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
Strong opposition has been mounted in protest against the moves to evict residents where the proposed Norochcholai coal power plant (Sri Lanka) is to be set up. Lenus Jayathilake of the Ceylon
A mega rural electrification project is now under way at a cost of 100 million rupees funded by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank for the Mahawa electorate in Kurunegala. (Sri Lanka). The
ONGC has now decided to set up the 750-MW gas-based power plant in Tripura on its own. The special purpose vehicle ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd, which was created in joint venture between ONGC (26
The Bangalore-based Electronics Division of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has said it has commissioned the country's largest solar-diesel hybrid power plant at Lakshadweep's tourist island of
With Maharashtra facing a power shortage of 4,500 MW, chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has urged the centre for more gas supplies and early restarting of the Ratnagiri plant with naphtha fuel.
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has struck significant oil and gas reserves in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin last week. While its oil find at block GS-15 (20 km south of Amalapuram in Andhra)
Mizoram plans to set up pioneering environmental friendly power stations that run on bamboo to help meet the new industrial energy needs. The State would be the first in the country to use the
The British government must act quickly and resolutely to plug the yawning energy gap or face blackouts within six years, industry leaders said. The call followed a survey showing that three-quarters
The United States installed more new wind power capacity last year than any other country, but its total wind power base was still less than half of Germany's, experts said. The United States
Kayalapara, a remote village in Sagar island, gained international fame after the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, visited the island on 17 January. Now, as if to reinstate this, two students from
