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 Netherlands is set to exempt "green electricity" from an environmental tax following approval from the European Commission which passed the plan under EU rules on state aid. The tax cut will allow electricity distributors to cut the price of green electricity with the aim of boosting its market penetration …
The total subsidies in the power sector is expected to go up by an additional Rs 30,000 crore per year by the end of 2002 with the addition of around 40,000 megawatt (MW) as has been projected by the Ninth Five-Year Plan. The total aggregate power subsidy stood at Rs …
The Union Minister for Energy, Mr. R. Kumaramangalam, has indicated that the Centre would accord top priority for the clearance of a 5,000-MW mega power project in Gujarat. This is in line with the Central Government's decision to concentrate more on mega power projects in order to cut down per …
The International petroleum Exchange in London on Wednesday unveiled proposals to develop trading in carbon dioxide emission permits.The IPE submitted its response to last year's Kyoto summit on climate change, which agreed on the principle of market-based solutions to combat pollution, to the UK government and the European Commission.
A major crackdown on the pollution causing vehicles in the twin cities is about to be launched with 100 to 150 per cent increase in the penalties. Though the earlier condition of not supplying fuel to the vehicles with no 'pollution under check' (PUC) certificate was withdrawn, a recent high-level …
The centre's attempts to push through the ordinance for discontinuaiton of free power to farmers ran into a grave hurdle today with AIADMK supreme Ms J Jayalalitha openly challenging the move and later, forcing power minister Mr P R Kumaramangalam to clariy that the ordinance envisaged by ' direct subsidy' …
An official from the China Power Corp. said that China is drafting regulations and methods to further raise the price of electricity. China will turn all power enterprises into companies that will operate as commercial entities.
The Union government has assured Rajasthan of clearance to all the major pending power projects in the state within a month-and-a-half, according to Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Shekhawat told Business Standard that the projects, accounting for 4,300 mw, were awaiting Central clearance since the last five to six years. …
Russia has offered to provide a Rs 17,000 crore loan to set up the Kudunkulum nuclear power plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu. The line of credit is the maximum that the Russians have offered in any sector in India, including defence. The offer was extended last month in Mumbai, during …
Tamil Nadu, which had sought 150 mw of power from the eastern region, will begin importing power from the region this week. However, transmission line constraints will not allow a transmission of beyond 100 mw. This is the first time that Tamil Nadu has sought the eastern region's assistance in …
The controversy relating to the free distribution of power to farmers is all set to become the first source of confrontation between the Centre and the DMK government.
The ambitious 24000 MW Tehri dam project has been marred by fresh controversy with experts debating on how safe the structure is in the event of a quake ever since some cracks developed around the treated structure.
The Tamil Nadu government will take a decision on establishing a state electricity regulatory commission under the latest Central Ordinance after discussing the measure with the departments and agencies concerned.
More than 20 leading global oil companies are locked in a fierce contest for bidding rights to what is being touted as the largest and most promising gas reserves finds in recent years, in offshore Bangladesh.
The financial aspects of the Rs 4,628-crore Hinduja National Power Project is likely to be finalised withing the next four months, and work on the 1,040 MW thermal power plant at Parwada near Visakhapatnam is scheduled to begin after that, it is learnt.
You could call this the height of error. One of the largest hydro-electric projects of the country is stuck in the last four years because Government agencies made crucial errors while calculating the height of the dam. When building a power plant, a few question the figures offered by an …
Nepal and India hve agreed to increase power exchanges to help meet gaps in demand in both the countries, Nepali officials said. "The two countries have agreed to raise the electric power exchange from 50 MW to 150 MW, under the 25 year old power exchange accord", said Mr. Kirti …
report: More than 100 Indian plants, besides neem and turmeric, have already been patented by the developed countries and this trend would continue if India dows not chalk out a clear strategy to protect its precious bioresources, according to a recent report prepared by the Research Foundation for Science, Technology …
A novel experiment at the Bakreswar Thermal Power project, where a co-operative comprising land-losers has been formed to execute the project, is paying rich dividends by enabling the project implementors, West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd., to almost glide through the implementation stage with only the minimum worries and almost …
Board: Delhi water Board (DWB), which supplies water to the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) area, on Friday clarified that the cholrine content in water is enough to be used for drinking purposes. Reacting to news item in a section of the Press, which has stated that drinking water supplied …
