<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.
The All Indian Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has urged the Punjab Government to not hand over the proposed 264 MW Gidderbaha Thermal Plant to the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). According to the engineers, NTPC allows utilisation of just 50 per cent of the power produced to the state and the rest 50 percent is distributed to other states.
The IEA estimates that, if implemented globally without delay, the 25 IEA Energy Efficiency recommendations could save 8.2 Gt CO2 per year by 2030. Yet many governments struggle with their implementation and thus miss a great part of the energy efficiency potential.
Fuel price rise in June brings down subsidy burden by 45%. In what will enhance the financial performance of upstream oil companies, the subsidy burden on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil India Ltd (OIL) and GAIL Ltd has decreased by 45 per cent in a single quarter thanks to the June fuel price rises. The government uses a one-third burden sharing formula.
THE government will make it mandatory for mobile phone towers to be powered by solar energy, a move it hopes will cut pollution and tamp down a key driver of diesel consumption in the country.
By December, 50,000 applications will be covered, and another 50,000 by March Shortage of energy-efficient pumpsets in open market, cost among complaints CHENNAI: The State government's latest scheme of providing free electricity connections to two lakh farmers in the fast mode is experiencing teething troubles. Complaints of the shortage of energy-efficient pumpsets in the open market, risin
J&K GOVERNMENT has finally issued notices to all the power producers in private and public sector asking them to seek fresh licences within six months.
New Delhi: Reliance Power group company Rajasthan Sun Technique, Andhrabased Lanco and KVK Energy of Chennai are among the seven successful bidders for setting up solar power plants in the first phase of the government
LUCKNOW: The energy task force (ETF) headed by the chief secretary gave its nod to the establishment of a 1,980 mw power plant in Bargarh (Chitrakoot) on Friday. For this the state government would sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bajaj Hindustan. The ETF also looked into the possibilities of the project's expansion by adding another 1,980 mw.
Patiala: Representatives of the PSEB Engineers Association have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for reconsidering the decision, whereby the state government had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to set up a 2,640MW coal-based power project at Gidderbaha at the cost of Rs 15,000 crore. According to the association,
The Haryana government has formulated a plan for mass production of bio-fuels from all kinds of biomass and organic waste. A spokesman of the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency said by converting biomass, animal waste, hospital waste, hotel waste, industries waste into bio-fuels, the emission of extremely lethal methane gas into environment could be prevented.
Despite no budget allocation for the Bamnauli power project in the current financial year 2010-2011, the Delhi Government is all set to appoint NTPC as Project Management Consultant for the Pragati Power Project phase II (750 mw-800 mw) at Bamnauli.
Taking yet another step closer to its target of becoming power surplus, Uttar Pradesh government signed two MoUs with sugar major Bajaj Hindusthan and Parekh Aluminex for the generation of 1,980 mw and 250 mw power in the state on Tuesday.
Anitha Jaishankar AS the government failed to supply required power, the industrial units in Hosur are weighing option to set up captive power plant or purchase power from outside. The industrial bodies, Hosur Industries Association (HIA) and Hosur Small and Tiny Industries Association (HOSTIA), plans to set up a captive power plant with an investment of `1,200 crore to generate 300 mw power.
Subhash Narayan The government may soon make it mandatory for power companies to switch to energy-efficient supercritical technology for their upcoming coal-fired power projects as it looks at playing a major role in global efforts to fight climate change by cutting down emission of greenhouse gases.
The government on Thursday approved a new policy for allocation of power that is generated by upcoming state-run thermal power plants. The new policy, which was cleared by the Union Cabinet in its meeting, has reworked the Gadgil formula on power sharing and has earmarked 50 per cent to the home states, where the project is located.
As an expanding economy looks for fuel for further growth, India needs to raise its coal production. But Sriprakash Jaiswal, minister of state (indpendent charge) for coal, faces challenges from the Maoists as well as form environmental lobbies. In an interview, Jaiswal discusses his plans to meet these challenges and also the future of the coal sector.
Bhopal: To solve the electricity problems of farmers, Energy Department has issued necessary directives to State's three electricity distribution companies to ensure responsibility of field officials to comply with the same. After receiving complaints of registering false cases of electricity thefts against farmers, the State Government has said that competent officials will investigate matters
With New Delhi gradually losing interest in the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline, the prospects of China replacing India in the ambitious project are brightening. India is now marshalling all its resources to ensure an early fruition of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) to meet its growing demand for natural gas, sources in the government acknowledged. Externa
A visit to the Lavasa Lake City project at night presents a disturbing sight, reflecting on the gross neglect of rural areas by the Maharashtra government. While the lake city is all lit up and basks in the glow of high-powered lights, seven villages surrounding the proposed township suffer silently in darkness. In existence well before the Lavasa project was even conceived, the villages of
