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 …
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is all set to usher in an era of an alternative source of energy, with firm plans to explore and exploit the vast reserves of "coalbed methane gas". With the coming to fruition of its efforts to ensure a continous flow of methane gas from …
Mangalore University, in collaboration with the Bhabha Atomic Research centre (BARC), Mumbai, is organising a two-day national seminar on 'Energy Options - Nuclear Energy' here on February 22 and 23.
Europe is giving electricity customers the right to choose their supplier. The upheaval could turn it into the world's most competitive market for power : a report.
Goa expects lifting of the ban on new power connections, imposed by the high court for nearly 10 months now, once the state's first mini private power project is commissioned by the month end.
The World Bank today approved a loan of $210 million for a power project in Andhra Pradesh.It is the first loan granted by the World bank for India's infrastructure sector after imposition of the US economic sanctions in protest against its nuclear tests in May last.
The A V Birla Group has decided to put on hold its power project at Rosa in Uttar Pradesh. In a note to the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) last week, the group said they would discontinue with the payment of retention fees as their plan for going ahead …
The Badarpur Thermal Power Station in Delhi has been doing a lot more than just generating electricity. It has also been devising ways and means of effective utilisation of coal ash. The power station which is managed by NTPC, generates 4,400 million units of electricity per annum and 14 lakh …
The Clinton administration proposes to help in a big way, US oil, gas and petrochemial companies bidding for huge contracts in three West Asian states which together possess more than one-fourth of the world's proven oil reserves.
The Gujarat government on Wednesday decided to set up a top-level seven-person expert committee to study the sharp deterioration in the availability of water resources in north Gujarat both drinking water and irrigation purposes. Likely to be headed by senior water resources expert, Mr CC Patel, who works as a …
Indian Oil, the largest organisation and market leader in refining and marketing petroleum products, has bagged the ISO 14001 accreditation for one of its petrol pumps at Noida. The ISO 14001 is an international standard for environment management system issued by the International Organisation for Standardisation, Geneva.
Trees in the Amazon are apparently growing bigger as they soak up huge amounts of greenhouse gases, a team of scientists has discovered.The findings could have crucial implications for the environment and earth's changing climate, according to London Press Service.
Italy looks set to meet the February 19 deadline for implementing the European Union's electricity directive and to confound sceptics who doubted the government's ability to respect the timetable. Pierluigi Bersani, the industry minister, is expected to finalise a decree this week that will open up the country's electricity market, …
In a bid to turn the power deficit Uttar Pradesh into a power surplus state, the Kalyan Singh government has decided to set up captive generation and distribution power projects with active participation from the private sector. The new found love for the small is beautiful concept by the state …
Andhra Pradesh will add 8,000 mw to its power generation capacity in the next five years and satisfactory levels of supply to industry and agriculture will be maintained next year. This was announced by the Governor, C Rangarajan, while opening the six-week long budget session of the state Assembly.
To make more power available, the Delhi Vidyut Board has signed an agreement with the National Thermal Power Corporation for buying power from the two thermal coal-fired projects at Unchahar and Rihand State-II, and Anta and Auraiya State-II combind cycle gas-based projects.
The Haryana Government has decided to constitute two new corporations to distribute electricity. Presently the power distribution is being taken care of by Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN), while generation has been entrusted to the Haryana Vidyut Utpadan Nigam. The new corporations, the Uttar Haryana Bijli Nigam (UHBN) and the …
VESTAS RRB India Ltd has bagged a contract for construction of a 15-MW wind power project from Mohan Breweries & Distilleries Ltd in Tamil Nadu.The Rs. 60-crore wind power plant, consisting of 30 wind electric generators (WEGS) of 500 MW each, is being set up at Perungudi in Tamil Nadu, …
The Chinese government has worked out a series of favorable policies to support the development of various new and renewable energy sources focussing on hydropower, solar, wind, geothermal and tidal sources. To date, the country's annual utilization rate of new and renewable energy has reached 300 million tons of standard …
The Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister Mr. Roop Singh Thakur, announced that the government has decided to introduce rain water harvesting systems for taking care of domestic consumption in the state. Speaking at the 6th meeting of the Society of G.B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development held in New Delhi, …
The Andhra Pradesh government constituted a 10-member Cabinet sub-committee, headed by Major Irrigation Minister, Mr. Tummala Nageshwara Rao, to study all Godavari based projects and report as to what should be done for full utilisation of the river waters. The committee will consult political parties and experts on the projects …
