This report summarizes the findings of a review aimed at understanding emerging approaches to energy subsidy reform, discerning trends, and identifying major strands of thinking and research in the field,
The petroleum ministry is confident of a good response to the second round of bidding for coal bed methane blocks following the successful drilling of four test wells by the Oil and Natural Gas
Sir Phil Watts, Shell's chairman, could not think of enough superlatives as he extolled the immensity of Sakhalin II, a liquefied natural gas project in Eastern Siberia, launched last week,
National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) has decided to drop its proposed 650 MW each capacity addition plans at Anta, Rajasthan, and Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh. It has instead decided to double
The Delhi government-owned power transmission company, Transco, has accused the private distribution companies of twisting facts regarding sale of power. Transco purchases power from various sources
A new technology promises to retrieve energy from organic refuse. The thermal deploymerisation technology is being demonstrated by Changing World Technologies, a US environmental technology company,
With the Electricity Bill 2003 passed recently by Parliament paving the way for any power distribution company to generate electricity, the Reliance group BSES which manages two of the three power
Canadian exploration firm Niko Resources Ltd has struck more gas in its Surat Block in onshore Gujarat. Niko, which had previously discovered gas reserves in four out of the six wells drilled in the
In a bid to tackle the glut in sugar market, shore up prices and address the woes of cane farmers, the country is considering 'direct' production of ethanol from sugarcane instead of molasses.
British researchers believe that they have made a groundbreaking scientific discovery after apparently managing to 'create' energy from hydrogen atoms. In results independently verified at Bristol
Asia's largest wind farm is in Satara district, championed by the Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA).The wind farm, which runs 25 kilometres along the Sahyadri hills, straddling the Koyna
