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 …
A payment dispute between Indonesia's power utility and a host of foreign investors and export credit agencies is turning into a long and bitter court battle that could block future project loans to Jakarta. The export-import banks of the US and Japan, along with government agencies from Australia, Switzerland and …
High electricity tariffs are affecting the Zambian government's policy of rural electrification. Opening Zambia Forestry Action Plan Donor Round Table meeting at Lusaka's Mulungushi International Conference Centre yesterday, environment and natural resources minister William Harrington said they were aware of the negative impact of the current high electricity tariffs to …
The 1000 megawatt Cheyyur superthermal power project, to be executed by the National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC), has picked up a controversy due to its location and its environmental impact. The Cheyyur project, located on the sea coast at Cheyyur village 95 km south of Chennai, will use coal as fuel. …
Solar electric companies around U.S. are reporting hikes in sales attributed partly to people feeling Y2K jitters. Some say they believe the bug will cause power grids across the U.S. to crash when clocks strike midnight on Jan. 1, leading to blackouts.
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesday assured Andhra Pradesh that a high level committee would be constituted for interstate coordination in implementation of irrigation projects on Godavari river in the state. Vajpayee gave this assurance to Andhra Pradesh irrigation minister, T Nagesware Rao.
A widely-available anti-malarial drug has been blamed for some of the military excesses committed by United Nations troops in Somalia. The drug, mefloquine, is recognised by the World Health Organisation as one of the most effective anti-malarial drugs. It is often used as a preventive treatment against the disease. Mefloquine …
Radiation exposure NATO's use of depleted uranium weapons in their airborne military action over Yugoslavia has not been ruled out. And if it is true, many people may soon be heading for hospital and medical centres. Exposure to depleted uranium during the Gulf War has been unofficially blamed for the …
State Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Prof Rafiqul Islam categorially said in Parliament that the Bangladesh government would not export gas before ensuring the country's internal demand. He further said the energy ministry is undertaking a study to find out the domestic need.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned Switzerland that its commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 8 per cent over the next decade would be in "very dire trouble" if it phased out its nuclear power stations. The agency also told Switzerland to "intensify and speed up" deregulation of its …
The UK government's planned levy on energy use will have a damaging impact on a much wider range of businesses than thought, including pubs and small manufacturers. Research being carried out by the Confederation of British Industry, the employers' lobby, suggests there will be many big losers outside the 10 …
The first-ever high voltage direct current (HVDC) back-to-back interconnection between the eastern region and the southern region at Gajuaka in Andhra Pradesh is on the verge of being commissioned, according to sources in the Powergrid Corporation of India Limited.
Cambodia hopes to look for oil and gas near its Tonle Sap great lake, but the head of the petroleum authority said yesterday he was confident exploration and exploitation would not damage the lake's environment. An airborne magnetic and gravity survey, funded by Japanese aid, began in 1996 but ended …
A Meridian Resource Corp. Gas well that began leaking last Thursday night and caught fire Friday after it was struck by lighting continued burning Sunday, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. No injuries have been reported as a result of the lightning strike or fire at the well located about two …
Britain yesterday unveiled a controversial plan to test electronic road tolls on motorways as part of a long-term attempt to curb car usage. The 12-month pilot programme begins early next year and targets two major motorways - one near Edinburgh in Scotland and another leading to Leeds in England, officials …
The Union Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to clear a Power Ministry proposal to redefine mega power projects at 1,000 mw and above. The proposal, seeking amendment to an earlier notification of the Finance Ministry that pegged mega power projects at 1,500 mw and above so as to avail of …
More powers to panchayats: The thrust of the new Water Policy of Uttar Pradesh is devolution of irrigation officials' powers to the village Panchayat through Water Users Body.The Kalyan Singh Cabinet in Uttar Pradesh has approved the Water Policy of the state keeping in mind the growing demand of potable, …
The Haldia refinery of Indian Oil Corporation has received the British Safety Council Award for 1998 for achieving minimum accident incident rate. This is the second time the refinery has been conferred the award, according to refinery sources.
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry(Assocham) on Sunday advocated a Rs 500-crore allocation by the Government for a national mission project to set up fuel cells.
A major programme is on the anvil in Indore to computerise all information pertaining to Watershed development programmes. With this, information regarding various watershed Development Programmes in Indore division will be linked to National Information Centre's computer network, Mohan Kanda, additional secretary, Rural Development Ministry, Govt of India said, in …
TheAssocham today advocated a Rs 500 crore allocation by the government for a national mission project to set up fuel cells. "A national mission project on development of fuel cells needs to be launched and a sum of Rs 500 crore should be allocated for the fuel cell programme," Assocham …
