BHUBANESWAR: Ironic as it may sound, problems of encroachment and land grabbing have not spared electrification projects even as a hard-pressed State Government is compelled to resort to load shedding. Electrification of Badagarh-Kesura sub-station, a World Bank-assisted project, is a case in point.
New Delhi: Consumers will have to fork out up to 40 paise a litre more for motor fuels in 13 cities that will upgrade to Euro-IV quality. Petroleum secretary S Sundareshan on Monday confirmed that the government was considering a differential pricing for Euro-IV petrol and diesel but declined to say by how much the prices would be higher from Euro-III fuels being sold now.
New Delhi: Cooking gas prices will go up by Rs 27.50 per cylinder, instead of the Rs 40 hike proposed in the Delhi budget. Bowing to popular sentiment, the city government went into rollback mode on Monday, waiving the 5% value added tax on LPG. Also exempted from VAT were CNG, tea, coffee and some other items, whose prices will now remain unchanged.
This study analyses the impact of policies aimed at phasing out incandescent lighting. It reviews the historic international screw-based lamp market, describes the status of international phase-out policies and presents projections of anticipated market responses to regulatory requirements to determine future demand for CFLs.
A quiet revolution is underway in the world of hydropower. An emerging non-dam based hydro industry holds the promise of economically viable technologies that do not deplete resources or warm the planet, and do not wipe out species, ecosystems and cultures.
Cooking gas may flare up by Rs 100/cylinder & kerosene Rs 6 Rajeev Jayaswal NEW DELHI AN increase in prices of auto and cooking fuel appears imminent next month as an official proposal that favours freeing retail prices of petrol and diesel and increase in prices of kerosene by Rs 6 a litre and cooking gas by Rs 100 per cylinder seems to have a wide support in the government.
Says Report Ignores Subsidies Offered By Developed Nations New Delhi: India is expected to stand firm on its fuel subsidy regime at the meeting of G20 finance ministers at Busan in South Korea on Friday and tear into a report prepared for the grouping, blaming government dole for encouraging inefficient use of fossil fuels and discouraging a switch to greener energy sources.
PFC To Invite Pre-Qualification Bids For 4,000 MW Project Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI THE government will kick-start the bidding process for the 4,000 mw Orissa power project this week, undeterred by the setback suffered by the Chhattisgarh ultra mega power project that faces uncertainty over allocation of captive coal blocks.
<p>Over the past decade, biofuels production in the EU and US has boomed – much of this due to government mandates and subsidies. The US has now surpassed Brazil as the world’s leading<br /> producer of ethanol. The economic and environmental impact of these biofuel programs has become an important question of public policy. Due to the complex intersectoral linkages
<p>Electricity is a critical infrastructure on which the socio-economic development of the State depends. The reliable, quality, and affordable power supply is one of the key drivers for the State's industrial and commercial growth. Punjab is far away from the coal mines/fuel sources. Higher freight on the coal/fuel substantially enhances the cost of power.
New Delhi: Jindal Power Ltd (JPL) could be in for more trouble with the Chhattisgarh government filing legal proceedings against it for illegally starting work on its 2,400 MW thermal power project in the state.
Gurgaon: With the government yet to find a solution to power shortage that has crippled industrial units in Udyog Vihar, industrialists in the area have decided to set up their own power plants through public-private partnership (PPP). The industry association has prepared a plan to construct four captive power plants, each having a capacity of 40MW, at a cost of Rs 40 crore.
Ahmedabad: Central indirect taxes on petroleum products will remain unchanged in near future, said Union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas, Jitin Prasad while replying to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani. Prasad, while answering questions related to high price of petroleum products due to high rates of taxes levied by central as well as state governments, sta
<p>The Civil Nuclear Liability Bill, 2010 that got approved in Lok Sabha on Aug 25, 2010 after government dropped the controversial provision on "intent" as a precondition for holding suppliers liable for a nuclear accident caused by defective equipment.</p>
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.
The Renewables 2010 Global Status Report provides an integrated perspective on the global renewable energy situation.
NTPC is ready to buy natural gas at any price fixed by the government for its Kawas and Gandhar expansion projects, but this will not dilute its position in its court battle with Reliance Industries for gas supply at a lower price for these plants, NTPC Chairman Arup Roy Chudhury said on Friday. NTPC took RIL to the Bombay High Court in 2005, complaining that RIL was not honouring a contrac
PM Expresses Concern Over Effect On People New Delhi: Consumers may be in a soup over sky-rocketing prices of onion and tomoto, but they can expect some relief on at least one front. The government has hit the pause button on raising diesel and cooking gas prices for fear of fuelling a spiralling effect on the cost of all goods and services.
THE government has indefinitely deferred a hike in diesel rates despite soaring crude oil prices to prevent a further increase in prices, particularly of food items, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said. Oil marketing companies are demanding higher prices because crude oil has been trading at about $90 a barrel for a month, even as state-set diesel rates have not been changed since June.
A proposed joint venture between the Indian Railways and NTPC for setting up a 1,320 MW thermal power plant in West Bengal has been caught in a tussle between the railway ministry and Bihar government over issues relating to a similar joint venture. The power plant, proposed to be set up at Adra in Purulia district of West Bengal, has been made a part of Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Co, a 26:74 joint v
