy experts have assessed India's potential for generating power from renewable sources to be over 60,000 MW, with wind energy expected to contribute nearly 40,000 MW.
A new package 'acceptable to all' is being evolved to resolve the ongoing row between Dabhol Power Company and MSEB over the issue of cost of power and payment of bills, A.V. Gokak, Centre's representative in Maharashtra's government's negotiation committee said on Friday.
President George W Bush, visiting California for the first time since the November elections, declared his most pointed opposition yet to mandating federal caps on wholesale electricity prices, saying they "will make the (power)shortage worse."
It's time the government reconsidered its archaic rule mandating sale of power by independent power producers (IPPs) to the concerned electricity board. IPPs must be allowed to sell power to anybody who is willing to purchase it for distribution or retail sale. The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has taken …
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is slated to invest $200 million in the first phase of development of the 16 oil and gas blocks awarded to it under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP)-II.
The Japanese never used to be this awkward. On May 27th the residents of the village of Kariwa on the Japan Sea coast voted in a referendum against the use of MOX, a new type of fuel, in the local nuclear power plant, the world's largest. The village's mayor put …
