Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
Energy
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Ethanol: to tariff or not to tariff?
Brazil and the US are locked in hot competition over ethanol trade, with the former seeking more market access and the latter determined to protect its domestic producers.
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NTPC to establish 4000 MW power plant in Chhattarpur
Chhattarpur: Power utility National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will establish a 4,000 MW capacity power plant on the banks of Cane river in the district at a project cost of Rs 20,000 crore.
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MP targets round-the-clock power supply by 2013
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government is targeting to supply round-the-clock power to all regions of the state by 2013. The state is expecting the power generation capacity to rise by 5000 MW by 2013. Besides, several MoUs have been signed with private sector companies for establishing thermal power plants to generate 56,000 MW of power in the state, an official release said here today.
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State can press Centre for more gas
S. Nagesh Kumar HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh's planners have much to cheer over Friday's Supreme Court ruling in the feud between the Ambani brothers over pricing of the gas from the Krishna-Godavari offshore field as it will open doors for gas allocation for new projects.
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Govt may tweak gas policy to power Anils Dadri plant
THE government may rework natural gas allocation priorities to accommodate Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
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TNERC plan to start solar renewable purchase obligation from this year
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has proposed to start solar renewable purchase obligation (RPO) from the current year. This will be indicated in its order on solar energy, according to the commission.
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State to get additional 600 mw of power by September 2011
SALEM: An additional 600 mw of power will be made available to the State by September 2011 when the works on the stage III, an expansion of the Mettur Thermal Power Station, is completed, said C. P Singh, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.
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Orissa approves nine more solar power projects
Bishnu Dash / Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar May 10, 2010, 0:44 IST The renewable energy sector in Orissa is likely to get further boost with a large number of private entrepreneurs evincing interest to set up solar power units in the state. The Orissa government has approved nine more solar power projects with an aggregate generation capacity of 57 Mw.
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Marketing, supply, distribution, dealerships and pricing of kerosene and other petroleum products
This Report of the Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas deals with the action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twenty-Fifth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas (2008-2009) on "Marketing, Supply, Distribution, Dealerships and Pricing of Kerosene and other Petroleum Products", which was presented to Lok Sabha on
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Effect of genotype and auxin treatments on rooting response in stem cuttings of CPTs of Pongamia pinnata, a potential biodiesel
Mature stem cuttings of 10 candidate plus trees (CPTs) of Pongamia pinnata were subjected to auxin application to compare their adventitious rooting ability. Significant differences were observed for sprouting