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 …
The Ministry for Power has set a December 31 deadline for all liquid fuel-based power projects to achieve financial closure. Projects which do not meet the deadline would lose their approved status, the Power Minister, Mr. Rangarajan Kuamaramanglam, said.
In the nation's worst nuclear accident, which occurred in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 20 more people than initially announced had been exposed to radiation, the Science and Technology Agency on Friday reported at a panel meeting of the Nuclear Safety Commission. According to the report disclosed at a …
KESC in collaboration with Mohallah committees has launched a programme for the prompt redressal of power failure and billing complaints, says a KESC press release .In this connection the incharge KESC Complaint Centres monitoring cell, Major Shaheed Hussain held a detailed meeting with Mohallah committees operating in KESC Distribution-1 (Old …
Phillips Petroleum will next week submit plans to Norwegian authorities for the removal of 14 expired oil and gas field installations on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Hopes of finding lunar water were dashed on Wednesday when Nasa announced none was detected during a high-speed satellite crash on to the moon earlier this year. Astronomers had already warned they had seen no hint of water on examining images of the Lunar Prospector satellute's spectacular crash into a …
The growth targets for the power sector during the Ninth Five Year Plan are expected to fall considerably, as per the latest mid-term review by the government.
The government has decided to allow power projects to use high speed diesel (HSD) as fuel for power generation. A notification in this regard will be issued shortly by the power ministry. At present, HSD can be used only by the transport sector, middle distillates like diesel are not allowed …
The waste water treatment plant of Panipat Refinery has been provided with latest technologies of primary, secondary and tertiary facilities. Presently, organic sulphides, generated in the refinery effluent, are removed by the use of chlorinated copperas.
The Power Finance Corporation will assist Tripura to improve its power situation. A team of the Central public sector organisation visited the state over the past three days and held discussions with the state power minister, Mr Badal Chowdhury and other senior officials on the prevailing power problems.
Coffee plantation owners in Brazil heaved a sigh of relief after the much-awaited spring showers lashed the parched country. The showers came after days of prolonged drought, which had hit the country's coffee belt and was threatening to cause heavy losses in the coming season, said Cooxupe, a leading cooperative …
The Sultan of Oman has recently conveyed to the Indian ambassador in Muscat that he was upset over the delay in granting clearance for the crude oil pipeline for the grassroots refinery coming up at Bina in Madhya Pradesh, highly placed sources in Gandhinagar have informed.
Vietnam plans to embark on an atomic energy programme that might mean the operation of the country's first nuclear plant by 2017, official media reported yesterday.
Central Electricity Authority has accorded techno-economic clearance to 1000 MW Rihand Super Thermal Power project Stage II to be built by NTPC at a completed cost of Rs 4049 crore. This is a pithead coal-based thermal power station located on the southern bank of Rihand reservoir in Sonebhadra district of …
The airline industry needs more efficient engines, cleaner fuels and new ways of offsetting the impact of fuel consumption on the atmosphere,International Air Transport Association (IATA) director-general Pierre Jeanniot said. If limits on future airline capacity on environmental grounds are to be avoided, there must be a broader debate on …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Karnataka government not to erect any crest gate at Almatti dam "until further orders." This direction by a three-judge bench was issued even as a 5-member Constitution bench decided to hear the Almatti case from November, 30.
Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhska, has completed a storage facility for spent fuel rods and will stop delivering waste to Russia in November, a spokeswoman for the station said yesterday. "The facilities to store used fuel rods have been completed and in November we will stop sending spent rods …
NPC : There was no radiation leakage at the Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS), where human error caused one containment door in the reactor building to come off its hinges recently, forcing authorities to shut down the plant, a Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) official said on Tuesday. The incident occurred …
the Ministry for petroleum and natural gas has directed all refineries to maintain stringent quality control and provide the necessary facilities to receive and re-process "off-specification" products. The ministry has said product quality should be monitored at various stages like refinery, terminal and retail outlets to ensure the release of …
Solar Millennium Expo and Seminar (Smiles 99), aimed at spreading awareness among the public about the potential of solar energy will be held in Bangalore from October 28 to 31 with its focus on 'Solar energy applications and financing'. Promoted by the Unison Technologies Group, Smiles 99 will showcase new …
