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 …
Australia and the United Nations temporary administration in East Timor are reportedly near an agreement on new revenue-sharing rules covering the rich oil and gas fields between northern Australia and the former Indonesian territory. If the deal can be finalized in the next few weeks, as Australian officials hope, it …
Over the past eight years the United States has watched energy demand soar but done little to increase supply or to upgrade the infrastructure that delivers power to consumers. Look no further than California to understand America's potential energy future: rolling blackouts, unemployment, and financial fatalities that stretch from the …
Genetically modified animals will play an increasing role in medical research but are unlikely to contribute significantly to agriculture or food production over the next 10 years, says the Royal Society in a report.
The Russian government has adopted a wide-ranging plan to restructure the country's electricity sector over the next decade, which will split up UES, the principal utlity company, within three years.
The Maharashtra government on Saturday described Enron's action as 'unwarranted' and stressed that an a amicable solution could still be found. Reacting to the pre-termination notice (PTN) issued by Enron, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh refuted all the allegations made by the US energy major and dubbed the company's action …
The Lights at DPC have been flickering fro a long time now. Today, the beleaguered company issued the pres-termination notice (PTN) on Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB), ending weeks of suspense over its possible course of action. The move, which has come without the consent of Indian lenders, has left …
The NTPC Dadri coal based station has bagged the best performing station in-house trophy for 1999-2000 for the third year in succession. The Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NTPC, Mr. C.P. Jain, presented the trophy to Mr. V.K. Sriwastava, at a function at the NTPC Power Management institute at Noida recently.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has decided to invite private sector participation in the setting up of four of its nuclear power plants, making a significant development in the Indian nuclear power sector. The NPCIL is the nuclear power utility of the government of India. The power plants …
Brazil has announced details of its plans to cut power consumption by 20 per cent through rationing and stiff fines, in an effort to avoid daily blackouts in the nation's worst-ever energy crisis. The President, Mr Fernando Henrique Cardoso, decided to try quota system first, said Mr Pedro Parente, President …
Rejecting the US envoy's observation that gas export will be profitable for Bangladesh the National Committee for protecting oil-gas resource challenged that raw gas export would never be economically profitable for the country.
In a major policy initiative to bring around 10,000 mw unutilised power from the captive plants to the grids, the Central government has formulated new guidelines for liberalising production and purchase of electricity from these plants.
Institutional lenders to the Dabhol Power Company agreed today that the final decision on the issue of a pre-termination notice (PTN) would be taken through a vote in writing instead of a voice vote as earlier planned.
For the past two days, at energy plants in Minnesota, Iowa and Conestoga, Mr. Bush has acted like a man certain of his green credentials - and a bit surprised that not everyone shares his confidence that American ingenuity will allow the country to drill in an Arctic refuge, build …
An additional 80 MW power from the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board from Thursday has brought some reprieve to Delhiities suffering from long spells of power cuts. Power minister Narendra Nath said due to unexpected rainfall in the state, the SEB was unable to generate extra hydel power for Delhi.
Lenders to the controversial $2.9 billion Dabhol power project in Maharashtra have decided to go in for a "confidential" vote allowing the Dabhol Power Company to issue a pre-termination of PPA notice to the MSEB. BA Asia, the 'facility agent' of the lenders, will conduct the vote on Monday.
The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has sought the Union Government's approval for a Rs 14.17 crore project. The distribution system improvement scheme is for areas including Pataudi, Taoru, Sohna and Ferozepur Jhirka areas of Gurgaon district under the Accelerated Power Development Programme.
President George W. Bush's long awaited energy plan is as flawed and one-sided as its advance notices suggested it would be. Its 105 separate provisions, unveiled on Tuesday, include several potentially useful proposals aimed at improving energy efficiency and modernizing America's power grid and pipelines. Laos it challenges Congress and …
Environmentalists and many countries expressed dismay Friday at President George W. Bush's plan to increase output of oil, coal and nuclear power, saying it would fuel globar warming and fail to cut galloping U.S. energy use. Conservationists branded the Bush plan a "disaster" or a "crime". They said it put …
The Brazilian government yesterday unveiled a long-awaited power rationing plan to be implemented indefinitely from June 1, which relies mostly on financial incentives and avoids obligatory blackouts to overcome the country's worst energy crisis in decades. The announcement came after week of mounting public concern and nervousness in the country;s …
Saudi Arabia yesterday named the eight oil groups that will carry out natural gas projects worth up to $40 bn as western companies prepare to return to the kingdom for the first time since the industry was nationalised in 1975. The big winners were Exxon-Mobil, which will lead one consortium …
