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 …
Government to adopt deposed Finance Minister's formula on Independent Power Projects issue : The government on Friday decided in principle to adopt Ishaque Dar's formula for the solution of longstanding problem with Independent Power Projects (IPPs).
The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board (MPEB) is facing a severe resource crunch which has been magnified by the State's policy of distributing free electricity to the deprived sections of their "single-point connections" and the farmers to run the irrigation pumps.
CAG Ministry of irrigation has been unable to bridge the gap between irrigation potential created and utilised despite having incurred an expenditure of Rs 2339 crore during 1992-98, Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said in its recent report.
The site for the proposed Rs. 3,600-crore Assam gas cracker project at Tengakhat in Dibrugarh district is to be altered, as there is strong objection from the Indian Air Force. The proposed site falls within a 20-km radius of Indian Air Force installations in Chabua.
CMS Generation company, an independent power unit of the Michigan-based CMS Energy Corporation, has announced that it has finalised a $220 million project financing for the Neyveli independent power project.
Learning from the UK experience : Although short of its own targets for the close of the century, UK has come a long way in developing a renewable energy industry. Today, UK has 274 running projects with an installed capacity of 678 MW of renewable energy.
After credit cards and pre-paid cellphone cards, it's now the turn of pre-paid power. A forum consisting of reputed, high profile powermen and several private sector companies has commenced efforts to sell the concept of pre paid power both to the government and consumers. All a consumer has to go …
With the growing concern over the extent of pollution in the metros with the Supreme Court propelled activism against polluting vehicles, LPG would become a major automobile fuel, a delegation of Australian LPG experts believe. Speaking to newspersons, representatives of the delegation said that Australia's expertise in the use of …
A World Bank mission has agreed to provide $600-million loan to the Rajasthan State Electricity Board for improvement of transmission and distribution systems.
Employees at JCO Co.'s uranium-reconversion plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, directly heated steel buckets containing nitric acid and powdered uranium using a portable electric cooking stove, it has been learned. Following the nation's worst nuclear accident at the plant on Sept. 30, it was found that employees had followed an …
The visiting World Bank team has indicated satisfaction over the progress made in various projects in the power sector in Pakistan, sources at the ministry of water and power said here on Wednesday.The World Bank officials during the meeting with the Secretary, ministry of water and power and other officials, …
The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has approached the Gujarat Government to formalise the Savli power project, which has seen an enhancement in capacity from 500 MW to 1,000 MW.
China expects to develop its hydro-electric power capacity to 125 million kw by the year 2010, or 33.1 percent of its exploitable hydroelectric power resources, according to the China State Power Corporation(CSPC).
The Union Government, at the request of the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Om Prakash Chautala, announced a special package to overcome the power crisis in the State.
The ministry of power is convening a two-day meeting of the beneficiary state electricity boards (SEBs) with the developers of the 4000mw Hirma mega power project to discuss tariff related issues for purchase of power.
Zhejiang Machinery and Equipment Import/Export Corporation (ZMEC), a Chinese company, has been chosen for the implementation of two 210 MW units of Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project (RTPP), Stage-II. The company had offered the lowest bid at a total cost of Rs. 1,230.52 crores, including spares and excluding interest during construction.
The impact of the cyclone-related crisis in Orissa will pose a challenge for the State power sector, according to the Union Power Minister, Mr. P.R. Kumaramangalam. He was speaking at a function in New Delhi to mark the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Central Electricity Regulatory …
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has directed the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd to allow the private sector a month's time to offer alternative proposal in each of its proposed projects.
Britain's BG International Ltd said yesterday it had discovered 21 million cubic feet of natural gas in the first well it has drilled off the coast of Israel. "BG International has discovered gas in the Or-1 well, the first well it has drilled, which is in the Med Yavna block," …
British Chancellor of the Exchequer GordonBrown is facing mounting pressure to scrap steep automatic fuel tax rises as an industrial allianceattacked the policy for crippling Britain competitiveness. The fuel duty "escalator", devised by the government's Conservative predecessors to cut greenhouse gas emissions, was intended to run until 2002 but could …
