The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released the draft guidelines for PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana which is aimed at installing rooftop solar (RTS) plants in one crore (10 million) households
The Uttaranchal Chief Minister, Narayan Dutt Tiwari, has taken strong exception to the Central Government's plan to reduce the 12 per cent share of free electricity to power-generating
There is no harm in launching ambitious initiatives like adding 50,000 mw of hydel power by the Twelfth Plan. But the track-record of building hydel projects in the country
A proposal to set up an atomic power plant in Kerala is under the active consideration of the government, Chief Minister A K Antony said. In the face of an acute power shortage prevailing in the
Clay stoves, clean lighting and a solar island are some of the community renewable energy projects shortlisted for part of a prestigious
South Korean power consumption during peak hours in summer is likely to grow 6.7 percent from a year ago, but the country can meet the demand with increased capacity, the energy ministry said. South
Pakistan Petroleum Minister Naurez Shakur said that Turkmenistan gas pipeline project was feasible and viable in economic terms, even without India's participation. However, he believed that New
Chief Secretary A V Singh has asked all district collectors to daily review the situation of electricity in their district. The Madhya Pradesh state government was committed to supply equal amount of
Following up on a $100-million investment in Sri Lanka's oil retail sector, the Petroleum and Natural gas minister, Mr Ram Naik, announced that India was keen on joining oil exploration in the
Oil is making the diplomatic wheel between India and Sri Lanka spin fast. Colombo has offered state-run IndianOil Corporation two oil and gas blocks close in the heels of allowing the company a free
Union power secretary RV Shahi has said that if the state governments had cooperated and used the Rs 18000 crore earmarked under the Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme for modernising
