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
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Nelp-IX launch by Sept
Mumbai: The Government is planning to launch the ninth round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp-IX) by September-November this year to auction up to 45 oil and gas blocks, a top official from directorate general of hydrocarbons (DGH), said.
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Ambani brothers bury the hatchet
STRIKE DEAL, DUMP `NON-COMPETE' PACT Mukesh and Anil groups to cancel all existing non-compete agreements New agreement bars Reliance Industries from gas-based power generation till 2022 RIL can invest in power, infrastructure and financial services RNRL might get natural gas from KG Basin
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Overseas firms for GSPC in 2-3 years
ENERGY CONGLOMERATE Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) plans to start its upstream overseas arm in the next two to three years to look after its global oil and gas exploration activities, a top company official said.
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Singaji power plant to start production by 2012
Minister of State for Energy (Independent Charge) Rajendra Shukla inspected the construction site of 1200 MW Singaji Thermal Power Project in Khandwa district. He expressed pleasure over the speed of construction work going on. On this occasion Shukla said that by the year 2012 the power plant will start production.
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The power route
If it wasn't for frenetic industrial activity underway in the backwaters of Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh's dreams would sound utopian. But the clanging of metal and bright sparks coming out from a welder's torch at the third unit of the 1,620-mw Lanco Amarkantak power plant under construction just off the Korba-Champa highway are a clear pointer to changing times.
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State to introduce LED lighting in 5 cities
Jangveer Singh Punjab is set to introduce LED (light emitting diode) lighting in all five cities in the state, beginning from Ludhiana, even as the process of replacement of conventional lighting with CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) will start in a few months with Powercom, the state electricity utility, registering with the Bureau of Energy for this purpose.
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NTPC for EGoM to allot gas
New Delhi, May 24: Seeking immediate supply of gas from RIL-operated K-G basin for expansion of its plants, state-run NTPC has asked the central government to convene the ministerial meet on gas allocation soon.
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Unsubstantiated criticism of natural gas regulator
A point by point rebuttal of the article
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A response
We would like to respond to some of the points raised in the company by Ratan Watal on behalf of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) and provide some suggestions that we believe will help improve the functioning of the board.
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"As REC Mechanism moves on, we will have an all-India market for renewable energy"
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, the central power regulator of India, is all set to implement the REC Mechanism any time soon. The Commission believes that the introduction of Renewable Energy Certificates can turn around the market for renewable energy, thus opening up new avenues for renewable energy generators.