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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Biogas plants pose threat to locals
KOCHI: The lakhs of rupees spent by the Kochi Corporation to set up biogas plants in the city have gone down the drain as the majority of them are inoperative.
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Railways in talks with NPCIL to set up nuclear power plant
THE Indian Railways has approached Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) for setting up 1000 mw of captive nuclear capacity on its behalf. The proposal put forward by the Indian Railways includes setting up two units of 500 mw on railway land.
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Is petroleum pricing all gas?
THE Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) claims on its website that it sold crude oil (2004-08) worth $3,346 billion to G-7 countries, but G-7 countries got $3,418 billion by way of taxes on the price. Opec says the real villains are the governments that use petrol as a means of taxation.
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Power projects uncertain, Delhi now pins hope on Central quota
The power arrangement blueprint for the Commonwealth Games was prepared nearly two years ago, but with the event less than a month away, the arrangements on the ground have sharply deviated from what was projected on paper. According to the Power Department
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Myths about nuclear energy: how the energy lobby is pulling wool over our eyes
Anyone following the statements expressed from time to time about the renaissance of nuclear energy could get the impression that the number of new nuclear plants was increasing at an immense and steady rate. In fact, more recent statistics show 60 plants in the process of being built, the majority in China and others in Russia, India, South Korea and Japan.
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GSPC-led consortium hits gas in Cambay
Ahmedabad: State-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC)-led consortium has made a huge natural gas discovery in the Cambay basin. Industry estimates suggest the total resource base in the basin may be in the region of 20-30 trillion cubic feet (tcf), almost equivalent to that of Reliance Industries
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Oilex claims huge gas finds in Gujarat
The total in-place reserves put at 20-30 trillion cubic feet Company holds 45 % interest in Cambay field Estimates not endorsed by Central Government NEW DELHI: In a major boost to the energy security campaign, Australia's Oilex Ltd.
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Germany delays dumping nuclear power
Paris: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday decided to take on anti-nuclear protesters and the country's opposition parties when she and her Cabinet decided to press ahead with plans to extend the life of Germany's nuclear power plants. Ms. Merkel has consistently argued Germany needs nuclear energy to maintain its impressive recovery.
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OIL registers record in crude production
DULIAJAN, Sept 6
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Eco-friendly LED lamps at Mysore Palace
With a view of reducing consumption of electricity as well as the global warming, Mysore Palace Board has decided to replace 635 Sodium Vapour and other electric lamps with LED lamps at an estimated cost of ` 77 lakh. This would conserve as many as 20,000 units of power per month as well as save ` 1.5 lakh which otherwise would have been spent on monthly electricity bill. This was decided at