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 …
Enron Corporation has given a commitment that it will complete the second phase of the Dabhol power project despite having said that it will exit from India, the Director-General of Confederation of Indian Industry (CID), Mr Tarun Das, said here on Wednesday.
Renewable electricity is likely to require additional UK Government support if current environmental targets and wider environmental objectives are to be met says energy regulator, Ofgem.
As long as Americans could count on stable prices for gasoline, they did not have much interest in vehicles that ran on anything else. But unpredictable fuel prices have helped to spur demand in a small assortment of cars and trucks that are available with diesel engines and for hybrid …
Irrespective of political pressure, it was not advisable to take up new irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh at present, former engineer-in-chief T Hanumantha Rao opined on Thursday.
Rajasthan has successfully negotiated a loan worth 180 million dollars with the World Bank for investing in the transmission and distribution in the power sector. During negotiations held in Washington last week the team from the State could get the initial offer of 160 million dollars increased to 180 million …
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Videsh signed a memorandum of understanding today with PDVSA of Venezuela in Caracas. Under the MoU, ONGC will enter into exploration and production of oil in Venezuela.The Venezuelan side has offered six blocks for the exploration and production.
Facing flak from the Opposition and farmers due to erratic power supply in Andhra Pradesh, the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today directed power department officials to purchase requisite power from the northern states and to ensure nine-hour power supply to the farm sector at any cost.
European Union countries agreed to increase the proportion of the electricity they use that comes from renewable energy sources. Energy ministers from all EU countries signed up for non-binding targets which would increase the share of the total EU electricity market represented by renewables such as wind and solar power …
The Ministry of Power along with the department of economic affairs (DEA) has finalised a set of six conditions to be laid as 'conditions precedent' for the issuance of Central power purchase guarantee for mega projects.
The board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the multilateral bank for the former communist bloc, is due to consider its most controversial loan : a $215 nuclear power credit for Ukraine to help compensate Kiev for closing the ill-fated Chernobyl plant.
It's high time India switched over to clean and fuel efficient energy sources or the heavy use of "inefficient energy" will drain the country's resources, the US Clean Energy Trade Mission has cautioned.
California declared an unprecedented electricity alert Thursday after its overwhelmed power grid, crippled by idled power plants and scant supplies, struggled to meet demand.Hundreds of companies were ordered to cut back on electricity use, but there were no immediate "rolling blackouts" that could affect thousands of homes and businesses across …
Seven Supreme Court of Canada judges will decidewhether a Quebec bylaw banning cosmetic pesticides oversteps municipal powers after two companies challenged the bylaw Thursday.Environmentalists defended the bylaw in a case that could affect lawns and gardens across Canada.The high court reserved judgment and is not expected to rule for several …
A top official in India's biggest industrial state said a government contract to buy electricity from Enron Corp's flagship power plant should be renegotiated. The $3 billion Enron project, Dabhol Power Co., near Bombay, is India's largest foreign investment and representative of the difficulties investors face.
Oil India Limited, the country's premier exploration company has shut down operations in Arunachal Pradesh in the wake of stepped up extortions by tribal separatists.This is the first time since OIL's inception in 1959 that we received an extortion notice from any militant group.
France will be a partner country at a two-day international conference on global participation in the Indian national power grid, energy management and convergence being held at Mumbai from August 17-18.The conference will share experiences from other power utilities across the globe about the establishment of national grids, adoption of …
The Energy Conservation Bill 2001, to be taken up by the Parliament in this session, will make major industrial and commercial users comply with energy conservation norms being worked out. There will also be labels on all notified appliances to show how much more electricity they consume.
