The heat is on
The contentious multicore thermal power project of Enron's Dabhol Power Company (DPC) in Maharashtra's Konkan region is in the eye of astorm yet again. It as on the eve of the winter legislative
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No power to the people
Bitter feelings are rife in Rajasthan's power sector. The State government's drive to privatise power generation has faced a setback with the decision by the power developers to opt out. The State's
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Intriguing endgame
The endgame has finally begun in the battle of wills between the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) and US multinational Enron's Dabhol power project. Since its inception the project seems to
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The green signal
Union Minister of petroleum and natural gas Ram Naik has hailed the excise duty concession on ethanol to be used for doping in petrol. This announcement was made by the finance minister Yashwant
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Tapping the wind
India joins its Western counterparts in reserving 10 per cent of total power generation for renewable
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Awaiting a regulator
With the dismantling of the administered pricing mechanism (APM) from 1April the petroleum sector is waiting for the appointment of a regulatory board that will oversee its functioning. On 18 April
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More than just gas
The government recently signed five contracts for exploration and production of coal bed methane in the country. Two of these have been awarded to a consortium of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and
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Falling short
Power secretary Anil Razdan feels the churning in the Indian energy sector holds out untold opportunity to the country's manufacturing industry.
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Heat over coal shortage
It is difficult not to miss the irony.
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Power play
The potential of non-conventional resources may be limited, but the Rajasthan government is keen to tap all avenues at the earliest. It has come up with a policy document for promoting generation of electricity through non-conventional sources. In the past, three such policy frameworks had been issued, but not much in the form of generation could be achieved.