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 …
Union power ministry on Monday said that it had not yet decided to give the go-ahead to Enron to sell part of its quity in the 1,444 mw phase two Dhabol power project to take a new partner.
The Scottish island of Islay sends electricity into the UK national grid from a pioneering wave-power plant on the island's rugged western peninsular. It is believed to be the world's first commercial use of wave power.
Happy with the Gujarat government's decision to fall in line with all its conditionalities to restructure the Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB), the Asian Development Bank has agreed to place before its board meet on December 13, a new loan of $350 million for reforming the state's power sector.
A two-day conclave of CEOs in the energy sector, a public forum on energy pricing and presentation of awards for energy efficiency will be the new futures in the biennial Energy Summit being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry-Southern region (CII-SR), Chennai from November 29 to December 2.
Energy consumption in the industrial sectors declined to 6.62 million tons of oil equivalent (TOE) in September from 6.63 million TOE during the same month last year, an Industry, Commerce and Energy Ministry report said yesterday. The drop can be attributed to the operation rate of manufacturers in September, which …
Himachal Pradesh, which has an identified hydel power potential of 20,000 mw, has set an ambitious target of adding 6,900 mw capacity in the near future and invited the private sector to partner the government in developing the power sector in the state.
Shriram Engineering Construction Co. Ltd (Shrenco), part of the Chennai-based Shriram group, has recently commissioned two large drinking water projects at Kangeyam in Tamil Nadu and at Mandya in Karnataka.
The fourth unit of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) has been synchronised with the northern grid on November 17. Since then the unit has been operating at 50 mw. The power will be gradually raised to a stable power of 220 mw in preplanned phased manner.
Jean Lemierre, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, will recommend that the EBRD go ahead with a $220 loan to finance two nuclear reactors in Ukraine, the bank said.
Despite potentials and huge enthusiasm among local people, the achievement from Bangladesh's first Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) technology is going to be frustrated due to high priceand non-availability of acessories.
Motorist will soon use cheap diesel oil, produced from coconuts, following successful debut of the newly-developed fuel in Thailand, according to a TV news report. Motorists, farmers and factories in the Tabsakae district of Thailand's southern province of Prachuab Khiri Khan had started using the coconut-based diesel oil in their …
The Russian Government is expected to approve a resolution at tommorrow's meeting to finally de-orbit the aging space station Mir, director of the Russian Space Agency Yuri Koptev said today. The resolution to dump the Mir binds the Foreign, Defence, Emergency Situations Ministries and other enterprises related to the Mir, …
The President has assured a delegation of the Narmada Bachao Andolan that he would refer the Narmada dam issue to the Prime Minister, NBA activists said today. A 10-member delegation led by Ms Medha Patkar which met Mr KR Narayan today said the President "promised that he would take all …
The Delhi High Court has asked the Environment and Forests Ministry to explain the reasons for notifying the National Environment Tribunal Act 1995 despite Parliament's approval. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice D K Jain has asked the ministry to file its reply by Janauary …
The Centre today approved the financial closure of 16 power projects within this fiscal. The decision was taken at a meeting of officials from Union ministries, Central Electricity Authority, financial institutions and state governments and electricity boards chaired by power minister Suresh Prabhu.
In a major blow to naptha producers in the country, the Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB) has decided against the purchase of power from the three naphtha-based power plants in the state namely the 515 mw Essar power plant at Hazira, the 165 mw GIPCL plant at Vadodara and the 655 …
Enron International is scouting for a fifth partner for its $1.87 billion Phase II Dabhol power project in Guhagar after the Maharashtra State Electricity Board expressed inability to invest for the time being.
With the Vilasrao Deshmukh government sanctioning wind energy projects of 334 MW, wind energy generation is set to achieve greater momentum in Maharashtra.The move is expected to bring in a four-fold increase in wind energy projects by December, 2001, and raise investments to a whopping Rs 2,100 crore.
One of the world's largest clusters of energy-producing wind turbines sites here on Buffalo Ridge, several miles from the South Dakota border and just high enough to catch the full force of gales that sweep back and forth across the prairies from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. There …
