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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NTPC Aims to More Than Double Generating Capacity
NTPC Ltd. said Thursday it aims to more than double its power generating capacity to 75 gigawatts by March 2017, as the state-run company seeks to meet surging demand for electricity in the world's second-fastest-growing major economy. NTPC aims to further increase its installed capacity to 128 GW by 2032, Chairman Arup Roy Choudhury said in a speech at an annual meeting of shareholders.
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Energy sector to get top priority in next budget
The government attaches top most priority to the energy sector and the Energy Ministry has promised an allocation of Taka 45,000 crore from Taka 130,000 crore in the proposed budget of the forthcoming financial year. Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Maj Gen (retd) Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan told this at a roundtable here on Saturday. H
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Out in open: China tells IAEA itll sell n-reactors to Pakistan
In what is being seen as a counter to the India-US nuclear deal, China has taken the next significant step on the sale of two nuclear reactors, Chashma 3 & 4, to Pakistan by officially communicating to the IAEA on Tuesday that it intends to go ahead with the deal under a 2003 agreement. The US is believed to have expressed reservations and said that this sale is beyond the scope of the agreemen
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Green Energy Management Services launched
Crystal Future Ventures Limited of Bangladesh and ACME Tele Power (Mauritius) Limited on Thursday jointly launched Green Energy Management Services to provide green energy solutions for the telecommunication sector in the country.
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NTPC to generate 75 gw by Mar 2017
New Delhi: NTPC is aiming to add capacity at 13% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) in order to generate 75,000 mw by March 2017 and reduce its carbon footprint by increasing the share of renewable and nuclear power in its energy mix and improving energy efficiency of coal-fired plants.
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R-Power to set up solar plants
New Delhi: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company Reliance Power is setting up the world's largest solar power plants in the country with an investment of Rs 9,000 crore. The group is planning to generate 600 MW. The company has already identified the sites in Rajasthan and Maharashtra to generate 600 MW.
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Nelp-IX to be launched in Mumbai on October 18
Ajay Modi / New Delhi September 27, 2010, 0:34 IST The government will launch the ninth round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp-IX), which will see an auction of around 35 oil and gas blocks, on October 18, with a road show in Mumbai. Some of these blocks could be from the eighth round, for which no bids were received.
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Nalco keen on setting up IPPs in state
Bhubaneswar: National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) has shown interest in developing Independent Power Plants (IPPs) in Odisha. The Central-sector company is interested to undertake the projects in partnership with the State-owned undertakings like the Odisha Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (OTPCL), the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) and the Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC). Nalco Chairm
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Chindias energy curse
<p>After mulling over whether China and India should divide hydrocarbon reserves among themselves, the Government of India has told its energy majors to sign up more contracts no matter what. But Delhi is in a bind. To compete with China’s oil giants, India’s energy firms will have to bulk up.
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Exclusive power plant for Hyderabad soon
Hyderabad, Sept. 27: A long pending proposal to construct a power project exclusively for Hyderabad city will soon be a reality. The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, has agreed to revive the Sankarapalli power project which was kept in cold storage for years.