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 four-day Energy Summit '98 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, beginning tomorrow can well be a milestone in the evolution of the power sector in the country. Being held at a time when many States are reeling under a crisis - either because of the floods or a …
Gujarat on Monday became the third state after Orissa and Haryana to initiate reforms in the power sector, with the state government deciding to set up a state electricity regulatory commission.The Government has also decided to trifurcate the Gujarat Eelctricity Board. It has also announced the policy to govern captive …
Two-day conferences on 'Energy efficiency and management' and 'policy framework for the power sector', besides a one-day conference on 'renewable energy' are the highlights of the third Energy Summit being organised in the city by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) from Novemebr 11 to 14.
The Union power industry has drawn up a vision plan for the power sector which includes setting up additional capacity of around 80,000 mw in the next two years, an improved thermal -hydel mix, better plant load factor and enhanced private sector participation in generation, transmission and distribution. The power …
As against its earlier stand of levying a cess on consumption of power, the ministry of power has now decided to levy a cess on power generation. The proceeds of this will go into the kitty of the proposed Power Development Fund (PDF) , to be set up by the …
The Union government has drawn up a plan to provide power on demand to consumer of all categories by 2010. The plan, outlined in the Power Vision India -- 2010 document released by power minister Rangarajan Kumarmangalam at Delhi on Friday, envisages a capacity addition of 80,000 M W in …
The ASSOCHAM blueprint for renovation and modernisation of power plants has recommended formulation of an integrated national R&M; policy backed by comprehensive rehabilitation and redeployment schemes for labour.
The Heavy Water Plant (HWP), Tuticorin, has bagged two prestigious awards for industrial safety and best performance for the year 1997-98, according to an official press release. The released said here today that the HWP, Tuticorin, had achieved a remarkable feat in plant operation an safety and bagged the Industrial …
The Ministry of Water and Power in Pakistan has finalised a power sector restructuring programme for the World Bank which would be presented to the Bank's Mission today (Friday). "We have detailed meeting on Thursday, chaired by the Minister for Water and Power, in which we have chalked out power …
Sunbury residents were allowed to return to their homes last night, almost 24 hours after being evacuated following a dangerous chemical explosion. Police special operations group, drug squad officers and forensic chemists yesterday stabilised hundreds of litres of volatile chemicals that are used in the manufacture of amphetamines. The chemicals, …
Scientists and engineers from various parts of the world will meet in the Doon Valley at an International Sumposium to be held at the Indian Institute of Petroleum on the subject of catalysis. The two-day global meet will be organised on 19 and 20 January jointly by the IIP and …
French multinational Gaz de France has submitted a proposal to the Government for a $1 billion mega power project in Gujarat, using liquified natural gas (LNG) as fuel. "We propose to set up a2,500MW LNG power project in Gujarat and are talking to another French major Alstom to act as …
The Supreme Court yesterday pulled up the Narmada Bachao Andolan for threatening a "national and international" campaign against Sumitomo Corporation and the Japanese governments if they participate in the Sardar Sarovar project.A bench presided over by Chief Justice A S Anand asked the Narmada Bachao Andolan to decide whether it …
Following the dictum that some power is better than no power, the government of Tamil Nadu seems to have reconciled to accepting National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) decision to give only 30 per cent of power generated from the proposed 1,000 mw (2x500 mw units) project at Cheyyur in Chengalpattu …
The Royal Dutch/Shell group has been ranked by the Fortune magazine as the number one of the petroleum refining sector. The criteria on which the ranking was done included : overall management quality, product of services quality, innovation, value and longterm investment, financial strength, responsibility to the community and the …
After several years of delay, the 2000 mw nuclear power project at Koodankulam has shown signs of take-off. Russian and Indian nuclear engineers have started working on a $57 million Detailed Project Report (DPR) which would be the blue print of two 1000 mw reactors to be built at Koodankulam.
Punjab's single largest Central sector project, a Rs 16,000 crore grassroot refinery project at Bhathinda, has overcome all obstacles and is set to take off on November 11, when the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, lays the foundation stone for the joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and …
After 87 years of alternating exuberance and disappointment the world's first super conducting power line is about to become a reality. A superconducting line is one that will conduct huge electrical currents with far less resistance than that of a line made of metal wire, and which therefore conserves energy. …
The prospect of an energy tax on business grew closer after the idea was endorsed by the UK government taskforce investigating ways of reducing business emissions of greenhouse gases. "My conclusion is that there probably is a role for a tax if businesses of all sizes and from all sectors …
Andhra Pradesh is set to overhaul its power sector and introduce phased privatisation. With President K R Narayanan recently giving assent to the contentious power reforms bill, power reforms in the state have received a boost. The reforms package, which had evoked stiff resistance from all opposition parties, includes unbundling …
