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 …
Work on the Lanco Group's 355 MW multi fuel-based Kondapalli Power Project is progressing fast, with the first gas turbine scheduled for commissioning in March/April, the combined cycle commissioning by August 2000, ahead of its October 2000 schedule.
The Karnataka State unit of Bharatiya Kisan Sangha has urged the State government to take immediate steps to vacate the status quo order on Alamtti dam and to obtain an order of stay on eight irrigation projkects of Andhra Pradesh governemnt in Krishna basin.
The Environment Support Group, a non-governmental organisation opposing Cogentrix setting up thermal power plant near Mangalore, today said that the multi-national company has not sought any funding from US Export-Import bank as being claimed by it.
The presence of beehives at the high-rise structures of the Narora atomic power plant is a certificate from mother nature to the eco-friendly environs, plant officials claim.They say that wild bees take great care while choosing their habitat which should be pollution free and surrounded by plenty of greenery.
According to Italian automaker Fiat, green is blue. The Multiple Blupower SX, which Fiat might import to India soon, is a non-polluting beauty. Three elongated cylinders under the monocoque body contain 216 litres of methane-- CNG for the rest of us-- that fuels this powerful 95 bhp multi purpose vehicle …
The Central Ground Water Authority under the Ministry of Water Resources today sought to expand itself by suggesting in its 14-point recommendations at the end of a one-day Workshop on Ground Water Management, the creation of a separate Drinking Water Wing, a Coastal Ground Water Management Wing and an Institute …
The 705-mw capacity Badarpur Thermal Power Plant, which the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd(NTPC) has been managing since 1978, is now being offered for sale.
The construction work at the Maheshwar site continued as per schedule despite attempts made by the Narmada Bachao Andolan(NBA) to disrupt it. The proposed rally by the NBA at the Mahehswar site fizzled out as they failed to garner local support.
The Centre is considering a proposal to accord mega status to Enron's Dabhol and seven other private power projects. Official sources said Enron, promoter of the 2,184 mw project in Maharashtra, had approached the Union power ministry for mega project status, which would enable it to bring down tariffs.
If fresh rains hit central coastal Vietnam again it will spell doom for the region, say meteorologist . This area is already struggling to recover from last November's devastating floods that killed around 730 people ( Down To Earth , Vol 8, No 13). Meteorologist in Hanoi said weather patterns …
A cabinet note has been prepared with some "never-before" decisions on controlling the pollution caused by commercial vehicles. The proposals, for implementation on April 1, include a baseline norm of Euro II for all new diesel vehicles(which, currently, are not even Euro I).
Australia's aviation authorities said yesterday they were investigating whether contaminated fuel supplied by Exxon Mobil, the US oil group, might have contributed to air crashes in the past 18 months. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority this week grounded about 5,000 light aircraft that filled up with Mobil aviation gas between …
TERI in 25 years has developed a large number of energy models, the most important of which is TEEESE(TERI Energy Environment Economic Simulation and Evaluation). TERI staff has also acquired the well known MARKAL model, adapted, and applied it to India for a variety of analytical exercise.
In a fresh twist to the Cogentrix drama, the Union government has asked Karnataka to revise the power purchase agreement (PPA) before it can issue a counter-guarantee to the Mangalore power project. It has also "advised" the state (but not made it incumbent) to review the capital costs of the …
The government proposes to bring in a Bill in the Budget session of Parliament to facilitate unbundling of State Electricity Boards and step up their corporatisation and privatisation, a top official said at New Delhi today.
The government is planning to introduce a Bill in the forthcoming budget session of Parliament to facilitate unbundling of state electricity boards and hasten the privatisation process, power secretary said on Thursday. The Bill will propose amendments in the Electricity Act.
China has given final approval for the country's first project to import liquefied natural gas, setting the scene for what promises to be an intense bidding process between several international companies, officials said.
All new residential buildings across the country will have to install solar water heaters as a rule. The Union Urban Affairs Ministry, alarmed by the acute shortage of power in major metros, has asked the state governemnts to amend the building bye-laws of the municipalities for the mandatory installation of …
NTPC is ready to step into Cogentrix's shoes and implement the 1000 MW Mangalore Power project. Union power minister Rangarajan Kumarmangalam assured Karnataka power officials at a meeting on Tuesday that the Centre is prepared to bail out the state through NTPC if Cogentrix and other co-promoters of this ambitious …
