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 …
John Prescott, deputy prime minister of UK will seek to quell industry concern over the new energy tax by offering 50 per cent discounts to big companies that cut their fuel bills. He is leading the first attempt by government to use the tax system as a negotiating tool with …
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee would dedicate to the nation the 740 MW first phase of the Dhabol Power Project at Guhagar in the district on April 17, Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane aid.
The Associated Cement Companies (ACC), in a bid to garner funds following the failure of its plan to make preferential allotment of Rs 100 crore of shares to the Tata Group, has decided to sell two more of its captive power plants to the Tata Electric companies.
Expressing serious concern at the uncertainty over the Rs 36,00 crore Assam Gas Cracker project at Tengakhat in Dibrugath district, whose fate hangs in the balance due to the dilly-dallying tactics of the Reliance Industries Limited, the promoter of the project, the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) today imposed a …
The cash-strapped Maharashtra State electricity Board ( MSEB) will have to shell out Rs 150 crore per month, that is Rs 1,800 crore annually for purcasing about 650 mw from the first phase of the Dabhol power project. The project will be formally dedicated to the nation by prime minister …
The National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development Plan (NCIWRDP) has estimated that water requirement for power sector alone by the year 2050 will be as high as 43.7 billion cubic metre (bcm). It has also suggested efficient management and conservation of this important natural resource as there is already …
A high powered committee on restructing of the petroleum sector recommended mergers, strategic alliances and cross holding to equity of four standalone refineries to enable these to survive beyond 2002 in the deregulated oil market. In its recommendations, submitted to Petroleum Minister V K Ramamurthy, the committee headed by International …
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has so far found 45 gas bearing wells in Tripura and developed a capacity to drill three metric million standard cubic metre (MMSCMI) gas per day, according to its chairman cum managind director, Mr. B. C. Bora.
A massive explosion, rocked a Chevron Corp refinery in California on Thursday afternoon, sending towering flames and thick black smoke billowing into the sky, witnesses said. Chevron said the blast occurred at about 2:30 p. m. PST (2200 GMT) at a hydrocracker unit in Richmond, about 10 miles northeast of …
'environmental issues will be settled':All the environmental issues that have been raised in the context of the Cheyyur Thermal Power Project will be settled amicably, Mr P.R. Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, said today.A team of officials from the Environment and Power Ministries would visit the place next week.
The State Government will formulate rules on the pattern of Centre to check irrational exploitation of ground water. Engineering structure will be modified for recharging ground water. This was informed by the Water Resource Minister, Ramachandra Singhdeo while addressing a high level meeting organised at Bhopal the other day to …
The Union Petroleum Minister, Mr. Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy, has reiterated his demand for a probe into the award of the Ennore LNG project to a consortium of companies headed by Siemens, called the Dakshin Bharat Energy Consortium.
The state government has decided to buy water from Bihar to combat a drought-like situation in the western districts of the state. It has allotted Rs 15 crore for the affected districts.
In an effort to determine the fate of the universe, an Indian scientist is taking the help of a theory which was once discarded by Albert Einstein who had later admitted that it was the "biggest blunder" of his life.
Japan has agreed to provide a soft-loan assistance amounting to 11,537 million yen(roughly Rs. 415 crores) for Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station Unit-3 Extension Project(II) and another 22.1 million yen(rs. 79 lakhs) grant for debt relief.
The Rajasthan Government has decided not to disconnect any electricity connection to farmers for non-payment of electricity bills till the end of the crop season. This was announced by the Power Minister, Dr Chandrabhan, during question hour on the opening day of the Budget Session of the Legislative Assembly, amidst …
A high-level probe into the incident of uncontrolable flow of gas and fire at a well of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(ONGC) has been ordered which still continues to blaze in the Bombay High region even as steps are being taken by experts to 'kill' the affected wells.Meanwhile, …
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation(NHPC) has approached the West Bengal State Elctricity Board (WBSEB) to execute the first two stages of the Teesta hydroelectric power project.
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma said rich Western countries were not fulfilling their financial obligations to help the country close down the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. "We keep to our promises and our commitments. So far we have closed down two reactors, while the G7 has got only mere declarations ... …
