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 Karnataka government has demanded that the Centre should immediately issue a counter guarantee for the proposal 1,000 mw Cogentrix power project coming up in Mangalore. In a meeting with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday, Karnataka chief Minister J H Patel is reported to have stressed that the …
In a report released in Athens, the International Energy Agency (IEA) praises the Greek government moves towards introducing more competition and private ownership in Greek energy markets. The report, entitled Energy Polcies of IEA Countries - Greece - 1998 Review, recognises the complexity of establishing new energy polcies as well …
The Rockefeller Foundation and Celco, a US solar energy company, has floated an Indian subsidiary to set up rural electrification projects. They have earmarked $2 million (Rs 8.40 crore) as equity in the venture. The project is part of the Rockefeller Foundation's development activities in India and will be 'started …
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) will set up a 1,000 MW pithead power project on the West Bengal-Bihar border in a joint venture with Bombay Suburban Electricity Supply (BSES).
A British company is about to start a project backed by the European Union to build an "underwater windmill" that will test whether the power of the sea can provide an environmentally-friendly answer to the world's energy needs. Hampshire-based IT Power has an $1.1m grant from Brussels to build the …
The Union government proposes to enact a legislation to institutionalise energy conservation measures and to set up regulating mechanism. In order to implement this the Energy Conservation Bill 1998 is to be brought in the next session of Parliament.
India and Pakistan are likely to receive a round of severe condemnation of their nuclear tests at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual general conference beginning here (Vienna) tomorrow.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the proposal for implementing inter-regional high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project between the eastern and northern regions by Powergrid Corporation of India Limited.
Even as the Haryana State Electricity Board (HSEB) workers union has threatened to paralyse power and water supply as well as movement of vehicle on roads from September 16, in protest against the winding up of the HSEB and entrusting the power generation and transmission work to two autonomous corporations, …
The Regional Plant Resources Centre (RPRC) is likely to emerge as a major attraction for people all over the world for its largest collection of rare and important varieties of medicinal plants. The centre, pioneer in conservation and propagation of rare and near extinct varieties of medicinal plants, plans to …
Enron Corporation is close to sewing up the escrow agreement with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) for the phase-II for its 2,350 MW Dabhol power project. According to senior MSEB officials, the agreement is more or less in place and is likely to be signed next month.
The governemnt is condisering inviting the private sector in exploiting a new energy source -coal bed methane (CBM)-in a bid to narrow the demand-supply gap in natural gas. A detailed plan awaiting approval from the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) proposes identifying and offering blocks for exploraiton and exploitation …
Unleaded petrol will be made available to the entire country by 2000 AD, Union Minister of State for Petroleum Snatosh Gangwar said on Saturday. He said unleaded petrol was already being supplied to the Taj Trapezium Zone in keep in with the Supreme Court directive for the control of pollution …
The Financial crisis gripping Russia has put the launch of the first components of the planned International Space Station at risk of indefinite delay.
The Union Environment Ministry has taken strong exception to Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel's clearance to the highly controversial proposal for a sub sea-offshore pipeline through the National Marine Park in the Gulf of Kutch, for the Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd. The Ministry has directed that the pipeline be realigned so …
Environmental organisations yesterday gathered outside the World Bank to protest against its proposed investment in an oil pipeline in Chad and Cameroon which would be the largest construction project in sub-Saharan Africa. Inside, bank officials were meeting their proposed partners - representatives from the oil companies Exxon, Shell and Elf …
Bangladesh's first land-based private power plant got the final go-ahead as the government signed deals with AES Transpower Corporation in Dhaka. The agreement was signed for the 360 megawatt plant at Haripur near Dhaka.
Northern India faces the threat of a major power crisis as supply of natural gas through the HBJ pipelines, which caters to a number of power plants in the region, has been discontinued since Thursday morning following heavy flooding at the pipeline's origin point at Hazira in Gujarat. According to …
The Surpeme Court has refused to extend the deadline for phasing out 15-yr-old commercial vehicles beyond October 2. Rejecting the Delhi government's offer to scrap commercial carriers of more than 12-year vintage provided the deadline was extended to March 31, 1999, the apex court on Thursday reiterated that such vehicles …
